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Uninsured driver crashed Audi on way to pick up takeaway
An army veteran whose Audi was involved in a crash on a takeaway run has been hit with six penalty points for driving without insurance.
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Plans submitted to expand multi-million-pound business park with three new units
Plans have been submitted to expand a Kent business park due to “growing demand from national companies”.
Man jailed after piloting boat carrying 26 people across Channel
An Eritrean man has been jailed after piloting 26 people across the English Channel.
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Century of memories: Tonbridge’s ‘Royal Grandma’ celebrates 100th birthday
A woman is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday after spending her whole life in the same town where she was born.
Dover anti-immigration protest comes to an end as crowds disperse
A face-covering ban is in force today in Dover as police stand guard in the town ahead of a planned immigration protest.
Kent trains cancelled after bedbugs found
Pest control specialists were reportedly called to an outbreak of bedbugs on some Southeastern carriageways serving London and Kent.
Anger over water outages as queues formed at bottle stations
Some homes were without water and businesses were forced to close due a burst main.
Top chef leaves Kent’s only double Michelin-starred restaurant
The head chef of Kent’s only double Michelin-starred restaurant has left his role to join another popular eatery in the county.
‘Hops geek’ dad used redundancy payout to launch low alcohol beer
A dad turned his love of an after-work beer into a business after deciding to take on the big breweries with his low alcohol lager.
Road shut after three-car crash and vehicle fire
A route is closed in both directions following a three-car crash and a vehicle fire, with emergency services at both incidents.
Six fire engines dispatched as smoke fills sky over town
Drone pictures show grey smoke billowing across a town as firefighters are called to the scene.
‘I wrote future birthday cards for my kids and kept breaking down’
A father who was diagnosed with blood cancer wrote future birthday cards for this three children after being told he had only weeks to live.
‘It’s part of Ashford’s history’: The 300-year-old site set to become council flats
A long-vacant site with centuries of history is set for a new lease of life under plans for 160 council flats.
Emergency crews called after multi-vehicle crash on M25
Part of the busy M25 was closed following a multi-car collision.
‘Don’t let Kent village become a third-world broadband dead zone’
A rural Kent village is in danger of becoming a “third world dead zone” when a broadband provider pulls out, residents fear.
Family's anguish as four-year-old's aggressive and extremely rare brain cancer returns
A mum has spoken of her devastation after her “cheeky and funny” four-year-old’s rare brain cancer returned - this time more aggressively.
‘It’s a marvellous place’: How volunteers transformed abandoned site in just one year
A patch of land which lay empty and overgrown for 12 years has been utterly changed by volunteers into a community tree nursery and garden.
‘I’ve discovered Kent’s best bar - but I’m not supposed to tell you where it is’
Our reviewer was beguiled by an underground cocktail bar in the unlikeliest of places - but mum’s the word…
Opening date confirmed for Ashford’s third Aldi store after months of roadworks
Shoppers do not have long to wait for the unveiling of a town’s third Aldi store with an opening date now confirmed.
Three water stations open while repairs to burst main take place
Three bottled water stations have been opened as some South East Water customers face low or no water pressure after a burst main.