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Just one Kent hotel makes prestigious list of the best family-friendly stays in the UK
The one-of-a-kind hotel ranks on national list alongside London’s Savoy and luxury bolthole Gleneagles in Scotland.
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Burger King and Costa approved to join Aldi on derelict industrial site
Plans have been given the green light for Burger King and Costa Coffee to join Aldi at an out-of-town retail park.
Chicken shop boss given second chance after ‘learning from his mistakes’
A fast-food restaurant has been allowed to extend its opening hours after bosses acknowledged “mistakes” were made at a previous business.
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Coalition collapses, parish council wrangles, water woes and billion-pound contracts
In another packed edition of the Kent Politics Podcast we hear about the big issues in the county this week.
'I'm taking the train to work - it took me two hours to drive to town centre'
Traders have been forced to take the train to work after the drive took two hours due to traffic hell caused by a roadworks project.
‘It will be a wrench’: Kent farm being sold for first time since Henry VIII’s reign
A historic farm is being sold for the first time since the reign of Henry VIII, with its current occupants admitting that leaving will “be a wrench”.
'I was terrified I'd crash and kill a national legend': The day David Attenborough came to town
As the great broadcaster celebrates his 100th birthday today one historic Kent venue has looked back on a memorable visit.
‘We pondered over the menu but had to give the £100 bar snack a miss’
Secret Drinker has to flash the cash when he heads out for a beer and a bite in Britain’s smallest town.
Woman convicted after escaped Staffies killed dog of animal lover who took them in
A woman whose ex-boyfriend’s Staffordshire bull terriers escaped from a garden and later killed another dog has been convicted over the attack.
Road near village pub reopens after crash
A road was shut in both directions after a crash near a village pub.
Woman left for dead by roadside in Thailand after driver flees crash
A backpacker has revealed the terrifying moment she was left for dead at a roadside after being thrown off a motorbike in Thailand.
Town's Sweeps festival hailed a success as it records best attendance for a decade
A festival brought a large number of visitors to a Kent town over the Bank Holiday weekend in a “huge boost” to traders.
Shop boss hit by surge in thefts turns to social media to catch culprits
A family-run farm shop has turned to social media to help catch suspected shoplifters amid a growing surge in thefts hitting local businesses.
‘I’m absolutely dead’: Grandad sifts through wreckage for belongings after home destroyed by digger
A grandad has been sifting through the rubble of his bulldozed home in the hope of recovering possessions after it was levelled by the landowners.
Sewer leak repairs ‘in final stages’ as road near historic landmark set to reopen
Emergency sewer repairs forcing the closure of a key route around a historic landmark are set to be completed as they enter the ‘final stages’.
Kent man facing jail for harassing woman on train in a first-of-its-kind conviction
A Kent man has been the first person convicted under new laws clamping down on harassment against women and girls.
Where £42m will be spent to cut sewage discharges and pollution incidents in Folkestone and Hythe
Southern Water has revealed where it plans to spend £42 million across a Kent district to tackle sewage spills and storm overflows.
Owners of takeaway that had mice infestation and mouldy food fined £15k
Owners of a takeaway that was given a zero-rated food hygiene rating have been fined £15,000 in court.
Appeal to find missing teenager launched
Police are asking for help to find a missing teenager who was last seen in a remote part of Kent.
Footage captures armed police stopping knifeman on motorway moments after 'unprovoked stabbing'
Dramatic footage has captured the moment armed police stopped a knife-wielding man after an “unprovoked stabbing”.