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The Kent towns getting £120m for major projects - and those who missed out

19 January 2023
The Kent towns getting £120m for major projects - and those who missed out

We look at how four parts of the county are set to be transformed after receiving millions of pounds from the government's Levelling Up Fund.

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£10, five buses and a chatty day-drinker 'living in a crack den'

19 January 2023
£10, five buses and a chatty day-drinker 'living in a crack den'

Our reporter travelled all the way from Dartford to Dungeness using a new £2 bus fare cap, meeting an interesting character on the way.

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Controversial biometric border system at ports is delayed

18 January 2023
Controversial biometric border system at ports is delayed

The launch of a new EU border regime planned for the start of the summer holidays but feared will bring huge delays has been postponed again.

'No, you won't have to wear a seatbelt on the train'

16 January 2023
'No, you won't have to wear a seatbelt on the train'

Pranksters have posted fake notices around one Kent town warning people of bogus laws for public transport.

Officer from same unit as Wayne Couzens admits to being serial rapist

16 January 2023
Officer from same unit as Wayne Couzens admits to being serial rapist

A police officer who served in the same elite unit as the killer of Sarah Everard has admitted to being a serial rapist.

Eye-catching new designs for apartments on former amusements site

15 January 2023
Eye-catching new designs for apartments on former amusements site

Detailed plans for the final development of homes of a former seafront amusement park have been submitted for approval.

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The Kent high streets booming thanks to 'more Londoners and fewer cars'

14 January 2023
The Kent high streets booming thanks to 'more Londoners and fewer cars'

New data reveals the high streets across the county which have been transformed by the knock-on effects of Covid, with footfall soaring.

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The three Kent hospitals bearing brunt of worst A&E crisis on record

12 January 2023
The three Kent hospitals bearing brunt of worst A&E crisis on record

Almost 2,000 patients a day are walking through the doors of crowded A&Es in Kent - with record numbers left waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted.

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Baby joy for parents whose son died in nursery choking tragedy

12 January 2023
Baby joy for parents whose son died in nursery choking tragedy

A couple whose baby boy tragically died after choking at nursery are celebrating the birth of their second child.

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'Maidstone shouldn't be County Town - this place should be'

12 January 2023
'Maidstone shouldn't be County Town - this place should be'

Maidstone should be stripped of its County Town status - it's a wrong that needs to be righted, writes Rhys Griffiths.

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More than 500 homes built - but no new school for years

08 January 2023
More than 500 homes built - but no new school for years

Plans for a new school to accommodate children living at a still-expanding housing development have been delayed.

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The runaway pigs who captured the nation's hearts

08 January 2023
The runaway pigs who captured the nation's hearts

We recall the heart-warming tale of the 'Tamworth Two' 25 years after they went on the run and hit headlines around the world.

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BrewDog pulls plug on plans for first Kent pub

07 January 2023
BrewDog pulls plug on plans for first Kent pub

Craft beer giant BrewDog has u-turned on its plans to open an "iconic bar" on a new £115 million leisure complex in Kent.

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'Harry and Wills had a fight - hopefully one day we all stop caring'

05 January 2023
'Harry and Wills had a fight - hopefully one day we all stop caring'

Harry and William had a fight over Meghan Markle but we will all hopefully one day stop caring about any of them, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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Car ploughs into house on road 'treated like a race circuit'

05 January 2023
Car ploughs into house on road 'treated like a race circuit'

A serious crash has sparked calls to the lower speed limit on a road locals say is being treated like a race circuit.

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Frail 86-year-old injured after giving up on 15-hour A&E wait

05 January 2023
Frail 86-year-old injured after giving up on 15-hour A&E wait

A crisis-hit hospital has apologised to a grandfather who fell while walking home after giving up following a lengthy overnight wait in A&E.

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Town's skyline to change forever as tower to disappear

05 January 2023
Town's skyline to change forever as tower to disappear

A huge lighting tower which has loomed over a railway station for decades is to be dismantled, changing a town's skyline for good.

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Huge response to skeletal remains in river

02 January 2023
Huge response to skeletal remains in river

Emergency services responded to the discovery of skeletal remains in a country park at an estuary.

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Boat drifts away and becomes stuck under bridge

02 January 2023
Boat drifts away and becomes stuck under bridge

Firefighters had to be called out to help secure a vessel which was adrift and wedged under a town centre bridge.

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Worse fur wear: Fox rescued from garden gate

02 January 2023
Worse fur wear: Fox rescued from garden gate

The RSPCA had one of its busiest years ever after being called to thousands of animal rescues in Kent and beyond.

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