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Concerns grow for missing man, 82, last seen five days ago
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing man.
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‘Guard says he’s never seen it in 25 years’: Delays after train hits flock of birds
Passengers were left facing rail delays after a train collided with some birds.
Millions of pounds taken off asking price for former garden centre site
Millions of pounds have been slashed from the asking price for a barren and overgrown 22-acre plot once home to a garden centre.
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‘I got fed up of it looking so miserable - so I started planting sunflowers everywhere’
A gardener is on a mission to “bring a little bit of joy to the streets” and discourage fly-tipping by planting sunflowers everywhere.
Actor backs new theatre bid as first phase of £7.5m project approved
A former Skins actor is backing ambitious plans for a new 200-space theatre in an abandoned town centre bingo hall.
Road blocked in both directions as emergency crews called to three-car crash
An A-road is blocked in both directions after fire crews, police and ambulances were called to a three-car crash.
Migrants suspected of working illegally as delivery riders arrested in raid
Migrants suspected of working illegally as delivery riders in the gig economy have been arrested in a raid at a caravan site.
‘Iconic’ town centre pub that served pints for 150 years now up for sale
A town centre pub that shut after more than 150 years of serving pints has gone on the market - and could be revived.
‘This should be our busiest weekend of the year - it’s soul-destroying’
A fed-up pub landlord fears “nightmare” roadworks will wipe out trade on what should have been the busiest weekend of the year.
Indie candidate enters crucial Kent County Council by-election race
An independent candidate has entered a crucial by-election race pledging to tackle issues such as antisocial behaviour, potholes and dog fouling.
Kent Police defends decision to cut officers’ allowance by £250
Police chiefs have defended a decision to cut a key allowance paid to officers in Kent by £250 a year - after it was branded a “pay cut”.
‘World-class’ builders say new £1.1m Kent skatepark will be ‘one of UK’s best’
Contractors appointed to build a new £1.1 million skatepark on the site of a former crazy golf course say it will be “one of the UK’s best”.
CCTV image released after dog walker attacked by woman
Police have released a CCTV image after a woman was allegedly assaulted while walking her dog.
Kent woman’s petition on Ian Huntley funeral funds hits 50k signatures
A Kent woman has launched a petition demanding that the taxpayer gives nothing for the funeral of child killer Ian Huntley.
Police searching for three missing boys
Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate three missing boys from the Tonbridge and Malling area.
The Sheps Saturday Social: Try these 13 trivia questions on everything from 1980s pop to Netflix
Put your brain to the test! Have a crack at our brilliant online pub quiz.
The cost of buying a home in every area of Kent over the past five years
We analysed prices from the past five years to discover the most expensive and cheapest places to live in Kent.
Popular holiday park set for five-year transformation
Plans to rejig the layout of a popular holiday park have been approved in a bid to bring its facilities up to “high modern standards”.
Now water firm warns it will struggle to supply new homes in another part of Kent
Water company bosses have revealed the firm may “struggle” to supply water to another part of Kent where thousands of new homes are planned.
Kent’s biggest school faces redundancies as trust takeover collapses
Kent’s largest secondary school is set to face redundancies as plans to join a new multi-academy trust have fallen through.