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Long delays after lorry crash
Motorists faced long delays after a multi-vehicle crash on a busy motorway.
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‘I took a sledgehammer to my kitchen and opened up a bakery in my basement’
Micro-bakery owners tell how they went from serving out of their home to becoming overnight sensations as they look to expand.
What went wrong for Kent's £1.3bn mega housing and football stadium 'dream'?
It promised thousands of new homes and an 8,000 seater football stadium but one of the county’s most anticipated projects now lies in tatters.
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'He's sick and twisted': Sex attacker caged for offences against 39 victims
A serial sex offender who raped, abused or secretly filmed as many as 39 identified victims - including children - has been jailed for 21 years.
‘It’s been desperately needed’: Hundreds queue for opening of new Bluewater anchor store
A long queue stretched through Kent’s largest shopping centre as “super excited” customers waited in line to get inside a huge new Next store.
Huge stadium and 3,500 homes plan rejected amid 'toxic lead poisoning fears'
The Secretary of State has rejected plans for a £40 million waterfront neighbourhood featuring 3,500 homes and a new football stadium.
Kent mother calls for drop in schoolchildren's bus fares
Nursen Smith has launched an online petition which she hopes will garner enough support for change
Future of former butcher’s shop revealed nine months after it shut
A planning application has been approved to change the use of a once-popular town centre butcher’s.
Battery storage plans approved which could make council millions
Twelve battery containers will be installed on vacant scrubland after plans to build an energy storage site were approved.
Thug kicked victim in head and left him with permanent finger injury
A thug will be sentenced at the crown court after attacking a man and leaving him with a permanent injury.
‘Everyone deserves a safe place to call home’: New £784k pods for homeless people unveiled
Eight distinctive factory-built homes specifically designed for homeless people and rough sleepers have been handed over to a council.
Mum’s petition for better value Kent bus pass scheme for 20k pupils
A mother is taking on the county council to secure cheaper bus travel to school for children across Kent.
Footage shows huge plumes of smoke as firefighters tackled blaze off high street
Video footage shows huge plumes of smoke rising into the air as firefighters tackled a blaze near a town centre.
‘It’s been a fantastic 58 years:’ End of era as Kent salon boss retires
After almost six decades, a stalwart of the hairdressing industry in Kent is closing his final salon as he prepares for retirement.
Man in his 50s dies after medical incident in town centre
Police have confirmed a man in his 50s has died after a medical incident in a town centre.
‘Medical incident’ prompts emergency response and road closure
A main route was shut amid reports of a “medical incident”.
‘My heart is so full of happiness’: Second stolen goat returned after being spotted in field
Two goats stolen from stables have been returned after one was found abandoned and the other was rescued by a member of the public.
Date Beefeater restaurants to close revealed
11 popular Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants which are earmarked for closure have stopped accepting bookings.
Former stables could become five ‘generously sized’ family homes
Plans to create five four-bedroom homes at a former stables have been drawn up.
Delight as stolen miniature horses are found
Family are ‘over the moon’ as police recover a pair of stolen American miniature horses following online appeal.