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Woman arrested after tot's window fall

Woman arrested after tot's window fall

A 22-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a 16-month-old boy fell from a third-floor flat window.

Treading the boards next step for seafront

Treading the boards next step for seafront

A boardwalk has been proposed as the next step of work for a town's waterfront development as plans are submitted.

Did your child write this letter?

Did your child write this letter?

A council would like to respond to a handwritten letter from a child who has asked for a play park to be built but failed to leave any contact details

Car fire and crash on motorway

Car fire and crash on motorway

A stretch of the M20 was temporarily closed last night due to a car fire and a separate crash.

'Time to drop Stack park' - councillor

'Time to drop Stack park' - councillor

Plans for a huge lorry park off the M20 to ease delays during Operation Stack should be reviewed or even dropped, a councillor has claimed.

Travellers move... to nearby field

Travellers move... to nearby field

A group of travellers have upped and left private land - and set up again on a field five minutes away.

Cugley looking for experience

Cugley looking for experience

Neil Cugley remains hard at work to strengthen his Folkestone squad after a rollercoaster start to the close season.

A quiet spring day... then bombs fell

A quiet spring day... then bombs fell

Civilians were caught up in the First World War when the first aeroplane bombing raid on Britain claimed 97 lives - as Kent remembers 100 years on.

Spitting out gum could lead to sticky situation

Spitting out gum could lead to sticky situation

It takes street cleaners days to mop up ground-in chewing gum from the streets - and now a council's warned that fines will be handed to those caught.

Motorway car fire

Motorway car fire

Firefighters raced up the M20 to extinguish flames coming from a car on the hard shoulder.

Bees cause buzz in high street

Bees cause buzz in high street

A swarm of bees have been causing quite a buzz in a village High Street today after latching onto a fence.

Campaigning on hold after terror attack

Campaigning on hold after terror attack

Campaigning for next month's general election could remain suspended tomorrow with hustings events planned in next two days.

Time is ticking for travellers

Time is ticking for travellers

An order has today been granted by the courts giving travellers 24 hours to leave private development land or face the bailiffs.

Residents ‘left out’ over bus changes

Residents ‘left out’ over bus changes

More than 1,000 residents have backed a petition to get a vital “lifeline” bus service back after changes to its route were made.

Gang assault man on harbour bench

Gang assault man on harbour bench

A man sat on a bench overlooking a harbour was assaulted by four men in a late night attack.

Camper van goes up in flames

Camper van goes up in flames

Smoke from a camper van fire could be seen from a neighbouring village as it burst into flames in a rural area.

Motorway reopen following crash

Motorway reopen following crash

A motorway was closed following a three-car crash, and police and ambulance crews were at the scene

Roadworks delays on dual carriageway

Roadworks delays on dual carriageway

Motorists face delays and diversions while roadworks are carried out on a coastbound dual carriageway

Petition for safer road after car crash into house

Petition for safer road after car crash into house

Two neighbours have joined forces by creating a petition to make a road safer after a car flipped over and crashed into the front of a house.

'People won't go without' says health minister

'People won't go without' says health minister

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said people will not "go without" critical services following news a GP surgery with 5,000 patients will close.

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