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Body of teen found in water after large emergency response
The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a pond after police, paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene.
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‘It was a record-breaker’: Busiest days ever at Kent tourist hotspot
A tourist hotspot is celebrating its traders recording their busiest days ever selling thousands of pizzas, fish and chips and oysters at the weekend.
‘Not all HMO landlords are bad - but some are failing'
Tighter measures to regulate how houses in multiple occupation are created are to be introduced as one council cracks down on unlicensed properties.
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Specsavers branch celebrates third anniversary with special guests
kmfm Breakfast’s Rob and Numi visited one of Kent’s largest Specsavers to celebrate its third anniversary.
‘It’s unacceptable!’ Businesses forced to close and 18,000 still without water
Thousands of customers across the county are still experiencing water supply issues caused by the bank holiday heatwave.
Police car involved in crash on main rush-hour route
Officers and paramedics were called following a crash involving a police car.
Clothing shop opens first ever Kent store at Outlet
A clothing shop has opened its first ever Kent store at a busy shopping centre - with another retailer due to open tomorrow.
Nine years without a name: The mystery of the man in the field
A fresh appeal has been launched to identify a man who was sadly found dead in a field nine years ago.
Opinion: Nobody’s Fool contestant says life on ITV show felt ‘like prison’
Nobody’s Fool contestant Melissa Todd says life inside ITV’s “Smart House” felt “like prison” as lies and manipulation unfolded.
‘Human error’ saw residents wrongly told they could return to evacuated tower block
A housing agent has apologised after giving residents of an evacuated flat block false hope when it wrongly told them they could return home.
‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'
Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery.
Two Kent locations to feature in highly anticipated TV releases
Eagle-eyed viewers may have spotted some familiar locations in two new TV releases.
‘There’s nowhere else for us to go’: Sadness as school-run restaurant to close
A student-run restaurant that has operated in a school for almost 20 years is to close, sparking sadness among customers.
TikTokers deny fuelling Kent beach chaos as residents urge them to ‘stay away’
TikTok influencers have denied fuelling chaotic scenes on a Kent beach as fed-up residents urge them to “stay away”.
‘Our builder prayed with us - then he made off with our retirement savings’
An elderly couple say they were conned out of nearly £50,000 by a rogue builder who fooled them into believing he too was a devout Christian.
Large emergency services response at lake near housing estate
Police officers, paramedics and fire crews have been sent to a lake in a residential area.
‘It was the exhilarating feeling of stepping into a TV show you’ve only ever shouted at from your sofa’
Experience an immersive night out inspired by The Traitors that will have you questioning both your morals and your friends.
Follow the fibremaxxing trend with this super-healthy sarnie from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Who said you need meat for a filling sandwich? Try this sourdough version that’s packed with fibre.
‘The ostrich was delicious at Kent’s best takeaway’
Our reviewer visited the Bangladeshi restaurant rated Best Takeaway in Kent, and concluded it probably was.
M25 partially closed again following welfare concerns
The emergency services were called to part of the M25 for the second time in two days.