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Fleet striker's injury torment

Fleet striker's injury torment

Charlie Sheringham has spoken out about the mystery injury which ruined his season and baffled medics for months.

Teenager jailed after brutal sex assaults on lone women

Teenager jailed after brutal sex assaults on lone women

A predatory teenager who brutally assaulted and robbed two lone women as they walked home - just months after arriving in the UK - has been locked up.

Willmott not coming for the cash

Willmott not coming for the cash

New signing Robbie Willmott insists money was not the motivation for his move from Newport County to Ebbsfleet.

Billings makes England ODI debut

Billings makes England ODI debut

Sam Billings had an England one-day international debut to remember on Tuesday.

Travellers set up camp on school field

Travellers set up camp on school field

A Kent grammar school was "invaded" by travellers in the latest of a series of illegal incursions across the county.

Caravan dumped in the middle of road

Caravan dumped in the middle of road

A tatty caravan with no wheels or windows has been dumped in the middle of a junction.

Market trader celebrates new shop opening

Market trader celebrates new shop opening

A stallholder has been praised by business bosses after her new shop opened two days following the closure of a historic market.

Mum suffers serious burns in kitchen blaze

Mum suffers serious burns in kitchen blaze

A mum was taken to hospital with burns to her face, neck and hands after trying to put out a chip pan that had caught alight in her kitchen.

Pay for your mess!

Pay for your mess!

A Kent County Councillor has asked if a group of travellers can be charged for leaving a huge mess after they were forced to leave an illegal camp.

Controversial housing development gets approval

Controversial housing development gets approval

A project that will see 400 homes built on agricultural land has been given planning approval by Gravesham council

Roadside cafe to appear in BBC drama

Roadside cafe to appear in BBC drama

A popular roadside cafe is set to appear on TV for the start of a new eight-part drama about tracking Britain's most dangerous criminals.

'My home could have exploded'

'My home could have exploded'

A teenager's warned others of the dangers of portable stoves after a fire nearly sparked an explosion.

Elderly man taken to hospital after being hit by car

Elderly man taken to hospital after being hit by car

A pedestrian suffered minor shoulder injuries when a car hit in Gravesend

Brave airmen of Dunkirk commemorated

Brave airmen of Dunkirk commemorated

A plaque was unveiled to mark the service of RAF pilots based in Gravesend, before the retreat at Dunkirk.

Hemphrey showing his class Down Under

Hemphrey showing his class Down Under

Read our exclusive interview with Charlie Hemphrey - the batsman twice released by Kent and now scoring big runs in Australia.

Man in court accused of murdering cousin

Man in court accused of murdering cousin

A 23-year-old has appeared in court accused of murdering his cousin - who was found dead at his home.

Fleet let trio leave

Fleet let trio leave

Brendan Kiernan, Dean Pooley and Jordan Sanderson have been released by Ebbsfleet United.

Hope for new free school

Hope for new free school

Kent parents have submitted a bid to The Department for Education to build a new free school in response to a shortage in primary places.

Travellers ordered to leave site near Cyclopark

Travellers ordered to leave site near Cyclopark

Magistrates have granted a request by Kent County Council for a group of travellers to leave an illegal camp following reports of bad behaviour.

Former soldier defends sharing far right propaganda

Former soldier defends sharing far right propaganda

The Royal British Legion has distanced itself from a Britain First Facebook post shared by a Kent branch.

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