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Trial of teenager accused of fatal stabbing delayed
The trial of a teenager accused of murdering a 19-year-old and trying to seriously injure the victim's pregnant girlfriend has been delayed.
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Major delays on m25 after multi-vehicle cras
Motorists are facing delays on a busy stretch of motorway this evening following reports of a collision involving an overturned vehicle.
Could £15m health hub be the future of the NHS - and our high street?
A long-awaited “one-stop” health care facility opened inside a shopping centre as part of a trailblazing NHS and local health project.
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Investigation launched after seagull ‘shot in head and killed’ in park
Police are investigating reports of animal abuse after a seagull was killed in a suspected attack.
Pub bosses back calls for VAT reduction amid ‘crucifying’ rates’
Kent landlords are backing calls for VAT to be halved in a bid to stop it “crucifying” pubs and restaurants.
Motorway mobile phone blunder costs cabbie his licence - and £2k
A taxi driver has failed in his bid to regain his licence after being caught using his phone at the wheel while driving on the M25.
Another dispersal order launched in police’s ‘summer crackdown’
Police have been granted extra powers to deal with ongoing reports of anti-social behaviour in a troubled town.
‘We’re really worried’: Concern as Kent’s biggest HMO given green light
Controversial plans for what is set to become Kent’s biggest HMO have been approved despite almost 200 objections and concerns from neighbours.
Campaign launched to restore vandal-hit railway sheds used in Cold War
A campaign has been launched to restore two historic but dilapidated railway engine sheds and convert them for community use.
'It wasn’t a quick job': Club devastated after thieves steal children's play equipment
A village cricket club has been left devastated after thieves stole a children’s play area that had been paid for by community fundraising.
‘Our towns are full of worry’: 1,000 people back bid to scrap new parking rule
More than 1,000 people have signed a petition calling on a council to reverse its “bonkers” decision to impose a three-hour time limit in car parks.
Driver suffers injuries after car crashes into lamp post
There are traffic delays after a single-vehicle crash near popular fast-food drive-thrus.
Man reported missing after heading into town centre
A search by police to locate a man is underway after he went missing as he headed towards a town centre.
3ft Virgin Mary statue stolen from gran’s grave returned – after thief sells it for £40
A family is appealing for witnesses after thieves targeted their grandmother’s grave and made off with a statue of the Virgin Mary.
Massive battery facility size of nine football pitches approved for farmland
Proposals for a massive solar farm battery storage facility on rural land have been given the green light.
‘This is the perfect place to spend a rainy afternoon as a family - and it was only £4.50 per person’
Our reporter and her children visited a cafe packed with 600 board games for some good old-fashioned family fun.
TV’s Rivals, rock stars and Katie Price! Can you score top marks in our online pub quiz?
Put your general knowledge to the test with the Saturday Social pub quiz.
‘World Cup nation’s population is smaller than borough of Maidstone’
The expanded FIFA World Cup kicks off this week - but, our columnist ponder, is bigger really better, given some of the teams taking part?
‘It’s absolutely killed us – it’s the worst week we’ve ever had’
Shopkeepers struggling with “atrocious footfall” fear a huge town centre roadworks project has caused them long-lasting damage.
‘We used to have queues to the back of the shop’: Luggage store to close after 56 years
A well-known luggage shop is to shut after more than five decades in a town as a result of changing shopping habits.