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Flood-prone villages to get multimillion-pound investment

10 July 2024
Flood-prone villages to get multimillion-pound investment

Flood-prone villages are to receive multimillion-pound investments as a water company seeks to reduce the risk by bolstering its wastewater network.

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Motorway reopens following police incident

09 July 2024
Motorway reopens following police incident

A motorway has reopened after police were called following concerns for a person’s welfare.

Thousands of cigarettes and vapes seized from seven shops

09 July 2024
Thousands of cigarettes and vapes seized from seven shops

Officers seized more than 3,000 cigarettes and 1,000 illegal vapes during a huge operation to crackdown on organised criminal gangs.

Ex-shopkeeper fined after mountain of rubbish left outside store

08 July 2024
Ex-shopkeeper fined after mountain of rubbish left outside store

A woman who left piles of rubbish outside her old shop was tracked down by council officers and now ordered to pay hundreds of pounds.

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Investigation after security guard ‘hit by van’ at county show

08 July 2024
Investigation after security guard ‘hit by van’ at county show

Police were called to the annual Kent County Show following reports a van hit a security guard near the exit.

Fiancee’s tribute to ‘best friend, soul mate and one true love’

08 July 2024
Fiancee’s tribute to ‘best friend, soul mate and one true love’

A dad who was given 15 months to live after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumour has died, his devastated partner has confirmed.

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Problem passenger leads to train service delays

07 July 2024
Problem passenger leads to train service delays

Train services have resumed after delays were caused by a passenger causing a disturbance.

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Major damage at shopping centre after stairwell fire spreads

07 July 2024
Major damage at shopping centre after stairwell fire spreads

An investigation has been launched into a fire in a shopping centre car park.

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Man charged over string of chain store thefts

06 July 2024
Man charged over string of chain store thefts

A man has been charged with theft after a number of chain stores were targeted for shoplifting in recent months.

Teenager ‘hit by car and beaten by driver’

06 July 2024
Teenager ‘hit by car and beaten by driver’

A man in his 40s has been arrested after a teenager was struck by a car and then allegedly attacked by the driver.

Tory MP holds on despite boundary changes

04 July 2024
Tory MP holds on despite boundary changes

Maidstone and Malling MP Helen Grant has held onto her seat but with a much smaller majority.

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‘I couldn’t eat and my body went into shock’

04 July 2024
‘I couldn’t eat and my body went into shock’

The county’s first divorce doula says her own trauma from her divorce is the reason why she hopes to help others through the issues.

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Search for lucky lottery winner sitting on huge cash prize

04 July 2024
Search for lucky lottery winner sitting on huge cash prize

A lucky lottery winner may be walking around unaware they have not claimed a £120,000 cash prize won on the National Lottery.

Motorway reopens after four-way crash

04 July 2024
Motorway reopens after four-way crash

Traffic is once again moving on a busy motorway following an incident involving the emergency services.

Flasher ‘exposed himself to two women’ near cricket club

03 July 2024
Flasher ‘exposed himself to two women’ near cricket club

An investigation has been launched after reports a man exposed himself to two women near a popular dog walking spot.

Residents supported after unexplained bedroom blaze

03 July 2024
Residents supported after unexplained bedroom blaze

Several fire vehicles and crews were called to a house fire that started in a bedroom.

Several arrests made as police raid suspected brothels

02 July 2024
Several arrests made as police raid suspected brothels

Multiple suspects have been arrested and charged after a series of coordinated warrants were carried out in an investigation into suspected brothels.

‘We feel like we are being forgotten’

23 June 2024
‘We feel like we are being forgotten’

With the loss of a daily bus service and now the unreliability of a satellite Post Office, one village is feeling cut off.

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Hospital breaches mixed-sex ward rules nearly 1,000 times

20 June 2024
Hospital breaches mixed-sex ward rules nearly 1,000 times

A hospital trust has recorded almost 1,000 breaches in mixed-sex accommodation rules this year - the most in Kent.

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NatWest set to close in high street

16 June 2024
NatWest set to close in high street

Another branch of a popular bank is set to close in Kent as more leave the county’s high streets.

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