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Former teacher at prestigious private school jailed over historic sexual abuse
An ex teacher and boarding master at a prestigious private school has been jailed for sexually abusing a school pupil more than 40 years ago.
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Getaway driver jailed after copper thieves sparked chaos across Kent
A copper thief’s getaway driver has been jailed after equipment was stolen from electricity substations across Kent – leaving homes without power.
‘Heartbreaking, tragic and thought-provoking - I left the theatre in tears’
Review: A new production of Miss Saigon, marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, has arrived in Kent for a two-week run.
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‘He had that aura about him’: Sadness at sudden death of golf club legend
The death of an award-winning hairstylist and legend of a golf club has sparked sadness across Canterbury.
‘This is one of the biggest cases of injustice in criminal history’
On the 30th anniversary of one of Kent’s most notorious crimes, a human rights lawyer is casting doubt that the right man was convicted.
Kent’s biggest theatre to take on 800 year-old building for £1 a year in exchange for investment
Kent’s biggest theatre is set to take on a historic building for only £1 a year in exchange for a multimillion pound investment.
Emergency services called to crash on A-road
Emergency services have been called to a crash on an A-road.
Date revealed when world-renowned Goodyear Blimp leaves country via Kent
The iconic Goodyear airship will return to Kent’s skies as it makes its way back home to Germany via Calais.
Jail for 'brazen' teenagers who stole multiple high value cars in Kent
Six houses were targeted in less than one month
Kent and Canterbury Hospital becomes first in England to use AI to spot infections early
It is designed to help doctors identify infections at an early stage, allowing treatment to start sooner and reducing the risk of serious complications such as sepsis
Police and five fire engines called to blaze in Canterbury city centre car park
The cause of the fire is unknown
Reform UK branch apologises over AI picture of Kent village clean-up
A Reform UK social media post about a village clean-up by members has been branded “a lesson in how not to use AI”.
Kent hospital first in NHS to trial 'life-saving' AI tool
A Kent hospital has become the first in the country to use artificial intelligence as a way to diagnose infections and potentially save lives.
Jailed brothel owners ordered to pay back £600k
Three brothel owners who ran sites across the county have been ordered to pay back more than £600,000 while they serve time for sexual exploitation.
Hundreds of Kent corner shops and takeaways can hire overseas ‘skilled workers’
Analysis of Home Office data found more than 2,000 businesses and organisations across the county hold visa sponsor licences
Brothel owners behind sex sites in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Canterbury, Dartford, Chatham and Gillingham have £650,000 confiscated
Brothel owners had sex houses in Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Canterbury, Dartford, Chatham and Gillingham
Thousands back fight to stop council evicting businesses to build homes
Thousands have signed a petition urging a council to rethink plans to evict six businesses from an industrial estate to make way for new homes.
Chapel, car showroom and 22 acres of land among plots at auction
Land and property auctioneers have revealed the sites set to go under the hammer at the end of the month.
Former teacher jailed for sexually abusing pupils at Canterbury school in 1970s and 1980s
The former teacher had a flat next to the boy’s dormitories
Convicted double killer pins hopes on new DNA testing
A man convicted after a woman and child were killed 30 years ago hopes new tests will prove his innocence.