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All aboard to help homeless

All aboard to help homeless

A carpenter is hoping to get his plan to help the homeless on the road... by converting a single-decker bus.

Bungling burglar locked up

Bungling burglar locked up

A man is back behind bars after admitting burglary and assault within days of being released from prison.

'Cod bless America', says fishy Trump

'Cod bless America', says fishy Trump

Smoked salmon, sea bass and extra large prawns were put to good use by a shop to create a fishy Donald Trump lookalike.

Driver hit by car as he helped motorcycle crash victim

Driver hit by car as he helped motorcycle crash victim

A van driver was injured when he got out of his vehicle to help a motorcyclist who he had been involved in a crash with moments before.

Police confirm body of man found in river

Police confirm body of man found in river

The family of a missing man has been informed after emergency crews pulled a body from the River Medway.

'Prisoners are in control'

'Prisoners are in control'

A former prison officer has warned cuts to staffing levels mean basic security checks are not been carried out at some of Kent's most notorious jails.

Arrest after woman almost blinded by beer can

Arrest after woman almost blinded by beer can

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man after a woman was hit in the face with a beer car, leaving her almost completely blind in one eye.

Arrests after armed response

Arrests after armed response

Two men have been arrested after armed police were called to a street amid reports someone had been seen with a rifle.

Gas leak shuts school

Gas leak shuts school

Parents have been asked to collect their children early following a gas leak at a school.

Hospital death inquest to be restarted

Hospital death inquest to be restarted

An inquest into the death of a young mum who died hours after being discharged from hospital has been adjourned as it needs to be restarted.

Hunt for hooded thugs who demanded cash from till

Hunt for hooded thugs who demanded cash from till

Two teenagers armed with a hammer and a kitchen knife demanded cash from the till of a newsagents.

'I didn’t realise I had been stabbed'

'I didn’t realise I had been stabbed'

A wife has told a jury how a "man with a Scouse accent" saved the life of her husband after he was stabbed in a fight outside a Kent nightclub.

In court: the latest results

In court: the latest results

Find out who has been named and shamed in the past week in Kent's magistrates' courts.

Seeing a way to helping those in need

Seeing a way to helping those in need

A key team is on hand to help those dealing from sight issues - from the moment they are diagnosed.

Lifeguards for beach after deaths tragedy

Lifeguards for beach after deaths tragedy

Plans for lifeguards on a beach where seven people died are "on track" according to the local council and the RNLI.

Academy apologises for student vandalism

Academy apologises for student vandalism

An academy has apologised after a number of its students were caught on camera vandalising a public bus shelter.

Police probe launched into payments to surgeon

Police probe launched into payments to surgeon

An investigation has been launched into an orthopaedic surgeon over payments for operations.

Cars wedged together after crash

Cars wedged together after crash

A busy route was shut for 90 minutes when a crash left a car on two wheels.

Masked raider attacks woman and steals jewellery

Masked raider attacks woman and steals jewellery

A woman was attacked by a robber wearing a balaclava who raided her home and made off with jewellery.

kmfm gives away another £1,000 on air

kmfm gives away another £1,000 on air

A lucky listener has bagged herself £1,000 after playing Say It with Garry and Laura on kmfm Breakfast.

Shop worker 'dragged woman in graveyard and raped her'

Shop worker 'dragged woman in graveyard and raped her'

A supermarket worker is standing trial accused of dragging a woman into a town centre churchyard and raping her next to a gravestone.

'Ball bearing' fired at moving car smashes windscreen

'Ball bearing' fired at moving car smashes windscreen

A woman and her son were injured when their windscreen shattered as they drove along a main road.

Cemetery gates worker 'disciplined'

Cemetery gates worker 'disciplined'

An employee who failed to open cemetery gates on Christmas Day has been disciplined.

'Cannabis factory' arrest

'Cannabis factory' arrest

A man has been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis after a fire at former Indian restaurant revealed a suspected drugs factory inside.

Man caused girlfriend’s car to flip on motorway

Man caused girlfriend’s car to flip on motorway

A reckless man who grabbed the steering wheel and handbrake of his terrified partner's car, causing it to flip over on a motorway, has avoided jail.

Mum's fury over state of pool floors

Mum's fury over state of pool floors

A mum has hit out at the "disgusting" state of a leisure centre - after reporting finding clumps of hair and allegedly dirty conditions.

Police pursue car for 13 miles

Police pursue car for 13 miles

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and drugs offences after a 13-mile police chase.

Pupils sent home as hundreds left without water

Pupils sent home as hundreds left without water

A primary school was among the properties left without water following a burst main in a village.

Woman's payout bid after fall on kerb goes to court

Woman's payout bid after fall on kerb goes to court

A disabled woman who fractured her arm in an agonising fall on a recently-redesigned road will have her case heard at court five years on.

A shotgun marriage? Harmony reigns among east Kent councils over merger

A shotgun marriage? Harmony reigns among east Kent councils over merger

It may fall short of what they really want but east Kent councils seem set on their district merger

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