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Driven round the bend by rogue roundabout

Driven round the bend by rogue roundabout

A housing firm has promised to take action after residents of a town estate had trouble navigating a traffic island.

Artist Jenny to show work at top gallery

Artist Jenny to show work at top gallery

A Bredgar-based painter is set to achieve a lifetime's ambition by exhibiting her work in London.

Update: A249 reopened after crash

Update: A249 reopened after crash

One of the county’s busiest roads has been reopened after it was shut following an accident.

Fulston pupils enjoy China trip

Fulston pupils enjoy China trip

After two years in the planning, a group of youngsters flew off to the Far East for a trip of a lifetime.

Long life down to 'wicked sense of humour'

Long life down to 'wicked sense of humour'

Great gran Violet Diprose is not content with reaching 103 - she's aiming for a double century!

Sponsored wedding couple set for big day

Sponsored wedding couple set for big day

Six months after appealing for help to get wed, Stacy Burnett and Daniel Webb are preparing to walk down the aisle.

Video released in search for missing Matt

Video released in search for missing Matt

YouTube is being used in the hunt for a town roofer who disappeared three years ago.

Homeless helped by harvest collection

Homeless helped by harvest collection

Charity organisers have been left delighted with a response to an appeal at the town's Forum shopping centre.

Top teacher slams Gove's stance on GCSEs

Top teacher slams Gove's stance on GCSEs

Swale Academies' Trust chief Jon Whitcombe has criticised changes to the way exams are recorded.

Where discoveries are made

Where discoveries are made

Dozens of businesses are making scientific breakthroughs which change lives behind the high-level security at Kent Science Park

Murdered teacher's family take fight to Whitehall

Murdered teacher's family take fight to Whitehall

Friends and family of Carl Davies joined others who have lost loved ones overseas in a rally outside the Foreign Office in London.

Setbacks in plans to revamp former pole dance club

Setbacks in plans to revamp former pole dance club

A businessman's dream of opening a country pub is still on the cards, despite several delays.

Craft fair organisers delighted with turnout

Craft fair organisers delighted with turnout

More than 300 people flocked through the doors at an annual fundraiser at the weekend.

Keepers on trial with cup place at stake

Keepers on trial with cup place at stake

Sittingbourne will go into their biggest game in years with a keeper joint-manager Matt Wyatt has never seen play.

Young man locked up for shining laser at police helicopter

Young man locked up for shining laser at police helicopter

A 20-year-old man described as "not perhaps the full ticket" has been locked up after shining a laser torch at a police helicopter from his bedroom.

Apprentice star spotted at job centre

Apprentice star spotted at job centre

A former winner of The Apprentice from Kent who pleaded poverty at an employment tribunal has been spotted collecting forms from a county Job Centre.

Jogger fights for life after being hit by car

Jogger fights for life after being hit by car

A man is in hospital with life-threatening head and leg injuries after being knocked down by a Mercedes as he crossed the road.

Historian unearths new details of wartime tale of heroism and tragedy

Historian unearths new details of wartime tale of heroism and tragedy

An amateur historian has discovered previously unknown details of an incredible series of events that led to a wartime train crash in Kent.

Big plans for town's Xmas celebrations

Big plans for town's Xmas celebrations

A Christmas fair will be at the heart of Sittingbourne's annual lights switch on this year.

School's expansion plans given the go-ahead

School's expansion plans given the go-ahead

Plans to extend a town school have been given the go-ahead.

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