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M2 slip-road closed for emergency repairs

03 August 2024
M2 slip-road closed for emergency repairs

A motorway slip-road is closed for emergency resurfacing work and is set to remain shut overnight.

Rare bird hatches in Kent for first time in 200 years

03 August 2024
Rare bird hatches in Kent for first time in 200 years

Conservationists are celebrating after the first chick from a species once extinct in Kent has hatched for the first time in 200 years.

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Helicopter called to search after man assaulted by men on motorbikes

03 August 2024
Helicopter called to search after man assaulted by men on motorbikes

A police helicopter was called to help search for suspects after reports a man was assaulted by two men on motorbikes.

Buses delayed after three-vehicle crash near town centre

03 August 2024
Buses delayed after three-vehicle crash near town centre

A road was closed and bus journeys were delayed after a three-vehicle crash near a busy town centre.

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Two arrested after armed police called to post office

03 August 2024
Two arrested after armed police called to post office

Armed police were called to a post office after reports two men with a knife threatened staff and stole cash from a till.

Drivers face delays after crash on M25

03 August 2024
Drivers face delays after crash on M25

Two lanes are closed and traffic is queuing after a crash between a car and a motorbike on the M25.

'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

03 August 2024
'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

Concerns have been raised over bad parking, speeding drivers and lack of pedestrian crossings on a busy town centre road some treat ‘like race track’.

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Man in 50s dies after ‘medical incident in car’

02 August 2024
Man in 50s dies after ‘medical incident in car’

Police, fire and air ambulance crews were called after a man in his 50s died during a medical incident.

‘We're not closing - but need to raise £30m’

01 August 2024
‘We're not closing - but need to raise £30m’

Bosses at a popular attraction need to raise £30m over the next decade to keep facilities up to scratch - but insist it is not in danger of closing.

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‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

31 July 2024
‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’

Families visiting a leisure centre “famous” for its slides say they will stop going if a controversial £19m revamp sees them removed.

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No arrests one year after 20-year-old killed in crash ‘on way back from party’

30 July 2024
No arrests one year after 20-year-old killed in crash ‘on way back from party’

Police say the investigation into the death of a 20-year-old passenger in a crash continues - but no arrests have been made.

Tommy Robinson leaves country after being arrested in Kent under anti-terror laws

29 July 2024
Tommy Robinson leaves country after being arrested in Kent under anti-terror laws

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was arrested in Kent under 'anti-terror laws', a day after organising a mass demonstration.

‘My skin, hair and nails fell off after I was bitten by mosquito in Caribbean’

29 July 2024
‘My skin, hair and nails fell off after I was bitten by mosquito in Caribbean’

A woman had a holiday from hell after her skin peeled off and her hair and nails fell off when she was bitten by a tiger mosquito in the Caribbean.

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Heat warning in place as temperatures set to soar

29 July 2024
Heat warning in place as temperatures set to soar

A health alert for heat is in force as the temperature rises this week, with the government warning vulnerable people could be at risk.

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Developer facing battle to build ‘Grand Designs’ home in Kent countryside

29 July 2024
Developer facing battle to build ‘Grand Designs’ home in Kent countryside

An ambitious developer has been left disappointed by local opposition to his plans for a “carbon-free” Grand Designs-style home.

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Village pub saved from closure reopens following renovations

28 July 2024
Village pub saved from closure reopens following renovations

A 16th-century inn that sat empty for four years has finally welcomed customers after six months of renovations.

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‘We needed more support’: Pub turned into restaurant to close for good

23 July 2024
‘We needed more support’: Pub turned into restaurant to close for good

A village pub transformed into an Italian restaurant is closing, with bosses saying they needed “more support” to be “financially viable”.

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Special needs school rated outstanding - 10 years after getting top marks

21 July 2024
Special needs school rated outstanding - 10 years after getting top marks

A special needs school has maintained its top Ofsted grading for ten years, following a recent inspection.

Incredible video shows pod of dolphins leaping out of water off Kent coast

19 July 2024
Incredible video shows pod of dolphins leaping out of water off Kent coast

Dolphins have been captured on camera putting on an acrobatic display off the Kent coast.

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Abandoned homes hit the market for £495k

18 July 2024
Abandoned homes hit the market for £495k

Coastal homes that sat incomplete for years have finally hit the market for a pricey sum.

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