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‘I’m at breaking point - plants keep growing through the walls of my flat!’
A grandmother says she has reached breaking point after plants started growing through the walls of her “mouldy” council flat.
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‘Simply sublime. By the time the tart arrived, my missus was in raptures’
Secret Drinker stumbles on a well-heeled secluded pub you need to make time to visit.
Medway Maritime Hospital staff considering career changes after parking charges hike
They say they're already being forced to pick up shifts in pubs
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Plans to shut fire stations and cut jobs are rejected
Plans to shut several fire stations and cut jobs across Kent have been rejected by councillors.
Image released after motorbiking teens’ bungled robbery sparks police probe
Police have released a CCTV image of two teenage boys on a motorbike following an attempted robbery.
Girl missing from Pembury near Tunbridge Wells as people asked to call 999
The 16-year-old was last seen at around 5.40pm on Tuesday (August 4)
Hospital trust pledges review to ‘strengthen resilience’ after IT incident
Hospital trust bosses have promised a full review after a major IT failure forced it to declare a “critical incident” in its emergency departments.
Concerns for welfare of missing teen, 16
Police are appealing for information to help find a missing teenager who is believed to be in the Bluewater area.
The Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells put on the market in 'exceptionally rare opportunity'
It drew 1.6 million visitors in 2025
‘They will be a lifeline for so many’: New emergency mental health units planned for Kent
The county is set to benefit from an expansion of NHS mental health services across England which aims to help people get support closer to home.
Dad left dribbling, babbling and unable to move after terrifying stroke in front of his children
A dad-of-four has told of the terrifying moment a stroke left him unable to speak as he tried to answer his frightened children.
Tanks run 'critically low' as Kent residents warned of more water supply woes
Residents across parts of Kent are on the verge of losing water supplies as the country’s ongoing drought continues to disrupt homes.
Albanian nationals appear in court after 500 cannabis plants seized from two homes
A pair of Albanian nationals have been charged as part of an investigation into organised crime and drug production.
Tanks run 'critically low' as Kent residents warned of more water supply woes
Residents across parts of Kent are on the verge of losing water supplies as the country’s ongoing drought continues to disrupt homes.
Hospital statue removed as work starts on new 54-bed stroke unit
A statue that has stood outside a hospital entrance for almost 50 years has been temporarily removed as work begins on a new stroke unit.
Tunbridge Wells 'roadworks tsar' said utility repairs is 'something we have to live with'
He said ageing infrastructure for utilities, some of which is 150 years old, meant repairs and replacements had to be carried out
New pictures show remains of shopping centre as demolition ‘all on track’
Council bosses say work to demolish a former shopping centre is “all on track” as only a handful of units remain standing.
Kent firefighters stage noisy protest at Maidstone's County Hall against fire service cuts
Around 300 Fire Brigades Union members, their supporters, friends and families turned out, blew horns and waved flags during the mass show of strength
‘I’ll lose £150k’: Garden centre boss hits out as four-week road closure begins
A garden centre owner fears a month-long road closure will cost him £150,000 as work linked to a major housing development gets underway.
Crash on M20 causes delays
Drivers are being warned to expect delays following a crash on the M20 in the Operation Brock contraflow system.