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Drivers facing major road closure as traffic to be diverted through town centre
Drivers are set to face town centre gridlock this morning after a busy dual carriageway route was closed for emergency works.
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TikTok claim leads mum to pose as police officer in hoax message
A woman sent a menacing text to a stranger pretending to be a police officer after seeing a TikTok video.
‘We lost our shopping centre - but we’re not losing this fight’
Determined business owners have been backed by more than 1,000 people in their fight to keep a treasured First World War tank in a town.
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More than 10,000 animal lovers expected to flock to huge two-day lambing event
Get up close with newborn lambs and watch live births at annual spring gathering.
Luxury flats or fancy pub? Plans for derelict water tower which never happened
As work continues to make a historic water tower safe, after years of neglect and vandalism, we look at plans for the building that never went ahead.
‘It’s now or never’: Rallying cry from campaigners fighting 1,350-home estate
Campaigners fighting plans for a 1,350-home estate say it is “now or never” to stop the development.
‘He was seconds away from death’: Footage shows moment motorcyclist crashes on A2
An angry dad has said his son was “seconds away” from death after his son was knocked off his motorbike by a car switching lanes.
Former cinema ‘will require total demolition’ as losses mount for nightclub boss
Building control bosses say a fire-ravaged former cinema will require demolition as a nightclub boss says her ‘losses are mounting’.
First look inside new gaming shop as opening date nears
Gaming fans will not have to wait much longer to get their own town centre hangout spot, set to open this weekend.
Terrifying moment huge blaze destroys ‘irreplaceable habitat’ at nature reserve caught on camera
Neighbours clambered to call the fire service after a blaze ripped through part of a nature reserve described as the ‘gem of Kent’.
Murder trial delayed for third suspect to return to UK
The trial of a woman and man accused of murdering a delivery driver has been delayed to enable a third suspect to return to the UK from Albania.
Dispersal order enforced after fights break out between youths in town centre
A dispersal order had to be issued in a town centre after fights broke out between groups of youths.
Kent man becomes overnight millionaire after buying tickets night before lotto draw
A man has won £1,000,000 after an advert convinced him he could win if he bought lottery tickets.
Shops flattened as new images show former shopping centre reduced to rubble
The heart of a former shopping centre has been reduced to rubble as new drone images show some of its former units now flattened.
‘People shouldn’t feel intimidated speaking to their MP’
MP Mike Tapp launches new initiative to meet constituents over a cup of tea so they can speak more openly and share ideas more freely.
Ambulance service boss steps down
The chief executive of the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has stepped down after three years.
Police and paramedics called after person injured on work site
Police and paramedics were called to a work site after a person was injured.
Arrest after armed police swoop on holiday park
Armed police and a helicopter were sent to a holiday camp after a report of a man with a bladed weapon.
City centre car park reopens after year-long closure
An 80-space car park has reopened after being shut for more than a year as part of a major project.
Plans for ‘overwhelmingly supported’ Lidl store to be decided
Plans for a supermarket chain’s second store in a Kent district, which bosses say is “overwhelmingly supported”, are set to be decided.