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Recipe of the Week: A crowd-pleasing zesty traybake from the latest Mary Berry book
The Queen of Bakes is back with fuss-free recipes that mean less washing up.
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Fresh plans for 164 homes unveiled as council sells off land for £5m
Fresh plans for 164 homes and a care home have been unveiled on two plots of land, months after Kent County Council sold them off for almost £5m.
‘I came home from gym to find front door looking like scene from The Shining’
A dad was stunned to come home from the gym and discover his front door had been left looking “like something from The Shining”.
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‘I can’t afford Christmas’: The ‘horrendous’ mortgage hikes hitting thousands of Kent families
More than 22,000 households across Kent and Medway are bracing for “horrendous” mortgage hikes over the next six months.
Tutu-wearing pervert in court again for breaching order
A serial flasher has avoided a prison sentence despite breaching a court order forbidding him from approaching women.
Updated plans reveal first phases of new 10,000-home Kent town
New primary schools, transport routes and a health centre will be prioritised among the first phases of construction for a new Kent town.
Can Canterbury's independent lunch spots beat a £5.50 Waitrose meal deal?
Another day at work, then the long commute home, parenthood, and making dinner. By lunchtime the next day, I’m usually reaching for a meal deal.
Kent home of Crystal Palace bald eagle defends itself after calls for mascot to retire
The Kent home of a Premier League bald eagle has defended itself after an animal rights group called for the mascot to be retired.
‘It’s concerning’: Allotment shed torched days after mattress and cones set ablaze
A shed has been torched and others were damaged when broken into just days after a mattress and road cones were set ablaze in the neighbouring field.
‘Cinderella’ poacher flees police as car and dog seized
A suspected poacher likened to Cinderella fled from police, abandoning his car and dog in the process.
Huge queues clear after lane closures on M25
Drivers faced delays on the M25 after extensive damage was found on the carriageway.
Person airlifted to hospital after medical incident at shopping centre
A person has been flown to a London hospital after a major emergency service response at a popular shopping centre.
Ice rink to return to Tunbridge Wells with new operator in charge
A town’s ice rink is returning with a new operator for the festive skating attraction.
Biker who hit 189mph and blew kisses at police jailed after officers found footage on GoPro
A motorcyclist has been sentenced after he admitted to 22 counts of dangerous driving.
Gregg Wallace slashes price of ‘enormous’ home near Tenterden
Gregg Wallace has slashed the price of his “enormous” Kent home after previously revealing he “can’t live the life I used to have”.
‘It’ll reduce corridor care’: New hospital unit for 60 extra patients a day opens
A new hospital unit designed to reduce corridor care has opened, allowing specialists to treat up to 60 extra patients a day.
Revealed: The parts of Kent where house prices are falling fastest
Almost £2,000 has been wiped off the value of the average Kent home, according to analysis by online estate agents Purplebricks.
Ashford Halifax branch shuts after 30 years - with two other Kent sites to follow next week
Ashford’s Halifax branch has closed after almost 30 years - as bosses prepare to shut two other Kent sites next week.
‘I want to see our heritage protected, celebrated and accessible to everyone’
MP Mike Tapp welcomes news Government funding is being invested at Dover Castle to help protect and restore the historic site.
Two-mile queues on M2 after reports of crash
Drivers were stuck in two-mile queues on the M2 amid reports of a crash.