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‘Summer storm turned our lives upside down – it was a force of nature’

‘Summer storm turned our lives upside down – it was a force of nature’

12 August 2024

We look back on huge summer storm which dropped two months rainfall in just two hours and saw people rescued from first floor windows.

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‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

11 August 2024

What was once a regular garden consisting of no more than a patch of grass and dated patio has been transformed into a mini-rainforest.

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Food bank boss says online hate campaign triggered violent attack and arson attempt

Food bank boss says online hate campaign triggered violent attack and arson attempt

10 August 2024

A foreign-born charity worker says an online hate campaign led to a violent assault on her and an attempted arson attack at her food bank.

Cathedral bosses 'would consider' phone mast to solve city's signal misery

Cathedral bosses 'would consider' phone mast to solve city's signal misery

08 August 2024

Bosses at one of the UK’s most iconic landmarks say they would consider allowing a phone mast to be built on the Grade I-listed building.

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MP who was close to death recalls his battle with sepsis

MP who was close to death recalls his battle with sepsis

07 August 2024

Craig Mackinlay, the ex-MP who lost his hands and feet after contracting sepsis, has spoken of his near-death experience and the future of the Tories.

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‘It had something for everyone - we just can’t believe it’s gone’

‘It had something for everyone - we just can’t believe it’s gone’

07 August 2024

We trace the history of one of Kent's best-loved leisure centres as its sudden closure leaves 144 staff without a job.

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'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'

03 August 2024

Concerns have been raised over bad parking, speeding drivers and lack of pedestrian crossings on a busy town centre road some treat ‘like race track’.

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The yob town where even youth workers wear body-worn cameras

The yob town where even youth workers wear body-worn cameras

29 July 2024

A Kent town has been scarred by bad behavior for years but now action might be about to be taken to tackle it.

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‘The town’s outclassed itself’: The Kent seaside hotspot with just two fish and chip shops left

‘The town’s outclassed itself’: The Kent seaside hotspot with just two fish and chip shops left

27 July 2024

Just two fish and chip shops remain in arguably Kent’s most popular coastal town, and we went to find out why...

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Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

Bin workers set to strike amid collections crisis

26 July 2024

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

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‘People are being priced out’: Where £1m home sales in Kent have boomed

‘People are being priced out’: Where £1m home sales in Kent have boomed

23 July 2024

Exclusive: Figures reveal where sales of luxury homes in Kent have tripled amid an influx of cash-rich Londoners - sparking fears of gentrification.

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No buses, no shops, and now the pub's closing… life in one of Kent’s tiniest villages

No buses, no shops, and now the pub's closing… life in one of Kent’s tiniest villages

20 July 2024

We spoke to locals about life in Kent’s second-smallest village, where there have been no new building developments for 64 years.

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‘There’s too much focus on going to uni - there is another way’

‘There’s too much focus on going to uni - there is another way’

16 July 2024

Apprenticeships have long been a way into skilled professions - so why are numbers dwindling so dramatically?

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Pictures capture ecstasy and agony of Kent’s England fans over the decades

Pictures capture ecstasy and agony of Kent’s England fans over the decades

14 July 2024

We look back at some of the highs and lows of being an England fan - perfectly captured in our archive pictures from across the county.

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The once-stunning Kent pier head now cut off and left to rot

The once-stunning Kent pier head now cut off and left to rot

14 July 2024

There are “no plans to demolish” a derelict pier head 50 years after it was cut off from land – despite pictures showing it looking worse for wear.

Secrets unearthed at huge ancient burial ground in Kent

Secrets unearthed at huge ancient burial ground in Kent

12 July 2024

Archaeologists are finding out more about prehistoric life in Kent at one of the country’s largest burial grounds even older than Stonehenge.

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‘People were sceptical but it has been a massive success’

‘People were sceptical but it has been a massive success’

11 July 2024

An ambitious multi-million-pound regeneration scheme is drawing to a close after more than a decade in the works but has it lived up to its promise?

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Politics student, 18, quits uni to run village pub

Politics student, 18, quits uni to run village pub

11 July 2024

Rather than whiling away his time swigging pints at the pub, this student has dropped out of uni to run a village inn.

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What new government could mean for huge housing projects planned on Kent's green belt

What new government could mean for huge housing projects planned on Kent's green belt

10 July 2024

Labour want to see homes built on the ‘grey belt’, as well as more onshore wind farms. So what could it mean for the ‘Garden of England’?

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1,400 homes from four new-build estates in 1.5 square miles

1,400 homes from four new-build estates in 1.5 square miles

09 July 2024

Residents say housebuilding has spiralled so out of control in their neighbourhood they are now fearful of walking outside their homes.

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