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Warning of bogus callers in Lydd

Warning of bogus callers in Lydd

Callers knock on doors and ask for National Insurance numbers.

Dogs die in burning house

Dogs die in burning house

A pensioner was rescued by her next door neighbour from a fire but he was unable to rescue two dogs inside as well.

Two dogs die in house fire

Two dogs die in house fire

Two dogs have perished and two people have been hurt in a major house fire.

Distraction burglary - who is this man?

Distraction burglary - who is this man?

This is the image of a man police are looking for after burglars stole from an elderly man in Lydd.

Crews battle bungalow fire

Crews battle bungalow fire

Firefighters struggled for hours to put out a fire which ripped through a bungalow.

Video link saves frail residents from doctor's visit

Video link saves frail residents from doctor's visit

Simply getting to the doctor's can be hard for elderly and infirm people - but a new video link means help could be just around the corner.

Man's continuing fight for life after crash

Man's continuing fight for life after crash

A man has been critically injured after a two-car accident in St Mary's Bay.

Airport £55m investment ‘set to create 200 jobs’

Airport £55m investment ‘set to create 200 jobs’

Hundreds of new jobs could be created in an airport expansion - but a raft of planning conditions have delayed it for a year, say bosses.

Harrowing inquest hears of boy's tragic last moments

Harrowing inquest hears of boy's tragic last moments

An inquest has heard of a hero's frantic attempts to rescue a nine-year-old boy who couldn't swim... after he was swept out to sea.

'Youths think they are untouchable'

'Youths think they are untouchable'

Householders being terrorised by a gang of youths say a lack of police officers means the vandals think they are 'untouchable'.

Full marks all round for New Romney nursery

Full marks all round for New Romney nursery

Ofsted inspectors have given centre top grades in all categories.

Chimney fire at Mayor's former pub

Chimney fire at Mayor's former pub

A pub once run by the Mayor of Lydd has had a small fire.

As plague ravaged London, Shakespeare looked further afield...

As plague ravaged London, Shakespeare looked further afield...

Determined to stage his plays despite plague decimating London, Shakespeare looked to the provinces - and ended up performing some surprising places.

Car crashes through pub wall

Car crashes through pub wall

Pub manager Beryl Swift was quietly pulling pints when a car smashed through the wall of her pub, narrowly missing customers.

Woman hit by car in high street

Woman hit by car in high street

A woman has been injured after being knocked down by a car in a town centre.

Man makes gruesome find on a Kent beach

Man makes gruesome find on a Kent beach

A nature expert was shocked to find the rotting carcass of a large wild boar as he walked along the shoreline on Romney Marsh

School joins forces with Gills to form Football Academy

School joins forces with Gills to form Football Academy

Youngsters in Shepway and Ashford are being given a chance toward becoming pro as a school agrees to set up Football Academy with Gillingham FC.

Mum’s horror as she sees daughter swept out to sea

Mum’s horror as she sees daughter swept out to sea

A mother has described the terrifying moment her daughter slipped on a sea wall and was swept into the water by a huge wave.

Man arrested after car crashes into pub

Man arrested after car crashes into pub

A man has been arrested after a car ploughed into the wall of a pub.

New Year, old enemy for lifeboat crew

 New Year, old enemy for lifeboat crew

Weather treachery is New Year greeting for brave Dungeness crew's first callout of 2016.

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