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Families bid to trace cemetery vandals

Families bid to trace cemetery vandals

Relatives and firms have united to track down the vandals who trashed graves at a cemetery.

Under-fire care home 'reeked of urine'

Under-fire care home 'reeked of urine'

A Whitstable nursing home has been threatened with criminal sanctions and even closure after a damning inspection.

Cornfield blaze suspicious

Cornfield blaze suspicious

Around 50 firefighters battled to control a huge fire that swept across three cornfields near a school and houses on Sunday.

Woman injured in crossing crash

Woman injured in crossing crash

A woman has been taken to hospital after she is believed to have been knocked down by a motorbike at a pedestrian crossing.

Man, 21, on bank robbery charges

Man, 21, on bank robbery charges

A young man has been charged with a bank robbery and over a failed raid on a different branch.

Armed police surround flat over 'knife threats to kill'

Armed police surround flat over 'knife threats to kill'

UPDATED: A man has been charged after armed police were scrambled to a flat amid reports a knifeman was making threats to kill.

Mum's car erupts into fireball in street

Mum's car erupts into fireball in street

This is the moment firefighters battled to control a fierce blaze after a mother's car mysteriously went up in flames early today.

Electric car charging points a damp squib

Electric car charging points a damp squib

Charging points for cars across Canterbury have been used just four times in a year, it's been revealed.

Holiday park... or building site?

Holiday park... or building site?

Holidaymakers are angry after the bulldozers moved in to a leisure park at the height of the summer.

Student Molly tackles a hairy issue

Student Molly tackles a hairy issue

A Kent student is set to challenge one of the last taboos... growing her armpit hair for charity.

Woman rescued as car flips onto roof

Woman rescued as car flips onto roof

A woman has a lucky escape when she walked away from her overturned car with only minor injuries.

Two men killed in village crash

Two men killed in village crash

A driver and his passenger have died in a crash early this morning that closed a country road for almost nine hours.

Joy for girl who can't play with toys

Joy for girl who can't play with toys

A girl who can't play with normal toys has been thrown a lifeline by a charity.

Landlady's rearguard action to raise cash

Landlady's rearguard action to raise cash

A stepmum has come up with a cheeky way to raise cash... by letting YOU decide what tattoo goes on her bum.

Two Kent areas named 'crap' in cult book

Two Kent areas named 'crap' in cult book

Two areas of Kent are preparing a lashback after being branded among the most 'crap' towns in the UK.

Bells silenced after Dickens church hits hard times

Bells silenced after Dickens church hits hard times

The bells of a church which inspired author Charles Dickens will be silenced after 115 years.

Selfish motorists drive disabled dad to sleep in his car

Selfish motorists drive disabled dad to sleep in his car

A disabled dad - who can only walk 10ft on crutches - is forced to sleep in his car because others park in his bay.

£30m to be ploughed in to dilapidated town centre building

 £30m to be ploughed in to dilapidated town centre building

The rundown Powerhub building in Maidstone is set for a facelift as part of a major £30m scheme that could bring 350 jobs plus a supermarket.

Hotel manager's sinister secret from Facebook friends

Hotel manager's sinister secret from Facebook friends

Duncan Smith was outwardly a respectable hotel manager ... but he kept a sinister secret habit of downloading the vilest child abuse images.

Three taken to hospital after jetski rescue

Three taken to hospital after jetski rescue

A major rescue operation was launched after three people - dressed only in shorts - broke down on their jetski off Sheppey.

Unions hit out at zero hour contracts

Unions hit out at zero hour contracts

Giant union Unison has targeted social care bosses in its campaign against zero hour contracts in Kent.

University kills hundreds of animals in experiments

University kills hundreds of animals in experiments

More than 200 mice have been killed in the last three years as a result of experiments carried out by the University of Kent, it's been revealed.

'Jailed knife thug should serve longer for Facebook boasts'

'Jailed knife thug should serve longer for Facebook boasts'

A furious MP has written to the Justice Secretary urging him to take tough action against a prisoner who posted pictures online from his cell.

Jury clears man of killing a father of five

Jury clears man of killing a father of five

A man accused of killing a dad has been found not guilty of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.

Jury out in street shooting case

Jury out in street shooting case

The jury is considering its verdict after a father of three was allegedly gunned down in a Dartford street.

Mum's tearful plea after teenage son dies in crash

Mum's tearful plea after teenage son dies in crash

A mother fought back tears as she urged others to wear seatbelts... after her 17-year-old son lost his life in a crash.

Serial rapist jailed for 21 years

Serial rapist jailed for 21 years

A rapist who 'poses a very real threat to any woman he comes into contact with' has been jailed for more than two decades.

Son uses dad's ashes in tattoo tribute

Son uses dad's ashes in tattoo tribute

A grieving son has found an unusual way to remember his dearly departed dad - he’s had his ashes made into a tattoo.

A-ha! What's happened to my car?

A-ha! What's happened to my car?

Obscene graffiti inspired by TV's Alan Partridge has been spotted on a car parked near a cinema in Ashford... where the new Partridge film is showing.

Murder police arrest man in Folkestone

Murder police arrest man in Folkestone

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Folkestone after a woman died in a suspected stabbing.

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