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Historic barracks site is up for sale

 Historic barracks site is up for sale

Kitchener Barracks is being sold by the MoD and the site could become a new housing development.

MP supports calls for compulsory purchase of Manston

MP supports calls for compulsory purchase of Manston

An MP has said the best way to secure an aviation future at Manston is for its compulsory purchase after the site closed with the loss of 144 jobs.

Kent gets fruity... with bumper crop of strawberries

Kent gets fruity... with bumper crop of strawberries

A mild winter and warm spring mean a huge crop of strawberries even earlier than usual for Kent farms.

Shopkeeper catches 'thief'... to be told to wait four hours

Shopkeeper catches 'thief'... to be told to wait four hours

A crime-busting shopkeeper nabbed a suspected thief and called police... only to be told to wait four hours for officer back-up.

Update: Two cut free as pile-up closes motorway lanes

Update: Two cut free as pile-up closes motorway lanes

The M2 motorway is now open after a multi-vehicle smash this morning.

Man suffers crush injuries after farm truck overturns

Man suffers crush injuries after farm truck overturns

The air ambulance flew a man in his 30s to hospital after he was crushed by a farm truck.

Senior UKIP candidate gives anti-racism protesters one-fingered gesture

Senior UKIP candidate gives anti-racism protesters one-fingered gesture

UKIP MEP candidate Janice Atkinson has been photographed giving anti-racism protesters an offensive hand gesture in the middle of a Kent high street.

Rubbish mountain blaze out

Rubbish mountain blaze out

Fire crews have left the scene of a major blaze, eight hours after they first arrived.

Direct plea to save airport

Direct plea to save airport

Thanet council's new leader is to directly appeal to the owner of Manston to asked her not to close the airport down.

Coroner's action after youngster's tragic suicide

Coroner's action after youngster's tragic suicide

A coroner is hoping to prevent another needless death... after a youngster fell to his death from a cliff edge while under mental health care.

'It's scary... I nearly died'

'It's scary... I nearly died'

A courageous youngster has told her inspirational tale of survival... from a stroke at 20.

Ukip leader to return to attack town

Ukip leader to return to attack town

Ukip party leader Nigel Farage is to make a final push for votes today... in the town where he was attacked by a placard-waving protester.

Driver arrested after gun report

Driver arrested after gun report

Armed police officers were called in amid fears a man had been seen with a firearm.

Main parties 'rattled' and 'frightened' by UKIP surge

Main parties 'rattled' and 'frightened' by UKIP surge

Nigel Farage says increased attacks on his party show the Westminster elite are running scared.

Police called to knife attack

Police called to knife attack

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital last night after suffering wounds to his neck in a stabbing.

Road closed after accident involving child

Road closed after accident involving child

An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Mount Ephraim.

Remains of warehouse demolished following blaze

Remains of warehouse demolished following blaze

Demolition experts have finished knocking down a Tunbridge Wells building gutted by fire last night.

Boat pilots due in court after mum's tragic crash death

Boat pilots due in court after mum's tragic crash death

Two boat pilots involved in a crash in Brazil in which a Kent mother died are to be prosecuted for manslaughter.

Meet the village packed with 61 lottery winners

Meet the village packed with 61 lottery winners

If certain postcodes are lucky, then one village can boast 61 winners in one go.

Real-life Matilda's literary passion speaks volumes

Real-life Matilda's literary passion speaks volumes

A little boy is rivalling children's hero Matilda by getting through more than 500 books... aged just eight.

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

Victim begs for attacker to spare his life

A landlord begged for his life as a lodger used a towel rail and foot as weapons to break his eye socket, nose and cheek.

Boy, 10, taken to hospital after being hit by car

Boy, 10, taken to hospital after being hit by car

A Kent Air Ambulance landed in Herne Bay Memorial Park after the boy was hit in Kings Road.

Brave Reece posts 'final chapter'

Brave Reece posts 'final chapter'

Reece Puddington has won hearts and minds across the globe throughout his courageous six-year battle with cancer.

Crews battle blaze in Rainham

Crews battle blaze in Rainham

Firefighters stopped a blaze which destroyed a shed and spread to a nearby house

Youth worker drowns trying to save son

Youth worker drowns trying to save son

A 49-year-old man from Kent has died while on holiday on the Caribbean island of Jamaica.

'Despicable' thieves steal statue to honour dead babies

'Despicable' thieves steal statue to honour dead babies

Thieves have swiped a statue created to honour the memory of babies who have tragically died.

'I cannot recall much' - claims man accused of murder

'I cannot recall much' - claims man accused of murder

A man jointly accused of a brutal murder in which an Italian waiter was attacked 100 times says he has no memory of the violence.

'Runaway' car's dramatic balancing act

'Runaway' car's dramatic balancing act

A driver screamed out to bystanders to get out of the way before this car rolled down a hill and was left teetering on beach groynes.

Man seriously injured after being 'dragged in road by taxi'

Man seriously injured after being 'dragged in road by taxi'

A taxi driver caused serious injuries to a man by dragging him along the road hanging onto his cab, a court heard.

“I can’t speak, I’m totally gutted"

“I can’t speak, I’m totally gutted"

Workers have spoken of their pain as Manston airport closes forever, bringing to an end a century of aviation history.

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