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Blake backing Spitfires to come good again

Blake backing Spitfires to come good again

Alex Blake is looking forward to the return of the “real” Kent Spitfires when they take on Hampshire in the NatWest T20 Blast at Canterbury on Friday.

Teacher helped pupils during GCSE test

Teacher helped pupils during GCSE test

Pupils at a leading girls' grammar school received advice from a teacher during a GCSE test.

Hospital facing seven-figure payout over autistic teen

Hospital facing seven-figure payout over autistic teen

A boy's parents only discovered doctors caused their son's condition when they applied for a disabled parking badge.

Northeast: We must adapt quicker

Northeast: We must adapt quicker

Skipper Sam Northeast says Kent need to come to terms with a frenetic playing schedule across two formats.

Spitfires crash to another loss

Spitfires crash to another loss

Kent Spitfires lose second consecutive NatWest T20 Blast game after Hampshire win by six-wickets at Canterbury.

Parents’ fears as craze for vapour pens grows

Parents’ fears as craze for vapour pens grows

Children as young as 12 are dabbling in the craze of smoking controversial shisha pens.

Davies raring to learn

Davies raring to learn

Teenage wicketkeeper Ryan Davies vowed to bounce back from the disappointment of failing to score a run on his First Class debut.

Family hears son's suicide note for first time at inquest

Family hears son's suicide note for first time at inquest

A heart-rending suicide note was read to the grieving family of a 20-year-old man for the first time at his inquest.

Walker praises Stevens' back to basics approach

Walker praises Stevens' back to basics approach

Darren Stevens is hoping time in the middle will be the answer to his poor run of form with the bat, according to Kent assistant coach Matt Walker

Hands up if you want 75 wickets this season...

Hands up if you want 75 wickets this season...

Matt Coles has his sights set on smashing his own wickets record and collecting more than 75 scalps this season – so long as he can remain fit.

Jane Austen's Darcy... the heroin dealer!

Jane Austen's Darcy... the heroin dealer!

Darcy - the knee-trembling hunk of Pride and Prejudice - is to meet his match, when he appears in court "accused of heroin dealing".

A Hoad off my mind: Sing when you're women...

A Hoad off my mind: Sing when you're women...

In the week the women's World Cup kicks-off in Canada, KM Group sports journalist Alex Hoad takes a look at the merits of watching women's sport.

Bell-Drummond voices his disappointment

Bell-Drummond voices his disappointment

A disappointed Daniel Bell-Drummond admitted responsibility for his part in Kent’s demise on the second day of their eight-wicket defeat to Derbyshire

Kent slip to fourth championship defeat

Kent slip to fourth championship defeat

Kent somehow allowed a commanding position to slip to a eight-wicket defeat at home to Derbyshire in LV= County Championship Division 2.

Mum jailed for trying to murder three in suicide bid

Mum jailed for trying to murder three in suicide bid

A mum has been jailed for 18 years after admitting trying to murder three people in a house explosion.

Racy OAPs get naked ahead of Kilimanjaro climb

Racy OAPs get naked ahead of Kilimanjaro climb

Gran Sheila Miller and pals feature in a 'Calendar Girls'-style photoshoot for charity.

Crashes spark calls for new city speed camera

Crashes spark calls for new city speed camera

Parents are leading a petition for a new speed camera on one of Canterbury's busiest roads following a spate of serious accidents.

'Contaminated flat has left me feeling suicidal'

'Contaminated flat has left me feeling suicidal'

A desperate council tenant claims drainwater is seeping through her floors and walls.

Edwards: I'm as good as I've ever been

Edwards: I'm as good as I've ever been

As Charlotte Edwards prepares to play in her ninth Women’s Ashes series the Kent and England captain insists she feels better than ever.

Fireworks display 'like a war going on'

Fireworks display 'like a war going on'

Irate residents are unhappy over a fireworks display for students' end of year ball.

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