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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.
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LIVE: Schools and businesses to close as Kent swelters in record-breaking heatwave
Schools and several businesses are closing following warnings of “extreme heat”.
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.
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‘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.
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.
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.
Man airlifted to hospital after crash closes part of M20 for two hours
A man was taken to hospital after an early morning crash closed part of the M20 for more than two hours.
‘Think Kent’s hot now? We remember when the roads were melting!’
With a rare red warning of extreme heat in place for parts of Kent this week, we look back on the record-breaking summer of 1976.
Busy crossing reopens after storm-hit roadworks overrun
A bridge has reopened after being closed for longer than planned after stormy weather caused roadworks to overrun.
'She was a fighter': Mum-of-six dies suddenly after battling rare lung cancer
Tributes have been paid to a beloved mum-of-six who died while on her last family holiday.
Teen who kicked autistic man in ‘senseless’ gang attack spared immediate punishment
A teenager who kicked an autistic man as he lay on the ground during a “senseless” gang attack has been spared immediate punishment.
Setback for Wasps 28,000-seat stadium as plans dropped
Plans to build a 28,000-seat rugby stadium on the green belt have been dropped from a council’s Local Plan, much to the delight of residents.
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.