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Man wielding machete had baby in his arms

Man wielding machete had baby in his arms

A man has narrowly avoided jail after he brandished a machete while holding a four-month-old child in his arms, sparking a huge police response.

Emergency services attend crash on main road

Emergency services attend crash on main road

Police and paramedics are attending a crash involving two vehicles.

Riot police swoop on town centre pub

Riot police swoop on town centre pub

A team of riot officers descended on a town centre pub after concerns were raised about a mother and child.

Washing machine alight

Washing machine alight

Firefighters were called to put out a washing machine fire this afternoon.

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

Bargain shop set to close after less than a year

A Poundland branch in Kent is set to shut its doors just eight months after it opened.

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A&E patient 'shut in cupboard'

A woman says she was shut in a hospital "store cupboard" and forgotten about for almost three hours.

Man injured in forklift accident

Man injured in forklift accident

A scrap yard worker has been injured after an accident involving a forklift.

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Riding equipment store destroyed in blaze

Firefighters spent more than an hour at a fire in an outbuilding used to store horse riding equipment.

Shut-up shop for refurb

Shut-up shop for refurb

A convenience store has been temporarily closed while it undergoes a makeover.

Super Council plans revealed

Super Council plans revealed

Four Kent authorities have agreed to investigate merging into a single body spanning the entire east of the county.

Sweet success for Louis

Sweet success for Louis

An entrepreneurial teenager has taken his sweet treats to be tried and tested at a popular farmers market.

New train station plans still on track

New train station plans still on track

Council chiefs are still optimistic that plans to build a brand new railway station in a Kent suburb will go ahead.

Drugs cuckoo caged

Drugs cuckoo caged

A promising footballer who became a "cuckoo" in Kent - where a dealer takes over a house and then recruits drugs runners - has been jailed.

Police called to road crash

Police called to road crash

Police and highways officers are warning motorists to expect delays after a crash along a town centre road.

Boys caught playing on icy pond

Boys caught playing on icy pond

A man has told how he stepped in to stop two children playing on a dangerous iced-over pond.

Teen charged with GBH

Teen charged with GBH

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with grievous bodily harm after an assualt.

Drug addict jailed for killing friend in drunken attack

Drug addict jailed for killing friend in drunken attack

An alcoholic who beat his friend in a drunken attack and left him covered in blood to die has been jailed for 10 years.

Minibuses set to launch in town

Minibuses set to launch in town

A date has been set for the long awaited Stagecoach minibuses to begin operating around a town in Kent.

Bigfoot 'spotted' in Kent

Bigfoot 'spotted' in Kent

The Kent countryside was transformed into the US as a group went on the hunt for the elusive Sasquatch. Here's why...

Mystery surrounds crash of German warplane

Mystery surrounds crash of German warplane

Crash investigators say there will always be a question mark hanging over the crash of a replica First World War fighter plane.

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