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Drug dealer claimed to be tourist on sightseeing trip

15 January 2025
Drug dealer claimed to be tourist on sightseeing trip

A member of a criminal gang who told police he had made the 223-mile journey from his home to Kent to see the sights has been jailed.

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Woman at centre of murder probe died from stab wounds

15 January 2025
Woman at centre of murder probe died from stab wounds

An inquest has opened into the death of a 39-year-old woman found in a bedroom with fatal injuries to the head, neck and chest.

Screw head, broken equipment and swabs left inside patients after surgery

14 January 2025
Screw head, broken equipment and swabs left inside patients after surgery

A Freedom of Information request has revealed the number of clinical claims relating to items left in patients after surgery at Kent’s hospitals.

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‘We went from tidying a friend’s flat for cash to cleaning castles and TV sets’

14 January 2025
‘We went from tidying a friend’s flat for cash to cleaning castles and TV sets’

A couple who started a cleaning firm have shared how they went from scrubbing for mates to cleaning castles and major TV show sets.

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Spoons forced to shut for deep clean after staff illness

13 January 2025
Spoons forced to shut for deep clean after staff illness

A pub unexpectedly closed for the weekend for a “deep” clean after several members of staff fell ill.

‘We’re feeling stuck’: Housing estate without internet for over 24 hours

08 January 2025
‘We’re feeling stuck’: Housing estate without internet for over 24 hours

People living on a housing development of almost 400 homes which has been left without internet for more than 24 hours are growing “frustrated”.

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Search to find missing couple last seen together in high street

07 January 2025
Search to find missing couple last seen together in high street

Residents are being urged to check for relevant CCTV footage as concerns grows for a missing couple, aged 31 and 26.

‘I got kicked out of my local pool for wearing a snorkel’

03 January 2025
‘I got kicked out of my local pool for wearing a snorkel’

A swimmer with a medical condition which needs the use of a snorkel says he was “humiliated” when told to leave a leisure centre’s pool due to a ban.

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Three burnt-out cars found in woodland

02 January 2025
Three burnt-out cars found in woodland

Mystery surrounds the discovery of three burnt-out cars, part of a bonnet and a number plate found in woodland between two parks.

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‘Calling the ambulance service doesn’t mean you’ll get seen quicker in A&E - use it appropriately’

31 December 2024
‘Calling the ambulance service doesn’t mean you’ll get seen quicker in A&E - use it appropriately’

We meet the people keeping the 999 and 111 control room going throughout the holiday period.

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Video shows rampaging yobs with poles vandalising car

29 December 2024
Video shows rampaging yobs with poles vandalising car

Video footage captures the moment rampaging vandals - some armed with poles - smash up a car.

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Delays at Dartford Crossing after accident and car fire

29 December 2024
Delays at Dartford Crossing after accident and car fire

Motorists travelling via the Dartford Crossing may face delays as traffic eases after a car fire and separate accident.

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‘We can't sleep with this noise - the manhole cover sounds like a gun going off'

28 December 2024
‘We can't sleep with this noise - the manhole cover sounds like a gun going off'

Those living next to a busy road say each car or lorry which travels over a faulty manhole cover sounds like “gun shots” and is keeping them awake.

Phone line down at hospital as expectant mothers given emergency number

27 December 2024
Phone line down at hospital as expectant mothers given emergency number

A phone outage meant a Kent hospital could not receive any incoming calls.

Man’s plea to find school friends after cancer diagnosis

24 December 2024
Man’s plea to find school friends after cancer diagnosis

A 72-year-old who has been diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer is looking for students he attended school with during the 1960s.

‘I thought I was donating to disability charity but the money went to a personal account - it’s fraud’

24 December 2024
‘I thought I was donating to disability charity but the money went to a personal account - it’s fraud’

A charity is warning people not to donate to bogus street scammers collecting in its name after a spate of incidents.

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‘Untouchable’ father and son jailed after cocaine bust

23 December 2024
‘Untouchable’ father and son jailed after cocaine bust

A father and son who were part of an organised crime group supplying vast amounts of cocaine have been jailed.

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‘Someone’s buying cars in my name...I’m terrified I'll be blamed for a crash’

23 December 2024
‘Someone’s buying cars in my name...I’m terrified I'll be blamed for a crash’

A 43-year-old says he is living in fear after his details were used to fraudulently register two Audis, a Mercedes-Benz and a Nissan vehicle.

‘It’s the absolute worst’: Despair over traffic jams at leisure centre car park

21 December 2024
‘It’s the absolute worst’: Despair over traffic jams at leisure centre car park

People parking at a sports centre say the traffic is “absolutely crazy” with many late for activities after getting stuck in long queues.

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Former boarding school teacher jailed for sexually abusing boy

19 December 2024
Former boarding school teacher jailed for sexually abusing boy

A former science teacher who sexually assaulted a pupil under his care in the 1980s is beginning a prison sentence.

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