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‘Now schools can focus on learning, not just whether we have flushing toilets’
The head of a primary school has spoken of the impact of two major water shortages on children and their parents.
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Trains grind to halt amid ‘concern for woman’
Trains are at a standstill after emergency services were called to reports of concern for a woman.
Meeting planned for hundreds of objectors to oppose 154-home estate in village
Objectors have written more than 250 letters opposing “the most unpopular planning application in history”.
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'Losing a twin is losing part of yourself - I have never felt so empty'
The twin of a 20-year-old man who died in a tragic crash has said she has “never felt so empty”.
David Lloyd reveals plans to open sixth site in Kent
Fitness bosses have revealed plans to redevelop a gym and “take it to the next level”.
A-road blocked after car bursts into flames
Police were at the scene of a car fire on an A-road.
Person dies after ‘medical emergency’ at railway station
British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed a person has sadly died after they were called out to two incidents at a railway station.
Kent Water Crisis: Supplies return to thousands of homes and businesses
Water has been restored to thousands of properties this morning following a major outage that left customers across the county without supplies.
Starting date for work on new budget supermarket revealed
Building works on a long-awaited supermarket outside the town centre is due to start, with hopes it will be finished by the end of the year.
Road blocked after van bursts into flames
A road was blocked after a van burst into flames on a main route.
Paul O’Grady’s £3m mansion vanishes from market after struggling to sell
Paul O’Grady’s luxury multi-million-pound estate has been pulled from the market after a year-long struggle to sell.
‘Exceptional’ children’s hospice a service for others to learn from, says health watchdog
A hospice supporting children with serious or life-limiting conditions has been rated “outstanding” again by the Care Quality Commission.
Two care homes in special measures after 'unexplained bruising' and ‘hot drink thrown at resident’
The health watchdog has put two care homes in Kent under close observation following damning inspections which uncovered “serious failures”.
‘It’s so cruel’: Much-loved dad dies seven weeks after shock MND diagnosis
A much-loved football club steward described as an “incredible family man” has died just seven weeks after being told he had motor neurone disease.
Police still searching for 27-year-old man missing for two weeks
Officers are concerned for the welfare of a missing man who was last spotted a fortnight ago.
'It's totally ludicrous, our roads can’t cope with 100 lorries a day’
Dozens of construction trucks heading for a renowned golf course have residents fearing their old houses will be “shaken to bits”.
New CGIs unveiled as Lidl presses on with plans to relocate Kent store
New CGIs have been unveiled as Lidl officially launches plans to relocate one of its town centre stores to a more residential area.
‘It’s absolutely rotten’: Ex-cleaner blasts council over ‘filthy’ state of ‘accessible’ loos
A disabled man says he’s disgusted at the condition a public toilet has been left in for months, branding it “one of the worst he’s ever seen”.
Nature-loving mum’s sudden motorbike death leaves family ‘devastated’
Tributes have been paid to a “loving and free-spirited” mum of one who was the second victim of a fatal motorbike crash.
Arrest after cars and cash stolen in village burglary spree
A man has been arrested after cars, cash and cigarettes were stolen during a string of burglaries.