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Six arrested following immigration raid at nail salon
Six people were arrested after immigration officers raided a high street nail salon.
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Child rapist given lengthy prison sentence for ‘depraved’ abuse
A child rapist has been jailed for 19 years for a campaign of abuse carried out over many years.
Family thrilled as conviction of late Kent sub-postmistress finally sent to appeal court
A Kent sub-postmistress who died a convicted criminal is one step closer to having her name cleared after her case was sent to the Court of Appeal.
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Man and two women arrested after 2am alcohol raid at Spoons pub
A man and two women have been arrested after alcohol was stolen during a break-in at a Wetherspoon pub.
Woman dies two weeks after being hit by bus outside Waitrose
A woman in her 80s has died more than two weeks after being hit by a bus outside a Waitrose store.
Derelict town centre building left empty for 20 years could finally be transformed
Work to demolish a historic building to make way for 34 flats is finally set to get underway after years of delays.
‘We’ll fight them all the way!’ Villagers defiant as uni presses ahead with 2,000-home estate
University of Kent bosses have reignited fury by pushing ahead with plans for a huge 2,000-home estate on nearby countryside.
Shoppers queue at sunrise as Kent's latest Aldi store opens
Kent’s latest Aldi store has opened its doors for the first time - with dozens of shoppers queuing at the crack of dawn.
Former Maidstone United player jailed for selling laughing gas
A former Stones striker who boasted he was “making so much money he didn’t know what to do with it” by selling laughing gas has been locked up.
‘Love you forever’: Tributes left at railway bridge after man’s death
Football shirts and flowers have been left at a town railway station for a man who died after being hit by a train.
Lorry driver chasing ‘bigger pay day' caught with £3m worth of drugs in Kent
A lorry driver chasing a “bigger pay day” was caught trying to smuggle almost £3 million worth of heroin into the UK via Dover.
The Kent golf course crowned the best in England
A Kent golf course has been crowned England's best in a nationwide survey to find the country's top venues.
Facelift planned for shopping centre entrance as plans to stack 24 flats ‘on top’ emerge
A town’s high street could be in for a minor makeover as part of plans to build new homes on top of part of a shopping mall.
Armed robber who targeted Domino’s Pizza with fake gun told staff: ‘Do you want to die?’
An armed robber who left his victims in “genuine fear for their lives” has been sentenced to a total of nine years and four months’ imprisonment.
Major health care provider to close HQ for nearly two months
The headquarters of a health care provider is to shut temporarily for works, forcing thousands of patients to go elsewhere for services.
Safety works underway on major route with ‘significant level of collisions’
Safety works are being completed on a major route which has suffered from a “significant level of collisions”.
Predator has ‘lenient’ sentence increased after ‘appalling’ sexual assault on child
A 35-year-old man who sexually assaulted a young girl after plying her with alcohol and drugs has had his sentence increased.
Thugs jailed after man stabbed in violent robbery and left ‘fighting for life’
Two men involved in a robbery, which ended with a man being flown to the hospital for life-saving treatment, have been sentenced.
‘No one should ever have to go through what his parents did’
A friend of a family whose baby boy died after choking on food at nursery says she will do all she can to keep other children safe.
‘I fought for help for my child with special needs and won’
The mum of an adult with special needs shares how she fought to get help and won extra financial support for her child.