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Man in bushes tells boy: 'I'm going to get you'

Man in bushes tells boy: 'I'm going to get you'

A man hiding in a bush tried to grab a boy as he was walked home from school.

Unemployment on the up

Unemployment on the up

The number of people out of work has risen but dole queues are shrinking in Kent, according to figures out today.

Park to create 4,000 jobs

Park to create 4,000 jobs

A business park will reveal a 20-year growth plan this weekend which it hopes will create 4,150 jobs.

'I thank Marc from the bottom of my heart'

'I thank Marc from the bottom of my heart'

A friend of more than 40 years proved to be a friend indeed when he helped his mate suffering from kidney disease.

The moment plank smashes through driver's windscreen

The moment plank smashes through driver's windscreen

Driving instructor Darren Willett watched helplessly as a wooden scaffolding board came loose from a truck and flew straight towards his windscreen.

Town on the fast lane to becoming autism aware

Town on the fast lane to becoming autism aware

Deal has taken one step further to becoming an autism-friendly town after the launch of a free scheme for businesses.

Arsonists strike children's play area

Arsonists strike children's play area

A children's play area has been badly damaged after yobs set fire to a picnic bench.

Secure zone to tackle 'flood' of migrants

Secure zone to tackle 'flood' of migrants

A secure zone is to be set up for lorries in Calais to cope with a "significant increase" in migrants - with 22 entering Kent just last night.

Two bikers in hospital after collision with car

Two bikers in hospital after collision with car

Two motorcyclists are in hospital this evening after colliding with a car.

Video: Harriet the wheely lucky tortoise

Video: Harriet the wheely lucky tortoise

A tortoise which lost its back legs after an attack by a wild animal is on the road to recovery after a vet fitted wheels from a toy car to its shell.

Police filmed restraining 'aggressive' man

Police filmed restraining 'aggressive' man

Police had to forcibly restrain a man after a disturbance which saw him and another man arrested.

Shotguns and Halloween masks found in robber's loft

Shotguns and Halloween masks found in robber's loft

An armed robber who was found with sawn-off shotguns, Halloween masks and ammunition in his loft has been jailed.

Driver banned from the roads for two years

Driver banned from the roads for two years

A man who was caught nearly three times the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads for two years.

Derelict care home to house young asylum seekers

Derelict care home to house young asylum seekers

Plans have emerged to house migrants in a disused care home in Kent.

Three hurt trying to enter Kent as MPs discuss migrant crisis

Three hurt trying to enter Kent as MPs discuss migrant crisis

Three more people have been hurt trying to enter the UK via Kent as ministers prepare to hear evidence on the urgent migrant situation.

Organisers reveal gate numbers for County Show

Organisers reveal gate numbers for County Show

Almost 80,000 people went through the turnstiles at this year's Kent County Show.

Lawyers could decide Manston airport future

Lawyers could decide Manston airport future

Plans to investigate a US firm's buyout of a disused Kent airport could cost taxpayers up to £10,000.

Driver cleared of causing biker's death

Driver cleared of causing biker's death

On the second day of his trial, a driver has been cleared of causing a motorcyclist's death after the prosecution offered no further evidence.

Mindless vandals wreck site for memorial garden

Mindless vandals wreck site for memorial garden

Plans for a garden for bereaved parents to mourn their child in peace have ground to a halt after a group of youths violently trashed the site.

Crowbar-wielding thief jailed for string of shop raids

Crowbar-wielding thief jailed for string of shop raids

A railway engineer who smashed his way into three shops armed with a crowbar, making off with £12,000 of jewellery, has been jailed.

Daredevil granny's 12,000ft leap

Daredevil granny's 12,000ft leap

A 78-year-old grandmother of six is skydiving for charity.

Don't believe us? Just watch!

Don't believe us? Just watch!

Pupils and staff at a Kent prep school have produced a music video set to Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk to celebrate the end of term.

Fans pay tribute to fellow supporter hit by train

Fans pay tribute to fellow supporter hit by train

Friends of a football supporter who died after a rail accident have paid tribute to a "cracking bloke".

Murder accused in court after man 'dragged under car'

Murder accused in court after man 'dragged under car'

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Kent man allegedly dragged underneath a car for 100 yards and left for dead.

Video: 'I'm hanging on the phone!'

Video: 'I'm hanging on the phone!'

Shocking footage captures a man falling off, and then getting stuck, in railings as he chats on a phone outside a club.

Family speaks out after house nearly destroyed by fire

Family speaks out after house nearly destroyed by fire

An investigation has been launched after a home was badly damaged in a blaze.

Fear after children approached by strangers in car

Fear after children approached by strangers in car

Police are investigating claims that two children were approached by a couple in a car.

Venomous spider lives under shower

Venomous spider lives under shower

A venomous spider has left a Kent woman afraid in her own home... after it was discovered living in her bathroom.

War and Peace show saved

War and Peace show saved

War and Peace revival could be... revived!... after new organisers were found to rescue the event.

Keeping it in the family

Keeping it in the family

A teenage guitarist is to perform with her grandfather as they take to the stage for the first time.

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