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Haribo reveals opening date for second Kent store

05 February 2025
Haribo reveals opening date for second Kent store

Confectionary giant Haribo has announced when it will be welcoming the first customers to its latest new store.

Ex-Kent Police officer jailed for rape of young girl

05 February 2025
Ex-Kent Police officer jailed for rape of young girl

A 61-year-old has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl while he was a Kent police officer.

Decision time for plans to build 50 homes and medical centre

04 February 2025
Decision time for plans to build 50 homes and medical centre

Plans to convert a former Catholic primary school into homes and a medical centre have been recommended for approval despite hundreds of objections.

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Residents divided over massive battery storage facility

03 February 2025
Residents divided over massive battery storage facility

Plans have been submitted to build one of the country’s biggest battery storage facilities on farmland.

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‘Children should not have to battle gatekeepers to get mental health help’

03 February 2025
‘Children should not have to battle gatekeepers to get mental health help’

We speak to the organisation set up by parents whose son died by suicide that is helping young people before they reach crisis point.

Footage released of ‘violent bully’ caught by police in river

03 February 2025
Footage released of ‘violent bully’ caught by police in river

A domestic abuser has been jailed after he was caught following a police foot chase through woodland and water.

Two arrested after pedestrian hit by vehicle and airlifted to hospital

03 February 2025
Two arrested after pedestrian hit by vehicle and airlifted to hospital

Police officers, paramedics and the air ambulance were called after a woman was hit by a vehicle.

Police investigate ‘unusual appearance of soil’ in woodland

03 February 2025
Police investigate ‘unusual appearance of soil’ in woodland

Forensic teams and police officers are investigating possible suspicious activity which closed a road for over 30 hours.

Motorists caught in lengthy delays following crash

03 February 2025
Motorists caught in lengthy delays following crash

It is understood three vehicles have been involved in a crash during rush hour.

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Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car

03 February 2025
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car

Police officers and paramedics were called to a crash between a car and a pedestrian.

Man taken to London hospital following serious crash

03 February 2025
Man taken to London hospital following serious crash

Police officers are at the scene of a serious one-vehicle crash which has closed a main road in both directions.

Wheelchair rugby club ‘desperate’ to find new home

02 February 2025
Wheelchair rugby club ‘desperate’ to find new home

Members of a wheelchair rugby club have been left with nowhere to train after being forced to leave their home of the last eight years.

100-plus objections to caravan plans

30 January 2025
100-plus objections to caravan plans

More than 100 objections have been lodged against plans to change the use of land for Traveller occupation.

Village in uproar over ‘ludicrous’ decision to close doctors’ surgery

30 January 2025
Village in uproar over ‘ludicrous’ decision to close doctors’ surgery

A petition has been set up calling for a medical practice to rethink its decision to close a village’s only surgery.

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Motorcyclist injured in crash near roundabout

29 January 2025
Motorcyclist injured in crash near roundabout

Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to an accident which caused a fuel spillage and saw a motorbike rider injured.

Arrest made after player assaulted at rugby match

28 January 2025
Arrest made after player assaulted at rugby match

A man has been arrested after police were called to a rugby match.

Family of man who died in ‘motorway fall’ contacted emergency services from Romania day before

28 January 2025
Family of man who died in ‘motorway fall’ contacted emergency services from Romania day before

An inquest into the death of a 37-year-old man who fell from height into the path of oncoming motorway traffic has concluded.

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Hospital still waiting for watchdog report a year after visit by inspectors

28 January 2025
Hospital still waiting for watchdog report a year after visit by inspectors

The A&E department at Kent’s biggest hospital is one of 500 services nationwide waiting long-term for important reports from the health watchdog.

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Preferred bidder picked for former nightclub site

27 January 2025
Preferred bidder picked for former nightclub site

A new tenant has been chosen to take on a former nightclub which closed suddenly almost a year ago.

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‘The people deserve this’: £3.6m pledged to get ‘super surgery’ over the line

24 January 2025
‘The people deserve this’: £3.6m pledged to get ‘super surgery’ over the line

Multi-million pound funding has been secured to help build a new medical centre which would serve tens of thousands of patients.

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