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A moped rider is said to have brandished a blade while unleashing threats before scratching up a motorist’s car during a road rage row.

Nigel Farage has been given the green light to knock down a “tired” house on the Kent coast and replace it with a three-storey new-build.

A flagship award-winning seaside play park is set to be overhauled for the first time in more than 20 years.

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Plans to turn a dilapidated water pumping station deemed “dangerous and structurally unstable” into a new home have been given the green light.

Frustrated holidaymakers are facing delays of more than four hours after a train reportedly became stuck in the Eurotunnel.

Hundreds of people across Kent have braved the chilly waters for the traditional Boxing Day Dip.

Divisive plans for 44 new village homes have been approved despite fears it will result in “disaster” for local roads.

Seven people have been arrested after a man and a woman were attacked by a group in a bar.

A man left the mother of his child "unrecognisable" from a ferocious beating after knocking out six of her teeth and breaking her jaw.

Rail passengers are facing delays after a line-side fire caused a signalling failure.

A person has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after falling from a cliff.

If you’re prone to a post-Christmas crash, shake it off with a rejuvenating walk, run or cold water dip on Boxing Day.

Bosses at a hotel chain have had their plans approved to provide a huge three-storey extension which will add 24 more rooms.

Two friends bidding to open a new bar say they are “ready to regenerate” a town’s nightlife after its licence was approved despite noise concerns.

Catch some of the UK’s best comedians as they bring their laugh-out-loud shows to Kent next year.

A rare chance has emerged to see inside one of Kent’s largest abandoned buildings where thousands worked over the years.

A dangerous rapist has now been handed more years behind bars after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl.

A train carriage once used to transport circus elephants has been added to a popular seafront restaurant.