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Warford - Sheppey's shoot-out hero

Warford - Sheppey's shoot-out hero

Goalkeeper Dean Warford was the shoot-out hero as Sheppey United won the Kent Senior Trophy beating Ashford United 7-6 on penalties.

Van driver 'seriously injured' after hitting tree

Van driver 'seriously injured' after hitting tree

A driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and a main road has been closed after a van hit a tree and overturned.

Woman 'assaulted' in town centre

Woman 'assaulted' in town centre

A woman was reportedly assaulted in an alleged town centre attack this morning.

Driver in shock after car plunges down embankment

Driver in shock after car plunges down embankment

A driver had to be treated for shock after their car plunged down a motorway embankment this morning.

Extractor fan sparks bathroom blaze

Extractor fan sparks bathroom blaze

Fire crews tackled a blaze from an extractor fan - after flames were spotted in a home's roof.

Young penpals reunited after appeal

Young penpals reunited after appeal

Two young girls who became friends on a family holiday have been reunited thanks to an appeal.

Arrested 'wrong-way' driver remains in hospital

Arrested 'wrong-way' driver remains in hospital

A driver arrested on suspicion of driving the wrong way on a motorway is still in hospital - as a woman in another car remains 'serious'.

Driver in court after lorry smashes into substation

Driver in court after lorry smashes into substation

A lorry missed high-voltage equipment by just a few feet when it smashed into an electricity substation, narrowly avoiding a 'catastrophic' accident.

Firm fined £160k over asbestos roof scare

Firm fined £160k over asbestos roof scare

An engineering company has admitted breaching Health and Safety law after a worker nearly fell through an asbestos roof.

'I was worried I would run out of oxygen'

'I was worried I would run out of oxygen'

A man who called the fire brigade after locking himself in his bathroom says he feared he would be stuck there for days - and run out of oxygen.

Home care company in special measures

Home care company in special measures

A care provider is in special measures after inspectors found some carers arrived more than two hours late, or not at all.

Vic: 'Save our post office'

Vic: 'Save our post office'

Comedian Vic Reeves and model Nancy Sorrell were among the scores of protesters out in force to support a Kent village post office.

'Wrong-way driver' arrested after serious M20 crash

'Wrong-way driver' arrested after serious M20 crash

A man has been arrested and a woman taken to hospital in a serious condition after a crash allegedly caused by a car driving the wrong way on the M20.

Train crash 'could have been avoided'

Train crash 'could have been avoided'

A train carrying 70 people crashed into a herd of cows despite warnings about a fence in poor condition, an investigation's revealed.

'Help me find my holiday pen pal'

'Help me find my holiday pen pal'

A little girl is hoping to track down her friend she met on holiday after receiving a letter from her in the post.

Police hunt man following 'cruel crime'

Police hunt man following 'cruel crime'

A man wanted in connection with a bag snatch at a London train station may come from Kent

Police release CCTV of shoplifting suspect

Police release CCTV of shoplifting suspect

Police are investigating two shoplifting reports of high-value items at stores in Ashford and Tunbridge Wells on the same day

Thieves target John Lewis store

Thieves target John Lewis store

Would-be thieves attempted to smash their way into a homeware store through a window late at night.

Huge new gates at Eurotunnel site

Huge new gates at Eurotunnel site

A Kent fencing company has completed the manufacture and installation of a 14-metre-long gate at the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles in France

Company to open third giant toy store

Company to open third giant toy store

An Irish toy superstore company has revealed plans to open its third store in Kent in a bid to challenge its competitors

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