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Op Stack lorry park 'should be available all year'

Op Stack lorry park 'should be available all year'

Plans for a £250m lorry park to deal with chaos caused by Operation Stack should be available for parking HGVs all year round, say transport bosses.

Huge spike in dead and dying horses found dumped

Huge spike in dead and dying horses found dumped

The RSPCA has issued a warning after a sudden increase in people callously dumping dead or dying horses in Kent. Warning: graphic images.

'Help! Save me from the stinking underclass'

'Help! Save me from the stinking underclass'

A woman has branded her fellow townsfolk a "stinking underclass" in a scathing email sent to leading councillors, MPs and the Prime Minister.

Have you seen this bike?

Have you seen this bike?

Police have issued a picture of a stolen bike that was reportedly robbed by a gang of around nine people.

Council's warning over bogus callers

Council's warning over bogus callers

A council is warning residents to beware of bogus callers claiming to work for the authority’s legal and accident investigation team.

Elderly man's fingers cut free from log burner

Elderly man's fingers cut free from log burner

Firefighters cut an elderly man free after he got his fingers trapped in his fire guard.

FA Vase draw

FA Vase draw

Kent's last remaining side will have home advantage if they reach the fifth round of the FA Vase.

Hospital appointments rescheduled due to strike action

Hospital appointments rescheduled due to strike action

Appointments have been rescheduled and extra staff are being brought in to help East Kent's hospitals cope during the planned junior doctors’ strike.

Missing teen found safe and well

Missing teen found safe and well

A missing teenager has been found safe and well.

Youths set fireworks off over busy road

Youths set fireworks off over busy road

A group of young people reportedly set off fireworks in a car park and across a busy road.

The tigers want your aftershave

The tigers want your aftershave

Did you get smellies for Christmas again? Send it to someone who'll really appreciate it, like Artur, the Amur leopard.

Traffic delays after M20 smash

Traffic delays after M20 smash

Motorists can expect delays on the M20 between junction 8 and junction 9 after an accident in the outside lane.

Public get chance to have say on new M20 junction

Public get chance to have say on new M20 junction

The public are to have their say on proposals for a new junction of the M20.

Disgust as dead horse rots in floods

Disgust as dead horse rots in floods

The sight of a dead horse, left lying in a waterlogged field for a month, has left residents upset and shocked. Warning: graphic image.

Police called to man on motorway bridge

Police called to man on motorway bridge

Police were called to a bridge over the M20 due to concerns for a man's welfare.

Delays after tree falls in road

Delays after tree falls in road

Commuters are facing hold ups this afternoon after a tree fell across a road in a Kent village.

Meat thief behind bars

Meat thief behind bars

A serial shoplifter has been jailed after a spate of thefts where he stole hundreds of pounds worth of meat and toiletries

Road collapses outside hospital

Road collapses outside hospital

Hospital users are being warned of travel disruption after approach road collapsed and has been described as 'sinking.'

Suspected stolen jewellery found

Suspected stolen jewellery found

Police are trying to trace possible robbery victims to reunite them with a collection of suspected stolen jewellery.

Building work to start on town's biggest ever homes scheme

Building work to start on town's biggest ever homes scheme

A major new estate - which will see 5,750 homes built - is set to get off the drawing board.

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