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Ambulance trust no longer in special measures

06 March 2025
Ambulance trust no longer in special measures

The county’s ambulance service has been taken out of special measures after a period of “sustained improvement”, it says.

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Suspected drug driver arrested after car and lorry crash on M20 slip-road

06 March 2025
Suspected drug driver arrested after car and lorry crash on M20 slip-road

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after a lorry and car crashed on a slip-road leading onto the M20.

Caravan ban and £15 per night parking charges approved for beach

06 March 2025
Caravan ban and £15 per night parking charges approved for beach

A scheme to introduce £15 overnight parking charges and a ban on caravans parking at a beach has been green-lit.

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Pigeon rescued from netting at former town centre bingo hall

06 March 2025
Pigeon rescued from netting at former town centre bingo hall

A fire crew has saved a pigeon which found itself trapped in netting at a former bingo hall building.

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Dartford Crossing partially closes for seven nights

05 March 2025
Dartford Crossing partially closes for seven nights

The Dartford Crossing is shutting in one direction for seven nights for repair work.

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Number of Kent pupils offered place at their first choice of school rises

04 March 2025
Number of Kent pupils offered place at their first choice of school rises

The number of children offered a place at their first choice of secondary school has risen this year, Kent County Council says.

Help needed to find teen missing for two days

04 March 2025
Help needed to find teen missing for two days

Police are asking for help to find a missing 16-year-old girl who was last seen two days ago.

Why Kent schoolboy is one of the favourites to win Britain's Got Talent

04 March 2025
Why Kent schoolboy is one of the favourites to win Britain's Got Talent

A young magician who left the Britain’s Got Talent judges gobsmacked over his act is now one of the favourites to win the whole competition.

Suspected car thieves charged after van and parts from 11 cars uncovered

03 March 2025
Suspected car thieves charged after van and parts from 11 cars uncovered

Two men have appeared in court after stolen car parts and a van were discovered in an early morning police raid.

‘Our Wembley dream is over but we are still proud of our boys’

01 March 2025
‘Our Wembley dream is over but we are still proud of our boys’

The dream is over for fans hoping their football club would win a trophy at Wembley after a loss during a huge game today.

Store wars: Lidl bosses hope its third time lucky for supermarket bid

01 March 2025
Store wars: Lidl bosses hope its third time lucky for supermarket bid

A discount supermarket’s controversial bid to build a new store in the face of opposition from rival retailers is back — for a third time.

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Woman, 19, charged after town ‘stabbing’

28 February 2025
Woman, 19, charged after town ‘stabbing’

A woman has been charged with wounding with intent after a teenage boy was airlifted to hospital with a stab wound.

‘That’s my commute screwed!’: Anger as ‘huge’ fly-tipping blocks village route

28 February 2025
‘That’s my commute screwed!’: Anger as ‘huge’ fly-tipping blocks village route

Villagers have been forced to reverse back down a narrow country lane after encountering a “huge” mound of illegally dumped waste.

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Two Kent lottery players win big in the space of a week

27 February 2025
Two Kent lottery players win big in the space of a week

Two National Lottery winners have won hundreds of thousands of pounds just seven days apart.

Neighbours react as police quiz woman, 19, after town ‘stabbing’

27 February 2025
Neighbours react as police quiz woman, 19, after town ‘stabbing’

A teenager has been taken into custody after a man was airlifted to hospital with a stab wound.

‘The speed-eating challenge burger was delicious – I just wish I had more time to eat it’

27 February 2025
‘The speed-eating challenge burger was delicious – I just wish I had more time to eat it’

Our reviewer took on a quadruple beef patty and bacon cheeseburger challenge in an attempt to win a free meal.

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Dealer tried to swallow crack cocaine and heroin hidden in his pants

26 February 2025
Dealer tried to swallow crack cocaine and heroin hidden in his pants

A county lines drug dealer has been sent to prison for almost five years after police tracked him down to a seaside resort.

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Controversial scheme for charges at free car parks blocked

26 February 2025
Controversial scheme for charges at free car parks blocked

A plan to introduce fees to three free car parks, which was scuppered almost a year ago, has been beaten back for a second time.

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Violent robbers jailed after ‘barbaric’ torture of victim in his home

25 February 2025
Violent robbers jailed after ‘barbaric’ torture of victim in his home

Two men who subjected their victim to almost an hour of vicious attacks that left him with a fractured skull have been jailed for more than 20 years.

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Council tax to rise as local authority works towards ‘sound financial footing’

25 February 2025
Council tax to rise as local authority works towards ‘sound financial footing’

Parking costs are to rise and a huge fighting fund to oppose a controversial housing plan has been rubber-stamped after a council set its budget.

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