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Shops flattened as new images show former shopping centre reduced to rubble
The heart of a former shopping centre has been reduced to rubble as new drone images show some of its former units now flattened.
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South East Water fails to slash £75K fine for taking water from Kent farm borehole over 47 days
The borehole was on a farm in Kent and 'human error' meant there was no licence at the time of abstraction
‘I’ve given up selling my home - this fence has been here almost a year!’
A frustrated resident whose property overlooks an “eyesore” fenced-off green says he has given up trying to sell his house.
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‘I could have died!’: Mum calls for urgent improvements to junction after horror crash
A mum-of-two is calling for urgent improvements to a four-way junction after she was “lucky to survive” a horror crash.
‘We haven’t changed for 45 years - and customers love it!’
The owner of a town centre’s longest-running Italian restaurant believes keeping it authentic has allowed it to thrive in what is now its 45th year.
M20 reopens after multi-vehicle crash
Emergency crews were called to a multi-vehicle crash which prompted the M20 to close for several hours.
‘It’s the perfect opportunity!’: Four friends take over ‘dream’ Kent vineyard
A group of friends who have known each other for almost two decades have taken over the running of a Kent vineyard.
Mystery surrounds crash death of man who drove wrong way along M20 for five miles
A driver’s motives for travelling five miles the wrong way down the M20 before a fatal head-on crash “will never be known”, a coroner has concluded.
Young girl from Tunbridge Wells with brain tumour wants to find 'all the Kirstys in the world'
The campaign has already identified more than 6,000 Kirstys worldwide
Thousands booked in as second phase of meningitis vaccine rolled out in Kent
The second dose of the meningitis vaccine is being rolled out by health staff across Kent following a deadly outbreak which claimed two lives.
Demolition of shopping centre begins as diggers tear down site
The controversial demolition of a shopping centre has begun as diggers move onto the site.
Police probe assault in popular Tunbridge Wells park as victim's mum speaks out
Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident is urged to contact police
Kent hospital boss was suspended while trust claimed she was on ‘unplanned leave’
The boss of a troubled Kent hospital trust was suspended for more than two months - despite KentOnline being told she was on “unplanned leave”.
‘It’s like the Grand Canyon!’ Fury over state of pothole-ridden road
Residents fed up with the state of a “crumbling” road installed a mock-up sign comparing it to the Grand Canyon.
South East Water chief to forgo bonus following Kent and Sussex water outages
It follows recent outages which left thousands of customers without drinking water in Kent and Sussex
Controversial Aldi store starts to take shape as roadworks set to finally end
A town’s third Aldi supermarket is starting to take shape more than six years after the retailer bought the prime plot.
Kent County Council awarded £12m for new SEND service to support children
A new multi-million-pound investment is set to transform support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Kent.
South East Water boss tells MPs he 'got it wrong' in handling outages across Kent and Sussex
Bosses of the company were grilled by the parliamentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Tuesday
‘Ticking time bomb’ household battery sparked recycling plant inferno
A catastrophic fire tore through a recycling plant after a “ticking time bomb” battery fell from a conveyor belt and caught alight.
Woman airlifted to hospital with life-changing injuries after crash
A woman has been airlifted to hospital with life-changing injuries following a crash in the countryside.