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Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

14 December 2016

A team of police motorcycles gave a former police driving instructor an escort to his funeral after he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the M20.

Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

09 December 2016

Keepers at an animal park in Kent say the arrival of a baby giraffe is like Christmas coming early.

12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

09 December 2016

Designers working on a new 12,000 home garden town have insisted the huge development will not become a swathe of concrete across the 1,300 acre site.

Dating app whiz joins holiday firm board

Dating app whiz joins holiday firm board

09 December 2016

A man who helped grow dating app Badoo and a former head of digital at Virgin are among fresh blood joining a growing firm for holidaymakers.

Parts maker shows its metal amid falling revenues

Parts maker shows its metal amid falling revenues

08 December 2016

Turnover and profits fell at a metal parts manufacturer amid “very competitive conditions” in its market.

Inquest opens on migrant found dead in lorry

Inquest opens on migrant found dead in lorry

07 December 2016

A suspected illegal immigrant has still not been identified, more than a month after his body was found in the back of a lorry.

Membership bills suspended after roof collapse

Membership bills suspended after roof collapse

06 December 2016

A public swimming pool is running into its third week of closure after Storm Angus claimed a part of its roof, and it is not known when it'll re-open.

Hundreds of phone boxes across Kent face the axe

Hundreds of phone boxes across Kent face the axe

05 December 2016

Many are seeing red as more than 400 phone boxes around Kent could be closed - here's the tally where you live.

'No-one is ever going to look at you again'

'No-one is ever going to look at you again'

05 December 2016

A scorned lover threw boiling water over his girlfriend in a bust-up over another man.

VIDEO: Protesters march on council over 'destructive development'

VIDEO: Protesters march on council over 'destructive development'

03 December 2016

Hundreds of people marched on council offices today to protest at a tide of new development planned in the area.

Bank to pull out of town centre

Bank to pull out of town centre

01 December 2016

A national bank has today confirmed it will be axing its services from a town after a decrease in people using its branch.

Tractor driver's mistakes led to train crash

Tractor driver's mistakes led to train crash

30 November 2016

A train crash was caused because a tractor driver left gates open and did not tell railway staff he was using a level crossing, investigation finds.

Retirement homes plans rejected

Retirement homes plans rejected

30 November 2016

Proposals to knock down a bed and breakfast and replace it with a block of 20 sheltered homes has been unanimously refused.

'Did sport turn its gaze from abuse claims?'

'Did sport turn its gaze from abuse claims?'

25 November 2016

A Kent MP has urged the FA to show how it dealt with historic sex abuse claims after ex-footballers revealed allegations of abuse throughout the game.

Experts reveal how wild animals cope in winter

Experts reveal how wild animals cope in winter

25 November 2016

Need a new winter coat? Wild animal parks Howletts and Port Lympne reveal how their wild animals cope as the temperature drops.

An artist's tale

An artist's tale

22 November 2016

World famous illustrator Axel Scheffler - the man behind The Gruffalo and other children’s characters - comes to Folkestone Book Festival.

Get your skates on this Christmas

Get your skates on this Christmas

22 November 2016

Race towards Christmas with ice skating - the coolest activity this winter: here's our guide to where to get your skates on across Kent.

Thief's charity box-stealing spree ends in jail

Thief's charity box-stealing spree ends in jail

21 November 2016

A burglar who swiped charity boxes and cash from pubs, shops, snack bars and community halls across Kent has been jailed.

Pool closed for second time in seven weeks

Pool closed for second time in seven weeks

21 November 2016

A newly fitted roof on a public swimming pool's building has been torn apart after the county's first winter storm.

Swimming pool loses roof in winds

Swimming pool loses roof in winds

20 November 2016

People are being warned to stay indoors after strong winds ripped a large part of a swimming pool's roof off.

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