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Club's 6am licence bid thrown out

Club's 6am licence bid thrown out

The owner of a popular club has failed in an attempt to extend opening times to 6am on weekends.

Father's plea for help after wife's suicide

Father's plea for help after wife's suicide

A man whose wife drowned herself in a river after struggling to cope with their daughter's severe autism is asking the council for more support.

Young offenders institution 'riddled with violence'

Young offenders institution 'riddled with violence'

After almost 100 fights and dozens of staff assaults, prison inspectors say a young offenders institution is 'riddled with violence'.

Delays clear after M20 crashes

Delays clear after M20 crashes

Two crashes caused delays on the M20 during the morning's rush-hour.

Every Kent police officer to get bodyworn cameras

Every Kent police officer to get bodyworn cameras

Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.

Heavy rain causes flooding

Heavy rain causes flooding

Roads in Margate have been flooded after this morning's downpour.

Kent hit by heavy downpours and flooding

Kent hit by heavy downpours and flooding

A warning was issued for heavy rain as Kent was hit with a drenching, causing flooding and chaos on the roads.

Man arrested in serial flasher probe

Man arrested in serial flasher probe

A 23-year-old has been arrested in connection with four reports of young girls and women being targeted by a serial flasher.

Manhunt underway after violent criminal flees court

Manhunt underway after violent criminal flees court

A manhunt is underway after a violent criminal disappeared from a town centre magistrates' court following sentencing.

My Lidl Pony

My Lidl Pony

Shoppers were shocked to spot a pony being led down the aisles of a supermarket.

Police watchdog involved after man hurt in window fall

Police watchdog involved after man hurt in window fall

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating after a man fell from a first-floor window in the early of hours of this morning.

Squeeze set to play sell-out gig in Kent

Squeeze set to play sell-out gig in Kent

Television and radio presenter Danny Baker could MC Squeeze's warm-up gig for their Cradle To The Grave tour tonight.

Tailbacks on major route after early-morning crash

Tailbacks on major route after early-morning crash

A car has hit the central reservation and blocked the fast lane of a busy dual carriageway.

Thug broke friend's cheekbones in nasty attack

Thug broke friend's cheekbones in nasty attack

A man who broke his friend's cheekbones when he repeatedly punched him in the face after he asked him to leave his house has been locked up.

Warning after hole in road causes punctures

Warning after hole in road causes punctures

Several drivers have suffered flat tyres after a hole opened up in the road in Sutton Valence.

Woman's police plea after 'gang of 30 attacks two men'

Woman's police plea after 'gang of 30 attacks two men'

A woman is pleading with police to put more officers on patrol after claiming she saw a gang of 30 teenagers set upon two men in a brutal attack.

Tractor and car collide on A249

Tractor and car collide on A249

Long tailbacks built up on the A249 after a car collided with a tractor.

Killer Noye could be moved to open prison

Killer Noye could be moved to open prison

A parole board has decided road rage killer Kenneth Noye can be moved to an open prison.

Explosion blows cash machine from bank wall

Explosion blows cash machine from bank wall

Thieves stole a cash machine from a village bank in an overnight raid by using gas to blast it out of the wall.

Man hit by car while changing tyre on crossing

Man hit by car while changing tyre on crossing

A man has been hit by his own car while changing a tyre on the Sheppey Crossing.

Pensioner dies in motorway crash

Pensioner dies in motorway crash

An 85-year-old man died when a car hit the central reservation of a motorway.

Banned driver behind bars

Banned driver behind bars

A banned driver who ended up in a police chase after he tried to escape from drug dealers he owed money to has been jailed.

Drunken thug attacks landlord with ripped can

Drunken thug attacks landlord with ripped can

A drunken thug tore a beer can in half and attacked a landlord outside his own pub.

Grandmother hanged herself after coming off anti-depressants

Grandmother hanged herself after coming off anti-depressants

Just months after being taken off antidepressants, an 82-year-old grandmother was found hanged, an inquest heard.

Pair jailed for possession of sawn-off shotgun

Pair jailed for possession of sawn-off shotgun

Two men who tried to dispose of a sawn-off shotgun when cornered by police have each been jailed for six years.

Trust is worst in country for cancer referrals

Trust is worst in country for cancer referrals

More than a quarter of suspected cancer sufferers had to wait longer than two weeks to be seen by specialists after being urgently referred.

Consultation re-ignites streetlight switch-off debate

Consultation re-ignites streetlight switch-off debate

People are being asked to give their views on £40m plans to dim or switch off the county's streetlights at night.

Delays on M20 after crash

Delays on M20 after crash

A crash blocked two lanes of a motorway during the rush-hour, causing delays for drivers.

Emergency services join search for elderly lady

Emergency services join search for elderly lady

Walmer Lifeboat, the Coastguard and Kent Police combined forces yesterday (Sunday), in search for a pensioner who had gone missing from a home in Deal

Hammer-wielding thug jailed for robbery bid

Hammer-wielding thug jailed for robbery bid

A would-be robber who threatened a stranger in the street with a hammer and demanded money has been locked up.

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