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Military aircraft spotted flying low over Kent hospital
A military aircraft has been spotted flying low over a hospital in Kent this afternoon.
Inside the town centre boozer which doubles as solicitor’s waiting room
There was a surprise in store when the Secret Drinker visited this high street pub for a lunchtime pint.
Clothing shop opens first ever Kent store at Outlet
A clothing shop has opened its first ever Kent store at a busy shopping centre - with another retailer due to open tomorrow.
Police called to accident on M20
The emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on a motorway.
‘It’s unacceptable!’ Businesses forced to close and 15,000 still without water
Thousands of customers across the county are still experiencing water supply issues caused by the bank holiday heatwave.
‘Our builder prayed with us - then he made off with our retirement savings’
An elderly couple say they were conned out of nearly £50,000 by a rogue builder who fooled them into believing he too was a devout Christian.
‘There’s nowhere else for us to go’: Sadness as school-run restaurant to close
A student-run restaurant that has operated in a school for almost 20 years is to close, sparking sadness among customers.
£1m of cocaine seized after ‘suspicious vehicle’ stopped on A-road
Police have seized cocaine with a street value of more than £1 million after officers stopped a “suspicious vehicle” on the A20.
Husband’s heartbreak after ‘soulmate’ wife dies from sepsis
A grandmother who shared an ‘old-fashioned love story’ with her ‘soulmate’ husband for nearly five decades has sadly died at the age of 77.
‘We’ve been stuck in a tunnel for hours!’: Broken down train causing travel chaos
People attempting to use high-speed services from the county are facing long delays due to a broken down train near London.
Latest Canterbury City Council News
‘Don’t fill up your paddling pools’: Plea as 12,000 homes still without water
South East Water is continuing to urge customers not to fill paddling pools, wash cars or water gardens as 12,000 homes remain without supplies.
Energy-intensive AI data centre plans ‘too vague and offer nothing’
Energy-intensive proposals for an AI data centre have been slated as “vague” and lacking detail to back the applicant’s sustainability claims.
Nine years without a name: The mystery of the man in the field
A fresh appeal has been launched to identify a man who was sadly found dead in a field nine years ago.
‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'
Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery.
Independent family brewer names its pub of the year at annual awards
An independent family brewer has named its pub of the year at an annual awards ceremony.
Police and air ambulance called to ‘fall from height’
Police and the air ambulance were called to a medical incident.
Drivers face delays on main road after sinkhole opens up at junction
Drivers are facing delays on an A-road after a sinkhole opened up at a junction.
Missing girl, 15, found safe and well
A 15-year-old girl, who had last been seen at a railway station, has been found.
‘We were grinning from ear to ear - and that’s before the show even started!’
The disco powerhouse that is Priscilla Queen of the Desert returned to Kent as part of a 30th anniversary tour.
Teenage class A drug dealer locked up for three years
A teenage dealer involved in the supply of class A drugs is now off the streets and behind bars.
Latest Dover District Council News
‘I was left in a coma for seven weeks - if we do nothing, someone will be killed'
Five years after a horror crash that nearly killed him, a garden centre owner has managed to rebuild his life through a miraculous recovery.
‘The immigration system was allowed to drift out of control for too long’
Immigration minister and Dover and Deal MP Mike Tapp says the latest migration figures “show progress is now being made”.
Divers called in to inspect aging pier ahead of ‘urgent repairs’
Survey works are underway on a busy pier, ahead of urgent repairs to ensure the historic structure survives for decades to come.
Sculpture designed to amplify sound of sea unveiled
A new interactive sculpture designed to amplify the sound of the sea and map hundreds of shipwrecks on the notorious Goodwin Sands has been unveiled.
‘Three hours isn’t enough!’ Dismay over ‘terrible’ new parking time limit
Residents and traders have expressed their dismay at a council’s decision to impose a three-hour time limit in busy car parks.
Toby Carvery eyes takeover of former Brewers Fayre restaurant
Toby Carvery is understood to be interested in taking over a former Brewers Fayre site which closed for good this week.
Conventional border checks restored after ‘challenging situation’
France resorts to conventional checks to manage “challenging situation” after long border processing delays at Dover.
‘Even Bob Geldof came to his stall’: Sadness at sudden death of much-loved market trader
One of Faversham’s longest-serving market traders, who counted Live Aid founder Bob Geldof among his customers, has died suddenly at home.
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facility
The government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls.
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plunge
The boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
Latest Folkestone & Hythe District Council News
Break-in forces closure of seaside sauna as glass left in plunge pools
Bosses at the county’s biggest seaside sauna were forced to shut the site following a break-in by a group of youths.
Swimming pool ruled out for huge Kent estate as £2.5m sports hub plan unveiled
Long-held plans for a swimming pool on one of Kent’s fastest-growing housing estates have been ruled out in favour of a new £2.5 million sports hub.
‘It was a record-breaker’: Busiest days ever at Kent tourist hotspot
A tourist hotspot is celebrating its traders recording their busiest days ever selling thousands of pizzas, fish and chips and oysters at the weekend.
‘Our builder prayed with us - then he made off with our retirement savings’
An elderly couple say they were conned out of nearly £50,000 by a rogue builder who fooled them into believing he too was a devout Christian.
Work finally begins on landslip-hit road more than two years after closure
Work has finally begun on a landslip-hit road which has been closed to the public for more than two years.
‘Pure joy’: Viral Japanese ambassador enjoying heatwave at coastal town
A social media-star ambassador has shared joyful photographs from a visit to a coastal Kent town – attracting attention from his large following.
‘He’ll always be remembered’: Dad wins appeal over banned sign of late son
A dad has won his appeal to keep an illuminated sign of his late son on a town centre building.
Library opens in ex-Woolworths three years after closure of historic site
A brand new library has opened in a town after its original facility closed due to safety concerns.
Warning after visitors seen climbing on ‘unsafe’ damaged breakwater
Beachgoers have been urged to steer clear of a storm-damaged structure after visitors were spotted climbing on it and taking photos.
Kent beach wins official bathing water status in boost for swimmers
A Kent beach has been handed official bathing water status in a move set to boost confidence in its water quality.
Latest Thanet District Council News
Airport chiefs apply for two-year extension to redevelopment work deadline
Bosses of Manston Airport are applying for a two-year extension to the deadline for when work must have started on its redevelopment.
Opinion: Nobody’s Fool contestant says life on ITV show felt ‘like prison’
Nobody’s Fool contestant Melissa Todd says life inside ITV’s “Smart House” felt “like prison” as lies and manipulation unfolded.
Social media influencers deny fuelling Kent beach chaos as residents urge them to ‘stay away’
Social media influencers have denied fuelling chaotic scenes on a Kent beach as fed-up residents urge them to “stay away”.
Town-centre furniture shop site on market with flats plan
A town-centre furniture shop site is on the market with plans for 10 flats.
‘We’ve been stuck in a tunnel for hours!’: Broken down train causing travel chaos
People attempting to use high-speed services from the county are facing long delays due to a broken down train near London.
Yellow lines covered up by ‘mystery’ painter in street with little parking
A “mystery” artist has been painting over yellow lines in a street with little parking.
Kent detective and property broker among Love Island contestants
Two singletons from Kent are due to enter the Love Island villa this summer, looking for their perfect match.
‘You are not welcome’: Fury as crowds of teens spark chaos at Kent beach
Ugly scenes of antisocial behaviour in a Kent seaside town over the Bank Holiday weekend caused businesses to shut and police drafted in.
Large emergency response after reports ‘man had fallen into water’
Members of the coastguard, police, fire and ambulance service were called to reports that a man had fallen into the water off a pier.
Weekend of water outages continues amid heatwave
Taps are still running dry in four areas of Kent as water companies experience “increased demand” with temperatures expected to hit 30C today.
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