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From round-the-clock to office hours: KCC set to cut call centre service

From round-the-clock to office hours: KCC set to cut call centre service

Kent County Council is poised to cut its contact centre opening times as demand for the 24-hour service is so low - in a bid to save £434,000 a year.

'Grenade exploded in my hand'

'Grenade exploded in my hand'

A woman's relived the moment a grenade exploded in her hand at the War and Peace Rival show - blowing off her fingertip and leaving her with burns.

'Machete man tried to murder PC'

'Machete man tried to murder PC'

A machete-wielding man repeatedly smashed a car windscreen inches from the face of a retreating policeman he was attempting to kill, a court heard.

Boy found hurt after 'assault'

Boy found hurt after 'assault'

Witnesses are being sought today after a 16-year-old boy claimed he was attacked in Maidstone.

Car bursts into flames

Car bursts into flames

A car has been destroyed in a blaze on a busy road in Gillingham this afternoon.

Pictured: Pilot missing after plane crash

Pictured: Pilot missing after plane crash

Police have launched a missing person inquiry in their hunt for a pilot whose light aircraft crashed into the English Channel off the Kent coast.

Man hunted over 'knifepoint sex attack'

Man hunted over 'knifepoint sex attack'

Detectives are hunting this man after a woman said she was pushed to the ground by a knife-wielding attacker before being sexually assaulted.

'Royal daughter will follow quite quickly'

'Royal daughter will follow quite quickly'

A medium has made royal predictions after the birth of a future king - saying the couple will have four children... and a daughter will be born next.

MP shoots down airport expansion bid

MP shoots down airport expansion bid

A Kent MP has blasted expansion plans unveiled by Gatwick airport today, claiming a second runway would blight homes in the county.

Another arrest over historic sex abuse claims at school

Another arrest over historic sex abuse claims at school

A 74-year-old man has today been arrested by detectives investigating claims that as many as 50 children were sexually abused at a Kent school.

Search called off after helicopter crash false alarm

Search called off after helicopter crash false alarm

A large-scale search has been stood down after reports a helicopter had come down off the Isle of Sheppey turned out to be a false alarm.

Neighbour saves man's life

Neighbour saves man's life

A man saved his neighbour from a smoke-logged house when he left a frying pan on his hob and fell asleep.

Wheelchair-bound mum loses 11 stone... now she plans to run a marathon

Wheelchair-bound mum loses 11 stone... now she plans to run a marathon

A mum-of-six preparing for a charity run says her life has been transformed by losing 11st after having gastric bypass surgery.

Family flee home as lightning starts fire in storm chaos

Family flee home as lightning starts fire in storm chaos

A family have told how they had to escape their house when lightning started a blaze early today as storms caused chaos for Kent commuters.

Flasher exposes himself to runner

Flasher exposes himself to runner

A flasher pulled down his trousers and exposed himself to a woman as she ran past a bus stop.

Guilty: Teen killed father-of-two who died after street stabbing

Guilty: Teen killed father-of-two who died after street stabbing

A 17-year-old boy has today been found guilty of the manslaughter of a young dad stabbed in the street - while another teenager was acquitted.

Lettings crook targeted students

Lettings crook targeted students

A woman who ripped off students by pocketing rent instead of paying landlords has been locked up for a £60,000 scam.

Soldiers beaten in attack outside pub

Soldiers beaten in attack outside pub

Five friends have been jailed for attacking a group of soldiers who believed they had been targeted because they were members of the Armed Forces.

Dozens of fish killed in sewage leak

Dozens of fish killed in sewage leak

A water firm has apologised after dozens of fish were killed when sewage flooded into a brook because of a pumping station failure.

Car flips in crash near supermarket

Car flips in crash near supermarket

A road was shut off by police after a car overturned onto its roof near a supermarket in Thanington.

Firefighters tackle blaze at oast house

Firefighters tackle blaze at oast house

Dozens of firefighters have been tackling a blaze which spread through several homes at an oast house.

Father, 22, avoids jail after inflicting 'devastating' punch

Father, 22, avoids jail after inflicting 'devastating' punch

A man has walked free from court despite leaving his victim with a 'shocking injury'.

Fire sparks hospital evacuation

Fire sparks hospital evacuation

Patients had to be evacuated from Maidstone Hospital today when an electrical fire broke out.

Man airlifted after M2 crash

Man airlifted after M2 crash

A man has been flown to hospital with head injuries after a crash on the M2 caused traffic chaos this morning.

Schoolboy 'left stranded' by bus driver

Schoolboy 'left stranded' by bus driver

A 12-year-old boy was abandoned by a bus driver because he didn't have the right fare, his family claim.

Search called off after plane crashes

Search called off after plane crashes

Rescuers have today given up on their search for a missing pilot after a plane went down in the English Channel off the Kent coast.

Sex offender locked up after vowing to exact revenge on victims

Sex offender locked up after vowing to exact revenge on victims

A young sex offender has been detained under the Mental Health Act after repeatedly vowing to take revenge on his victims.

Tales of the 7.11am from Headcorn

Tales of the 7.11am from Headcorn

A commuter determined not to waste his time sleeping on his train journey has published a new book taking a comical look at Kent's rail users.

Taxi driver guilty of sexually assaulting teen in cab

Taxi driver guilty of sexually assaulting teen in cab

A taxi driver faces sentence after indecently touching a girl in his cab and suggesting customers paid their fares with 'sexual favours'.

How you could be related to royal baby

How you could be related to royal baby

A professional genealogist related to Kate Middleton has today revealed hundreds of people across Kent will have close family ties to her child.

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