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Dramatic rescue as pair saved in popular harbour

Dramatic rescue as pair saved in popular harbour

A heroic coastguard has shared details of a dramatic rescue after being forced to dive into the water at a popular harbour to save a man.

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Traffic chaos after incidents on motorways and A-roads

Traffic chaos after incidents on motorways and A-roads

Drivers are being warned to face delays as multiple incidents clog up Kent’s roads – including two major motorways.

University welcomes tuition fee increase

University welcomes tuition fee increase

Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.

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Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

There are fears for the countryside following plans for one of the country’s biggest energy storage facilities on the edge of a Kent village.

Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

A homophobic church, which preaches that being gay is “a trap of the devil”, has sparked concerns as it prepares to open in a former leisure centre.

Kent teacher who moved to Spain describes dogs’ escape drama amid flash floods

Kent teacher who moved to Spain describes dogs’ escape drama amid flash floods

A woman who moved from Kent to Spain has described her dogs’ “impossible” escape following the country's worst flooding disaster this century.

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Concern for man sparks huge emergency response at harbour

Concern for man sparks huge emergency response at harbour

A huge emergency response descended on a harbour following concern for a man.

Policewoman suffers ‘serious leg injury’ after ‘large bar brawl’

Policewoman suffers ‘serious leg injury’ after ‘large bar brawl’

Several people have been charged after a brawl outside a wine bar which left several injured, including a police officer.

How eyesore site that has been derelict for years could be transformed

How eyesore site that has been derelict for years could be transformed

Developers are selling an eyesore plot earmarked for new flats where construction is yet to begin six years after permission was granted.

‘It’s gutting’: Business blasts ‘no relief’ budget as it calls time on fried chicken venture

‘It’s gutting’: Business blasts ‘no relief’ budget as it calls time on fried chicken venture

A restaurant which opened during Covid and battled “against the odds” through lockdown to become a staple eatery in the high street is closing.

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Police officer altered number plate and lied to avoid speeding charges

Police officer altered number plate and lied to avoid speeding charges

A Kent police officer has been banned from serving in the force after lying about his car being cloned to avoid speeding charges.

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Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

Permission is being sought for more HGVs to access a controversial treatment works – which produces a “rotten eggs-like odour” – on bank holidays.

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River boat tour dock given approval

River boat tour dock given approval

A dock for boat tours on the River Medway has been given approval.

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‘I shouldn’t have been the last landlord at this 400-year-old pub!’

‘I shouldn’t have been the last landlord at this 400-year-old pub!’

The former landlord of a once-popular pub has joined the fight to stop it being turned into a study centre for private school pupils.

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Protest planned over loss of family services at much-loved centre

Protest planned over loss of family services at much-loved centre

Campaigners desperate to save family hub services are to stage a protest demo outside County Hall.

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Officers from police force Couzens worked for probed over WhatsApp messages

Officers from police force Couzens worked for probed over WhatsApp messages

Police officers from a force which murderer Wayne Couzens worked for are being investigated after “discriminatory” messages were found.

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Seven week road closure for pipe upgrades

Seven week road closure for pipe upgrades

Drivers have been warned that seven weeks of gas work are set to begin along a road.

Appeal for video footage of missing man, 23, last seen five days ago

Appeal for video footage of missing man, 23, last seen five days ago

Police are appealing for video footage of a missing man following his disappearance five days ago.

Factory worker spared jail over 18-minute sex attack outside McDonald’s

Factory worker spared jail over 18-minute sex attack outside McDonald’s

A man who sexually assaulted a woman outside a fast food restaurant during a night out drinking has narrowly avoided prison.

‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

A driver who woke up after a “terrifying” crash with no memory of the accident is appealing for witnesses.

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Nominations are open for this year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

Nominations are open for this year’s Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards

Our awards are back to help showcase Kent and Medway’s thriving hospitality industry. Who will you nominate this year?

People ‘priced out’ as cost of renting in Kent rockets - but what’s the solution?

People ‘priced out’ as cost of renting in Kent rockets - but what’s the solution?

The cost of renting in some parts of Kent has risen by about a third in just five years, sparking calls for a council housing boom to boost supply.

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‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’

‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’

An elderly couple were charged more than £8,000 for emergency plumbing work before a relative intervened.

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Boxing legend and Kent resident Barry McGuigan joins I'm A Celebrity line-up

Boxing legend and Kent resident Barry McGuigan joins I'm A Celebrity line-up

Former boxing world champion and Kent resident Barry McGuigan MBE has signed up for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! 2024.

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Missing woman found, say police

Missing woman found, say police

Police say a 53-year-old woman reported missing has been found safe and well.

Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn

A historic country pub has been named as one of the UK’s best to visit in the autumn months.

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Missing teen found, say police

Missing teen found, say police

Police searching for a missing 17-year-old boy say he has been located safe and well.

Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’

Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’

Panic broke out as a pub fireworks display went wrong - with one mum saying her six-year-old son’s face was burnt.

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Dog walker ‘stalked through town’ and mugged by predatory drunk

Dog walker ‘stalked through town’ and mugged by predatory drunk

A drunken homeless man who followed a woman through a town centre late at night and tried to snatch her handbag before mugging her has been jailed.

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Relocating war memorial 16 metres would ‘seriously undermine’ value to town

Relocating war memorial 16 metres would ‘seriously undermine’ value to town

Controversial plans to relocate a town’s 102-year-old war memorial have been thrown out bringing an end to a long-running dispute.

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