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The tumultuous history of divisive Kent airport

The tumultuous history of divisive Kent airport

We take a look back at the history of Manston Airport and ask are Spitfires really buried beneath its runway?

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'We're not boy racers – we were meeting at Bluewater for burgers'

'We're not boy racers – we were meeting at Bluewater for burgers'

A group of motor fanatics have spoken out after being slapped with £100 fines for breaching a 'boy racer' ban while stopping at Bluewater for food.

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Mystery over iconic sign's new look

Mystery over iconic sign's new look

A distinctive sign in a seaside town has been replaced by the word 'skeletons' in the run-up to Halloween.

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'Narrow high street is almost impossible to use'

'Narrow high street is almost impossible to use'

A mobility scooter rider says it's never a smooth ride in a high street as the pavements are narrow, uneven and there are very few dropped kerbs.

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Drone pictures show Hollywood film crew on bridge

Drone pictures show Hollywood film crew on bridge

New drone pictures offer a behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood movie being filmed in Kent this weekend.

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Fish shop up for sale after just two years

Fish shop up for sale after just two years

A town centre fish and chip shop which opened during the pandemic has closed after just two years.

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The visionary builder who invented daylight saving

The visionary builder who invented daylight saving

Twice a year we change our clocks but how many people know of the man whose idea it was?

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'Why are we knocking down beautiful building when we could use this eyesore?'

'Why are we knocking down beautiful building when we could use this eyesore?'

A former discount shop - now derelict - should be used for a new medical centre rather than an ex-Debenhams, a society is arguing.

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Adorable Doberman puppies stolen from home

Adorable Doberman puppies stolen from home

A family is appealing for information after three of their puppies were stolen.

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Arrest after town centre sexual assault

Arrest after town centre sexual assault

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault following an alleged early morning attack.

People line street for 225-year-old jewellers' closing sale

People line street for 225-year-old jewellers' closing sale

Customers are queueing down the street to get to the sale of a town jewellers which is shutting after 225 years.

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Warship sinks drug smuggling boat in £24M cocaine bust

Warship sinks drug smuggling boat in £24M cocaine bust

A Royal Navy ship connected to Kent was involved in a £24milllion drugs bust in the Carribean.

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Another man charged after 39 bodies found in lorry

Another man charged after 39 bodies found in lorry

Police have charged another man in connection with the discovery of 39 bodies found in a lorry near Kent.

What can Kent take from Rishi Sunak's first week?

What can Kent take from Rishi Sunak's first week?

As the new Prime Minister sets out his stall, what indication does it give Kent residents about the impact to the county? We look at five key issues.

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Car on its roof causing motorway delays

Car on its roof causing motorway delays

Drivers are facing delays due to an overturned vehicle.

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Woman defies doctors by reaching Ninja Warrior final

Woman defies doctors by reaching Ninja Warrior final

A Ninja Warrior contestant is proving her doctors wrong after making it into the show's final, despite being told she'll never compete again.

Listener scoops £1,000 Friday prize on kmfm

Listener scoops £1,000 Friday prize on kmfm

A lucky kmfm listener has scooped a grand after entering the station's £1,000 Friday monthly competition.

10 months of roadworks for 'bonkers' one-way system

10 months of roadworks for 'bonkers' one-way system

Motorists using a major route into and out of Kent's only city face 10 months of roadworks hell as a "completely mad" one-way system is installed.

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Fears pensioners will be 'cut off' as vital bus routes axed

Fears pensioners will be 'cut off' as vital bus routes axed

There are fears cutbacks in bus services in a village will cut off around 1,000 older people from accessing shops and medical appointments.

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Is this Kent town more haunted than Pluckley?

Is this Kent town more haunted than Pluckley?

For years one Kent village has reigned supreme as the most haunted in England, but has it been beaten?

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'Our high street is dead now market is gone'

'Our high street is dead now market is gone'

A small-business owner has launched a petition to save a Kent high street he says has been “killed” by the loss of a key attraction.

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Beloved history teacher dies on school trip

Beloved history teacher dies on school trip

A much-loved award-winning teacher has died suddenly while returning from a history trip to Germany and Poland.

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Car smashes into front of care home

Car smashes into front of care home

Care home residents and a driver were lucky to avoid injury after a car ploughed into a window of the property.

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Strictly star thanks fans for offering a place to stay

Strictly star thanks fans for offering a place to stay

James Jordan, who feared his family would be homeless after struggles with a 'very rude' landlord, has thanked fans for offering them a place to stay.

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'Police incident' shuts M20 in both directions

'Police incident' shuts M20 in both directions

Traffic was stopped in both directions on part of the M20 following a police incident.

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Married teacher caught on camera kissing pupil

Married teacher caught on camera kissing pupil

A married teacher has left his job and been cautioned by police after he was caught on school CCTV kissing a pupil.

Drugs stash found hidden under car gear stick

Drugs stash found hidden under car gear stick

Police unearthed a hoard of class A drugs found hidden beneath a suspected dealer's car gear stick.

'It's taken three months for Southern Water to fix broken sewage pipes'

'It's taken three months for Southern Water to fix broken sewage pipes'

A salon owner is demanding compensation from a water company after a sewage problem forced him to shut his business for three months.

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Delays on M20 after crash

Delays on M20 after crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash on the M20.

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Body found in search for missing man

Body found in search for missing man

Police searching for a man who has been missing for more than a month have found a body.

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