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Jail for Tunbridge Wells drug dealer who tried to flush phone down toilet
He was found with a block of cocaine in his backpack
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When and where it will be hottest in Kent this week as 25C highs on the way
There will be plenty of warm sunshine over the coming days
Kent’s cheapest and most expensive garages for petrol this weekend as price surge continues
The cheapest forecourt to fill up in Kent has been found
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Names and faces of Kent criminals jailed in March including pair jailed for manslaughter of 4-year-old
A number of criminals across the county were put behind bars in March
Tunbridge Wells burglar stole luxury watches including Gucci and Cartier along with diamond ring and foreign cash
He stole four luxury watches, a diamond ring and cash from a Tunbrige Wells home
Kent’s top bluebell spots to visit this spring
Spring has arrived early this year, and bluebells are already blooming across Kent. Here’s where to see the stunning displays this year.
'Strong men lift weights -stronger men lift each other'
A Kent father-of-two has launched a men’s support group to tackle loneliness and improve mental wellbeing.
Pub shut for a decade to become five-bedroom home
Planning permission has been granted to turn a pub into a home after its owners’ previous proposal was rejected.
Building work begins on Kent town’s first Taco Bell and third KFC
Construction has finally begun on a town’s first Taco Bell and third KFC restaurant.
The Kent service helping mums take their babies home – after fearing the worst
Mums who feared their babies would be born too soon returned to a Kent hospital to celebrate a service that helped bring them safely into the world.
‘Bosses thought I was faking disability - they hired firm to follow and film me’
A warehouse worker has been awarded £30,000 for unfair dismissal after his employers hired private investigators to follow him.
Listener celebrates winning kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday
A Kent listener is celebrating after winning £1,000 in kmfm’s latest Thousand Pound Friday - landing a cash boost just ahead of the Easter holidays.
Dismay in Tunbridge Wells as adult education courses axed after decades of learning
It marks the end of decades of life enrichment through adult education
Major food manufacturer to cut 12% of staff at Kent factory
A major food manufacturer making some of the country’s biggest household products has announced job cuts at its Kent factory.
‘It’s barking mad’: 600-space shopping centre car park to close
A town centre is to lose one of its major car parks in a move that will see almost 600 spaces lost overnight.
‘Meningitis vaccine must be given to at-risk young people’
In a joint column, MPs Helen Whately and Rosie Duffield are calling on authorities not to be complacent about future meningitis outbreaks.
Revealed: The most and least affordable places to buy a house in Kent
People living in the most affordable part of Kent say they “love it” and others don’t realise how much it has to offer.
South East Water should use £22m fine for Pembury Water Treatment Works upgrade, says MP
The water company was fined by the industry regulator for outages, and for failing to learn lessons
‘I’d rather take difficult decisions to save town than do nothing and watch it decline’
Following criticism over planned town centre changes, the leader of a Kent council is speaking out over why it is important to keep moving forward.
Body found in woodlands amid search for missing woman
Officers searching for a missing 57-year-old woman have recovered a body.