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Consultation opens over school closure plans

Consultation opens over school closure plans

06 January 2016

The public are being asked about Kent County Council's plan to close school said to be failing amid falling numbers, rising debt and low exam results.

Roads closed due to flooding

Roads closed due to flooding

06 January 2016

Several roads remain closed today due to flooding following days of heavy rain, as emergency crews work to help those affected.

Public get chance to have say on new M20 junction

Public get chance to have say on new M20 junction

06 January 2016

The public are to have their say on proposals for a new junction of the M20.

Delays after tree falls in road

Delays after tree falls in road

05 January 2016

Commuters are facing hold ups this afternoon after a tree fell across a road in a Kent village.

Flash floods shut down supermarket

Flash floods shut down supermarket

05 January 2016

Shop bosses have been forced to shut a Lidl store affected by downpours.

Stack lorry park exhibitions to resume

Stack lorry park exhibitions to resume

30 December 2015

Public exhibitions on plans for a lorry park to end Operation Stack continue across Kent next week.

Damaged track to be shut indefinitely

Damaged track to be shut indefinitely

30 December 2015

A section of rail track badly damaged by a high tide will be shut indefinitely and could take millions to repair, it's been revealed.

Pensioners told to pay thousands to get to their homes

Pensioners told to pay thousands to get to their homes

27 December 2015

It's a bridge too far for elderly residents told to pay more than £12,000 for access to their own homes.

Family 10ft away from proposed lorry park

Family 10ft away from proposed lorry park

24 December 2015

Planned Stanford West parking area for Operation Stack is virtually on the doorstep of a family home.

Lookalike bears are eyeing up a new Pad-in-town!

Lookalike bears are eyeing up a new Pad-in-town!

22 December 2015

A pair of spectacled bears from South America - whose forebears inspired the best-selling Paddington Bear books - will soon set up home in Kent.

Villagers launch fight to stop lorry park

Villagers launch fight to stop lorry park

22 December 2015

Residents have launched a bid to buy farmland to save it from becoming a giant Operation Stack site.

It's Christmas Jumper Day! Tweet us your pics

It's Christmas Jumper Day! Tweet us your pics

18 December 2015

It's that time of year again when good taste goes out the window in aid of charity - tweet us your best Christmas jumper photos!

Council picks Op Stack lorry park site

Council picks Op Stack lorry park site

17 December 2015

A council has announced where it wants the new lorry park to counter Operation Stack to be located.

VIDEO: Use the force... to test your smoke alarm

VIDEO: Use the force... to test your smoke alarm

17 December 2015

Kent's fire service is encouraging "Jedi knights, princesses and nerf-herders" to turn their lightsabers into lifesavers and check their smoke alarms.

Delays as car blocks motorway

Delays as car blocks motorway

16 December 2015

Drivers have been suffering delays this morning after a car crashed and blocked the M20.

Trapped driver cut free from overturned car

Trapped driver cut free from overturned car

15 December 2015

Fire crews helped cut a driver free from the wreckage of a car which had crashed and flipped onto its side.

Car bursts into flames in motorway crash

Car bursts into flames in motorway crash

13 December 2015

Emergency services called to a car on fire which closed part of the M20 after it crashed and burst into flames this morning.

Uncertainty over leisure centre future

Uncertainty over leisure centre future

12 December 2015

A leisure centre next to a threatened school is also facing possible closure.

How Op Stack lorry park could be used

How Op Stack lorry park could be used

11 December 2015

Villagers have reacted to the options for huge Operation Stack lorry park revealed today with four proposed uses for the park off the M20.

Primates prepare for wild... by watching TV!

Primates prepare for wild... by watching TV!

07 December 2015

When these lemurs and langurs wanted a taste of the wild life... they switched on the telly!

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