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'Worst-case scenarios': Stretches of A299 could shut if £63m funding bid fails
Drivers could see key stretches of the A299 closed in “worst-case scenarios” if a £63 million funding bid fails.
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‘I want my Tunisian boyfriend by my side as I battle cancer and grieve siblings’
A mum has told of her struggles to bring her Tunisian partner to the UK as she battles cancer and grieves the deaths of several family members.
Coalition collapses over leader’s WhatsApp message on planning votes
A Kent council has been thrown into political turmoil after a coalition collapsed over a WhatsApp message sent by the authority’s Labour leader.
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Terrifying moment machete-wielding burglars in balaclavas stormed home
CCTV images show the moment “cowardly” burglars stormed into a home brandishing machetes - leaving their victims fearing for their lives.
It’d be a tragedy to miss it: Musical created by hit pop group takes to the stage
After 22 million record sales, Steps have launched their own colourful musical featuring their smash hits.
Line up revealed for Kent’s biggest Pride celebrations
The exciting line up and location for the county’s biggest Pride celebrations – taking place next month – have been announced.
Travellers pitch up on farmland - just weeks after plans blocked by council
Travellers have pitched up on farmland weeks after planning permission to station caravans there was denied.
Full list of Kent M25 and Dartford Crossing closures to avoid until May 10
Works will also impact the Sheppey Crossing this week
'Greedy' Ashford blackmailer stole over £20k from vulnerable victim
He has been sentenced to more than three years in prison
Win family tickets to see Kent Spitfires in T20 action this summer
Be part of the action this summer and watch live sport unfold with this fab family prize.
'Drinking is part of our heritage'
Plans to expand an outdoor seating area in a historic square have been refused – despite a councillor claiming: “Drinking is part of our heritage.”
'We bought Grand Designs-style dilapidated Kent mansion for £1m - fixing it up could take decades'
The vast 11,000 sq foot Georgian property used to be a care home but has been left to rot since 2017
Kent’s most rustic pub? New countryside venue opens in old grain barn
As country pubs go, they don’t come much more rural and rustic than a quirky new venue which has just opened in a Kent village.
The power of opera is still strong with this incredible performance
Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, a classic story of a jealous husband, gripped audiences at the Marlowe Theatre.
Kent area among South East's most dangerous places, police data suggests
Thanet has the sixth highest crime rate of anywhere in the South East
Person cut free by fire crews after car 'leaves carriageway'
Fire crews used the jaws of life to cut a person free after a car reportedly left the carriageway on the A2.
This Kent village has grown 50% since the 90s - now it’s getting 800 more homes
A development of 800 new homes at a village has been voted through despite hundreds of locals opposing it.
‘It’s a huge moment’: Breakthrough means work could finally start on thousands of new Kent homes
Work on thousands of planned new homes could finally get underway after a breakthrough in the barrier that has stalled developments for years.
'I'll be back!' Developer escorted out of council meeting days after court conviction
Video footage shows the moment a developer was escorted out of a planning meeting just days after being convicted of abusing a female councillor.
Thousands of Kent students to be swabbed for meningitis bacteria as probe into ‘unusual’ outbreak continues
Scientists will be testing thousands of university students for meningitis to find out how common the strain is and investigate the outbreak.