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Rubbish tips threatened with closure are failing key recycling and composting targets, say new Kent County Council figures.
A plan has been set out to tackle a rising backlog of road repairs, worsening road safety, soaring costs and the need to achieve carbon net zero.
A car came to rest on top of a bin after a dramatic crash involving two vehicles.
As the NHS turns 75, leading Kent GP Dr John Ribchester gives an insider’s view of its successes and challenges, and what the future holds.
Emergency services shut part of a busy motorway after a white car flipped onto its roof.
As the NHS turns 75 today, we speak to two long-serving former nurses about what working life was like in the early days.
A couple have packed in their jobs, sold their house and bought a boat with the aim of sailing the seas and offering charity work everywhere they go.
After witnessing a brazen act of littering, Secret Thinker says we need a stronger deterrent to stop selfish louts from dumping their waste.
A thug attacked two people at a doctor’s surgery, a court has heard.
A former deputy council leader who abused boys while a teacher at a private school has stood down from two local authorities.
A legal tussle set to scupper or seriously delay a bid to bring a derelict airport back into use is about to resume.
A biker has been taken to hospital after a serious collision near the Dartford Crossing.
Owners of a fancy cocktail bar have blamed their sudden closure on the cost of living crisis.
A man who drove his van into a football club chairman following a car park row has admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Almost all ticket offices across the country have been earmarked for closure as part of plans set to be announced by ministers.
A long-awaited relief road scheme to ease one of Kent’s worst traffic blackspots could start this year - but will cost the taxpayer £12 million more.
Several Kent railway stations are set to introduce tap-in and tap-out payments as an alternative to buying train tickets by the end of the year.
The owner of a historic town mansion is appealing to a thief who snatched a treasured antique possession to ‘post it back, no questions asked’.
The popular perception is of Kent being hidden beneath an ever-expanding carpet of housing. The reality, however, is certain to surprise you.
A mum-of-two who crashed her car into a hardware store after turning the wrong way down a one-way street was four times the drink-drive limit.
Residents are coming together in an attempt to save a pub described as the ‘heart of the village’ from closure.
Customers were queuing from the early hours ahead of the eagerly anticipated re-opening of a pizzeria destroyed in an arson attack.
A seaside town which has been grabbing headlines is reportedly set to usurp Brighton as a hotspot for house-hunters – but which has more to offer?
Baristas dumped piles of rubbish outside a high street cafe, creating a “horrible mess” with passers-by mistaking the sacks for charity donations.
Forensics were called after a man’s body was found off a road, following police being called over concerns for his welfare.
The landmark trial of a 46-year-old man accused of killing his partner and dumping her body has started.
As the NHS approaches its 75th anniversary, political editor Paul Francis explores the many challenges facing the much-admired institution.
A Kent town has been named as the most dangerous place in the country for dog attacks on postal workers, with 65 posties attacked there in one year.
A doctors’ practice has been taken out of special measures and seen its rating bumped up after making ‘significant improvements’.
Fish are dying in rivers and jellyfish are washing up on our beaches. We ask the experts why this is happening and what we can do to help.
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