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Major energy project linking Kent and Suffolk takes big step forward

Major energy project linking Kent and Suffolk takes big step forward

15 April 2025

A major energy project linking Suffolk and Kent has taken a big step forward in selecting its converter station bidder.

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'I thought the aliens were here': Mysterious spiral spotted over Kent

'I thought the aliens were here': Mysterious spiral spotted over Kent

24 March 2025

Residents have been left baffled after a mysterious spiral lit up skies across the county.

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‘My cancer was just 0.1mm away from spreading around my body’

‘My cancer was just 0.1mm away from spreading around my body’

18 March 2025

A dad who went to the doctor with what he thought was a scratch on his back was told it was skin cancer and so close to spreading around his body.

Hope for Britain’s rarest bat as giant species found at Kent landmark

Hope for Britain’s rarest bat as giant species found at Kent landmark

03 February 2025

There is hope for one of the UK’s rarest species after a bat that looked like it was “on steroids” was found in Kent for the first time in 40 years.

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Defence giant lands £133m fighter pilot helmet contract

Defence giant lands £133m fighter pilot helmet contract

11 December 2024

An aerospace company has won a multi-million-pound contract to further enhance its fighter pilot helmet technology.

Drought, tropical diseases and catastrophic flooding - welcome to Kent in 2080

Drought, tropical diseases and catastrophic flooding - welcome to Kent in 2080

21 November 2024

Kent could be hit by tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever within decades if climate change continues to worsen, a new study has found.

MP says ship full of explosive cargo off Kent coast ‘poses no threat’

MP says ship full of explosive cargo off Kent coast ‘poses no threat’

22 October 2024

A damaged ship moored off the north Kent coast with a potentially explosive cargo poses no threat, an MP says.

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Cones and lane closure to be removed on A249 as bridge work dates announced

Cones and lane closure to be removed on A249 as bridge work dates announced

26 September 2024

Traffic management on a busy dual carriageway is set to be lifted to reduce congestion during works to replace steel ropes on a bridge.

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The robots that could help Kent’s fruit picking problems

The robots that could help Kent’s fruit picking problems

03 September 2024

A new technology in action on a Kent farm may solve the shortage of fruit-pickers - by using robots.

Mass water quality tests will help ‘fight for real change’

Mass water quality tests will help ‘fight for real change’

16 August 2024

A town’s residents are being urged to take part in a citizens’ science project to test the quality of rivers and streams.

Are you sitting on a goldmine? The 229 estates still unclaimed in Kent

Are you sitting on a goldmine? The 229 estates still unclaimed in Kent

10 August 2024

Hundreds of unwitting family descendants could be owed thousands of pounds in unclaimed bereavement estates in Kent, new research has revealed.

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‘Covid's still killing people, so we're still shielding - but it’s extremely lonely’

‘Covid's still killing people, so we're still shielding - but it’s extremely lonely’

19 July 2024

A family still shielding from Covid-19 say their lives are “extremely lonely” – as today marks three years since ‘Freedom Day’.

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‘Firing rockets and dodging oil spills - it’s real-life Mario Kart’

‘Firing rockets and dodging oil spills - it’s real-life Mario Kart’

13 July 2024

We try the county’s first interactive electric karting track dubbed as a real-life video game.

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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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‘We thought she had growing pains but it was a 26cm tumour’

‘We thought she had growing pains but it was a 26cm tumour’

05 May 2024

An 11-year-old girl had to have life-saving surgery after doctors found a rare bone cancer.

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Energy storage plant planned for green belt

Energy storage plant planned for green belt

29 April 2024

A large battery storage facility could be built on farmland in the Metropolitan green belt between a village and the A2.

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Rare ‘Last of Us’ zombie fungi found in Kent wood

Rare ‘Last of Us’ zombie fungi found in Kent wood

18 April 2024

Rare fungi which inspired the renowned video game and TV series The Last of Us has been found in a Kent woodland.

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Council seeks climate strategy ‘refresh’ after declaring emergency

Council seeks climate strategy ‘refresh’ after declaring emergency

03 April 2024

Five years after declaring a climate emergency, a local authority is seeking views on updating its action plan to ensure it is meeting its goals.

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‘Simple blood test saved my life - it might save yours too’

‘Simple blood test saved my life - it might save yours too’

28 March 2024

A fish porter treated for prostate cancer by robotic surgeons is urging men to seek advice from their doctor and get tested.

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School wins thousands from science prize

School wins thousands from science prize

19 March 2024

A school has won £5,000 from a community competition to boost science education.

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