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Where's the happiest place in Kent?

Where's the happiest place in Kent?

23 September 2015

See how your well-being measures up, as new figures show where the happiest people in Kent live.

Every Kent police officer to get bodyworn cameras

Every Kent police officer to get bodyworn cameras

22 September 2015

Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.

Kent hit by heavy downpours and flooding

Kent hit by heavy downpours and flooding

22 September 2015

A warning was issued for heavy rain as Kent was hit with a drenching, causing flooding and chaos on the roads.

Teenage pregnancy reaches record low

Teenage pregnancy reaches record low

21 September 2015

Kent's teenage pregnancy rate is continuing to fall, despite previously being one of the worst locations in the country

Low Weald refused planning designation

Low Weald refused planning designation

21 September 2015

Council's planning officers say Low Weald villages need no further protection in the draft Local Plan.

Another post box with a secret history

Another post box with a secret history

21 September 2015

Hidden beneath the red paint, a pillarbox in Barming has a secret history.

Lorry driver charged over motorcyclist's death

Lorry driver charged over motorcyclist's death

20 September 2015

A female Romanian lorry driver has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a Kent motorcyclist was killed in a crash.

Four-car pile-up on busy road

Four-car pile-up on busy road

19 September 2015

Four cars collided on a main road this afternoon causing tailbacks.

Transplant mum’s success at world games

Transplant mum’s success at world games

19 September 2015

More than twenty years after a kidney transplant, a Kent mum has come third in the world in two sporting contests.

Warning issued after bank card scam

Warning issued after bank card scam

18 September 2015

Maidstone Borough Council is warning residents after a spate of scams on the elderly and vulnerable

Hundreds set to complete Moonlit Walk

Hundreds set to complete Moonlit Walk

18 September 2015

A daughter remembering her dad will be among the hundreds of fundraisers completing the Heart of Kent Hospice Moonlit Walk this weekend

Friday News Quiz

Friday News Quiz

18 September 2015

Who got a giant snail pregnant? How does Bubbles the blind pony find his way around? Take the Friday news quiz.

Kent firefighter booted off Bake Off

Kent firefighter booted off Bake Off

17 September 2015

A firefighter who grew up in Kent is the latest contestant to leave this year's Great British Bake Off.

Elderly driver who caused friend's death failed eye test

Elderly driver who caused friend's death failed eye test

16 September 2015

An elderly driver who caused her close friend's death failed a test to determine if she could see well enough to drive, an inquest heard.

Council defends record as fortnightly collections criticised

Council defends record as fortnightly collections criticised

16 September 2015

A council has blamed a build up of rubbish at flats on a lack of recycling as government plans to return to weekly collections look to be scrapped.

Farmer's warning after calf chokes to death on balloon

Farmer's warning after calf chokes to death on balloon

16 September 2015

A distraught farmer has appealed for party-goers to think before launching balloons after one of his calves choked to death. Warning: graphic image.

Video: Train viola thief faces the music in court

Video: Train viola thief faces the music in court

16 September 2015

This is the moment an insurance official was caught on camera stealing an antique viola worth £300,000 from a train, as the thief is sentenced.

Jobless fall bucks trend

Jobless fall bucks trend

16 September 2015

Dole queues across Kent shrank last month despite the number of people out of work growing nationally.

West Ham owner sells lake

West Ham owner sells lake

16 September 2015

The co-chairman of West Ham United is to sell his stake in Kent’s largest reservoir weeks after a sailing club on the site was forced to close.

Patients diverted as A&E struggles to hit targets

Patients diverted as A&E struggles to hit targets

16 September 2015

Ambulances responding to 999 calls will be diverted to other hospitals as Medway Maritime struggles to cope with demand.

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