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Another primary to go into special measures

Another primary to go into special measures

At least one Kent primary school is expected to be placed into special measures today - with another told it must improve.

Blooded bandages mixed up with hospital’s linen

Blooded bandages mixed up with hospital’s linen

Hospital bosses have admitted a "significant" health and safety failure after clinical waste was dumped in with dirty linen a total of FORTY times.

House goes up in flames

House goes up in flames

Firefighters spent almost three hours putting out a fire in a derelict house.

Racist thug Tasered by police

Racist thug Tasered by police

A racist thug who abused police officers had to be Tasered to stop him from lashing out and assaulting them.

Arrests after heritage floor blocks stolen

Arrests after heritage floor blocks stolen

Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of Victorian wooden floor blocks from an historic fort.

Boy, 12, knocked down is 'fighting for life'

Boy, 12, knocked down is 'fighting for life'

A 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering serious injuries when he was knocked down on a busy road.

Holiday hell as mum finds 'blood and mould' in room

Holiday hell as mum finds 'blood and mould' in room

A mum says she was disgusted to find mould, stains and blood spatters in a holiday park apartment when she took her son on their first family getaway.

Man found dead in town centre street

Man found dead in town centre street

A man has died in a busy town centre, despite the efforts of emergency crews to revive him.

Teen's jaw broken as he saved girls from attack

Teen's jaw broken as he saved girls from attack

A teenager who tried to stop three young women from being assaulted was left with a broken jaw when the attackers turned on him.

Woman grabbed by throat and sexually assaulted

Woman grabbed by throat and sexually assaulted

Police are hunting a man who grabbed a woman round the throat and sexually assaulted her.

Woman charged with witness intimidation

Woman charged with witness intimidation

A 36-year-old woman is accused of intimidating a victim in a court case.

Abusive coward who raped woman is jailed

Abusive coward who raped woman is jailed

A 26-year-old described as controlling and dominating is handed a jail term for raping a vulnerable woman.

Fury over article describing Thanet as 'Chernobyl-like'

Fury over article describing Thanet as 'Chernobyl-like'

Politicians of all colours react with fury after damning article paints a picture of Thanet as 'bilious, forlorn and desolate.'

Police called after fears for man near railway

Police called after fears for man near railway

Emergency services have been at Maidstone East railway station after concerns for the welfare of a man.

Family garage destroyed by fire

Family garage destroyed by fire

A family managed to escape from their home unharmed after a fire took hold in their garage.

Man's two-hour trek to help pal after fatal cliff fall

Man's two-hour trek to help pal after fatal cliff fall

A pal desperately tried to help a fellow climber who tragically died after he fell down a Scottish mountainside.

Mother feared she was dying after hospital botch-up

Mother feared she was dying after hospital botch-up

A mum feared she was going to die after being wrongly recalled for cancer.

Postie's gun threat to delivery worker

Postie's gun threat to delivery worker

A postman was so angry when his peace was shattered by a delivery van he pointed a gun and threatened to shoot.

Warning after 'spate' of cat poisonings

Warning after 'spate' of cat poisonings

A grieving pet owner has called for animal lovers to be vigilant after her cat and at least one other were poisoned.

Man charged after bus driver shot with ball bearing

Man charged after bus driver shot with ball bearing

A teenager's been charged after a bus driver was shot in the face with a ball bearing fired from a catapult.

Kent's finest protests over the years

Kent's finest protests over the years

In honour of a dad-of-two who has been protesting over poor service from a store, we look back at some of the county's wackier calls to action.

Dad-of-two stages protest outside furniture store

Dad-of-two stages protest outside furniture store

Ian Hayden, 44, from Paddock Wood, is demanding his money back for a sofa he bought from Harveys in Aylesford.

Sheppey Crossing closure is now over

Sheppey Crossing closure is now over

A planned closure of the Sheppey Crossing took drivers by surprise as tailbacks build up.

Man appears in court accused of alleyway rape

Man appears in court accused of alleyway rape

A man has appeared in court charged with rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and robbery following two alleged attacks in the same Kent town.

Mother, daughter and GP sentenced for cigarette smuggling scam

Mother, daughter and GP sentenced for cigarette smuggling scam

Jayne White, 54, and Lucy White, 20, both from Maidstone and Dr Alan Pollock, from Larkfield, used fake boarding cards to buy duty-free cigarettes.

Fire at coffee factory

Fire at coffee factory

A coffee factory responsible for handling exports from around the world had to be evacuated when a fire broke out.

Full steam ahead! Caravan cruises down the coast

Full steam ahead! Caravan cruises down the coast

Puzzled locals looked on in disbelief as a caravan fixed to the base of a catamaran was spotted floating down the Swale estuary.

Fury over vandals’ attack on park dragon sculpture

Fury over vandals’ attack on park dragon sculpture

People have expressed their outrage after vandals tried to set fire to a wooden sculpture at a popular tourist attraction before taking a saw to it.

'Illegally worded' parking signs row steps up a gear

'Illegally worded' parking signs row steps up a gear

A council could be forced to refund hundreds of thousands of pounds as investigators examine claims parking tickets have been issued illegally.

'Pylons gave me cancer'

'Pylons gave me cancer'

A leukaemia sufferer who believes pylons could have caused cancer in himself and 34 others living nearby is considering taking legal action.

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