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Paul Carter asks government for 50 per cent of funds to pay for flood defences

Paul Carter asks government for 50 per cent of funds to pay for flood defences

27 February 2014

Kent County Council leader asks central government for written promise on flood funding.

Crisis loans used by thousands of families on breadline to be axed

Crisis loans used by thousands of families on breadline to be axed

26 February 2014

An emergency fund that offers critical support to thousands of struggling families across Kent - even paying for food - is being ditched.

Eight bike thieves arrested in police crackdown

Eight bike thieves arrested in police crackdown

26 February 2014

Kent Police are hoping to reduce the amount of bike thefts reported to them - and have some advice on how to avoid becoming a victim.

Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

26 February 2014

An independent school in Maidstone has been praised for its good teaching and attentive pupils.

Protest over play area closure

Protest over play area closure

26 February 2014

Playgrounds are essential to keep our children fit, argued residents angered by Maidstone' Council's plans to close 20 play areas.

Trapped taxi driver rescued from car

Trapped taxi driver rescued from car

26 February 2014

A driver had to be released by fire crews after his car crashed into an embankment on the M20.

Uninsured cars seized and three arrests in police crackdown

Uninsured cars seized and three arrests in police crackdown

26 February 2014

Five uninsured vehicles were taken off the streets and three people were arrested in a day of action across the west of the county.

Barnes forced to defend delay in revealing new youth crime czar

Barnes forced to defend delay in revealing new youth crime czar

25 February 2014

Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has been forced to explain to MPs why she's not revealed her new youth czar almost three months after interviews.

Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

25 February 2014

Three weeks of diversions await Tonbridge town centre traffic.

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

25 February 2014

Former school pupils can be of enormous help to today's students, says charity.

Greg Clark seeks third term

Greg Clark seeks third term

25 February 2014

Tunbridge Wells Conservatives are happy to go again with Greg Clark as their MP.

Three arrests in Tonbridge and Malling drugs operation

Three arrests in Tonbridge and Malling drugs operation

25 February 2014

Police, helped by specialist sniffer dogs, searched 15 people on suspicion of possessing drugs on Saturday night.

Tonbridge kitchen fire caused by unattended cooking

Tonbridge kitchen fire caused by unattended cooking

25 February 2014

A small fire broke out in the kitchen of a Tonbridge home yesterday afternoon.

Bus to be painted gold to honour Yarnold

Bus to be painted gold to honour Yarnold

24 February 2014

A bus is being painted gold to celebrate the Winter Olympics victory of Kent's Lizzy Yarnold, it has been announced.

Teacher's inquest dramatically halted amid warning of unlawful killing verdict

Teacher's inquest dramatically halted amid warning of unlawful killing verdict

24 February 2014

An inquest has been halted so the possibility of a criminal prosecution over the death of a teacher who died after giving birth can be examined.

Bear Grylls says Yalding scouts are heroes

Bear Grylls says Yalding scouts are heroes

24 February 2014

Survival expert Bear Grylls says scouts in Yalding are heroes for their actions in the Christmas Eve flood.

Hop Farm Festival adds to 2014 line up

Hop Farm Festival adds to 2014 line up

24 February 2014

Eliza Doolittle, Maximo Park and Scouting for Girls are among the latest names added to the bill for this year's music festival.

Preferred bidder named for K College sites

 Preferred bidder named for K College sites

21 February 2014

Hadlow College has been announced as the preferred bidder to take over part of a struggling college group.

Sweet smell of success for odour campaigners?

Sweet smell of success for odour campaigners?

20 February 2014

Sickly smells coming from a deodorant factory could be a thing of the past.

Man arrested by armed police after 'woman mugged' in street

Man arrested by armed police after 'woman mugged' in street

20 February 2014

Firearms officers have arrested a man on suspicion of robbery after reports a woman had been mugged by an armed attacker.

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