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People in part of the county could hear and feel vibrations from explosions for two days as the Ministry of Defence tests armed services equipment.

Major plans to build 210 homes on land adjoining a former colliery can now begin after councillors voted through the designs.

Plans to renovate and expand a Grade-II listed seaside lift have moved forward amid a call for more funding.

An education expert and former grammar school head has slammed a failing school trust over the uncertainty of its future.

A former mining village is transforming with a massive housing expansion but not all the changes are liked.

Residents have been warned they face a summer of unemptied bins as refuse workers could walk out over a 30% pay rise demand.

CCTV images have been released of a man police would like to speak with following multiple car break-ins.

A teenager has been charged with knife offences after officers stopped him during a routine patrol and discovered two weapons.

An appeal has been launched by police after a man allegedly exposed himself to a child in woodland on her way to school.

Traffic came to a standstill following a crash which led to the closure of one lane of a tunnel.

Yobs obliterated two bins by putting fireworks in them, and a free ice-cream reward has been offered to find those responsible.

Shopkeepers say their trade has slowed down due to roadworks in place to fix a gas leak which was reported two months ago.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with a series of thefts after eight incidents of shoplifting from a Wilko store.

Work to fix a gas leak means a main road has been closed in both directions for up to 10 days.

A pensioner has gone viral on TikTok documenting her new life in a converted minivan following her eviction from her flat.

Part of a £400,000 play park branded a "danger zone" has been cordoned off amid safety concerns - sparking anger among some parents.

A man who died after a crash involving a Ford Focus has been named.

Tickets for a yearly Christmas lights trail are now on sale as the popular event returns to a forest in Kent.

Kent and Medway will enjoy fewer coronation street parties compared to those held for the Queen last year - so how many are happening where you live?