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Delays on Kent’s roads amid reports of three crashes
Drivers have faced lengthy delays this evening following three crashes on two A-roads.
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Family of woman, 21, crushed by car say death was ‘preventable’
The family of a 21-year-old who was tragically crushed by her own car say they believe her death could have been prevented.
Tory big guns in TV Brexit debate rematch ten years on
Kent Tory big guns Damian Green and Craig MacKinlay take part in a TV Brexit debate rematch a decade on.
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More dispersal orders in place amid force’s ‘summer crackdown’
Police have once again been granted extra powers to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in a district’s town centres and seafronts.
Brexit regret 10 years on? We asked 1,350 people in Kent how they’d vote today
One in four Brexit supporters in Kent would now back Remain if the referendum was held again, an exclusive poll by KentOnline and KMTV suggests.
Schools and businesses to close as Kent swelters in record-breaking heatwave
Schools and several businesses are closing following warnings of “extreme heat”.
Demolition begins after suspected arson blaze left Odeon cinema in ruins
Demolition work is now underway at a former cinema destroyed by fire in a suspected arson attack.
Suspect charged after armed police arrest ‘man carrying weapon’ in high street
A man has been charged with robbery after armed police descended on a high street following reports that he was carrying a weapon.
Busy road near school and station to close for months for ‘vital’ works
A busy road near a secondary school and railway station will be closed for two months for “vital” works to upgrade water networks.
‘A huge shame’: Sadness as much-loved Kent cinema to close
A much-loved cinema is to shut next week - after bosses warned it would struggle to survive amid rising car park charges.
Long-running Christmas event axed amid spiralling costs and lack of public support
An annual free Christmas event has been axed for the second year in a row amid spiralling costs and lack of support.
‘Transformational’ £400k boost for rundown sports centre reopening plan
A rundown sports centre closed for two years and vandalised by youths has received a huge funding boost as it edges closer to reopening.
Paedophile teacher who abused boys in care home jailed
A former teacher who abused young boys at a children’s home - including targeting one victim as he slept - has been jailed for 14 years.
Parents join forces to save gymnastics after club's sudden collapse
Determined parents have launched a new gymnastics club just two weeks after the sudden closure of a previous provider that had operated for 50 years.
‘It’s mind-blowing! Seven years ago, I was just flipping burgers - now I’m here’
A burger restaurant boss says it is his “crowning achievement” to be asked to run the kitchen at a swanky rooftop bar.
Rapist jailed after ‘brave’ victim reports attacks from 34 years ago
A man who repeatedly raped a girl when he was a teenager three decades ago has been locked up.
Drivers face long delays on M25 after accident
Drivers are facing three mile long delays on the M25 after two lanes have been closed due to an accident.
Banking hub and new homes among latest planning applications
Plans for a new banking hub, fresh housing developments and a range of home improvements are among the latest planning applications.
Plans to turn former high street pub into children’s nursery
A planning application to change the use of a former town centre pub into a childcare facility has been lodged.
‘We’ve made ketchup for Jeremy Clarkson - now we’re opening in the high street’
We spoke to the man who started as a rockstar, impressed Gordon Ramsay which his sauces, and is now prepaing to open a shop in a Kent high street.