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Man charged with drug and burglary offences

Man charged with drug and burglary offences

Police have charged a man with aggravated burglary and a drug offence after detectives investigated reports of a break in.

Man hit by car in high street

Man hit by car in high street

A man has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in a Kent high street this morning.

MP calls for more Hurricane Irma support

MP calls for more Hurricane Irma support

A Kent MP has written to government ministers to raise concerns about the level of relief offered to British territories badly hit by Hurricane Irma.

£30m dual carriageway plan faces public inquiry

£30m dual carriageway plan faces public inquiry

A public inquiry will be held into a major multi-million pounds dual carriageway plan for a town centre.

Mum's warning of 'predator who tried to snatch son'

Mum's warning of 'predator who tried to snatch son'

A mum who experienced every parent's worst nightmare when her son was the victim of a suspected abduction bid is warning others to be on their guard.

One in five staff injuries at hospital result of violence

One in five staff injuries at hospital result of violence

Dozens of reports of violence, abuse or harassment were reported at two Kent hospitals in the last year, it's been revealed.

Battle of the beaches as we compare two seaside towns

Battle of the beaches as we compare two seaside towns

Sun, sea and sand.Two rival resorts share the same ingredients. But that is where the similarities end.

Kent man arrested in murder probe

Kent man arrested in murder probe

A man has been arrested in Kent on suspicion of murder after a man was allegedly stabbed to death by a pair of moped-riding robbers.

'I didn't get a penny' claims jewellery theft mastermind

'I didn't get a penny' claims jewellery theft mastermind

The pensioner who masterminded Britain's biggest burglary was back in court to claim he made no money from it and shouldn't be punished further.

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four locked up for teen's brutal gang rape

Four gang rapists who subjected a lost teenager to 'the most horrendous crimes imaginable' after she asked for help have been locked up for 49 years.

Man charged after cash machine break-in

Man charged after cash machine break-in

A man has been sent to crown court after £16,000 was stolen from a cash machine.

Police hunt men after house raid

Police hunt men after house raid

Officers have released images of two men they want to talk to after cash was stolen during a burglary on a house.

Town suffers crime wave as thieves target vans

Town suffers crime wave as thieves target vans

Police have asked for help to trace thieves after thousands of pounds worth of tools were stolen in a spate of van break-ins.

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden jailed for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor is behind bars today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

Ice cream seller slapped with big fine for illegal trading

Ice cream seller slapped with big fine for illegal trading

An ice cream salesman is counting the cost of ignoring a court order not to trade from a council car park after being hit with huge fines and costs.

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

Ex-councillor injured worker as she fled with garden centre goods

A former Ukip councillor piled a trolley high with stolen goods before fleeing from a garden centre - injuring a worker in the process.

Out of this world

Out of this world

Scientists have found space dust fossilised in the white cliffs of Dover.

'Dealers on wheels' cry as they are locked up

'Dealers on wheels' cry as they are locked up

Two young men wept in the dock as they were sentenced for peddling cocaine, cannabis and MDMA from what was described as a mobile shop.

Police investigate fire at derelict building

Police investigate fire at derelict building

Crews were called to a fire at a former wedding venue and police are treating the blaze as suspicious.

Blast off for long-awaited £3m pub

Blast off for long-awaited £3m pub

A much-anticipated pub has opened its doors for the first time after a multi-million pound investment from Marston's Brewery.

Psychic to open spooky school in a pub

Psychic to open spooky school in a pub

TV clairvoyant Charlotte Clark is holding lessons in how to contact the dead for £8 a session.

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

Ex-church warden faces jail for having child sex doll

A former church warden and school governor faces jail today after being caught trying to import a sex doll depicting a realistic child.

First new grammar for decades opens its doors

First new grammar for decades opens its doors

The first 'new' grammar school in decades will welcome 120 pupils when its doors open today, following a lengthy campaign by parents.

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four to be sentenced for takeaway gang rape

Four rapists who launched a brutal sex attack on a teenage girl in a flat above a takeaway after she turned to them for help face long jail sentences.

GP practice closure 'will put patients at risk'

GP practice closure 'will put patients at risk'

Fears have been raised about patient safety when a doctors' surgery closes, with Labour warning of a "catastrophic failure of the local GP system".

New college open for business

New college open for business

Students have started enrolling on courses as a new college finally opened this week - but the project has not been without its challenges.

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

Ex-councillor: 'I thought goods were paid for'

A former councillor accused of shoplifting and then hitting the store manager with her car has told a jury she thought the goods were paid for.

Waitrose pulls out of retail park

Waitrose pulls out of retail park

A luxury supermarket chain will no longer be opening a new store - set to be Kent's biggest - at a retail park.

Jewellery and cash stolen in daytime house raid

Jewellery and cash stolen in daytime house raid

Police have launched an investigation after jewellery and cash was stolen in a raid on a house.

Police crack down on courier scam

Police crack down on courier scam

Officers are warning householders of the signs of courier scams which are said to be costing Kent residents thousands of pounds.

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