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Developer behind huge Kent housing project goes into administration
A housing developer has gone into administration just weeks after failing to pull out of contributing more than £50m towards vital infrastructure.
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Farmer, 75, to take on ‘unpredictable’ and ‘demanding’ rowing challenge
A 75-year-old farmer is preparing to take on a gruelling test of endurance by rowing overnight across the English Channel.
Tunbridge Wells park's dogs on leads rule beefed up by council after some flout restrictions
There have been dogs off the lead in "large numbers", "dog attacks" and the young to the elderly "chased"
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Construction firms and Chinese takeaway among Kent tax defaulters revealed
Construction firms and a Chinese takeaway are among the tax dodgers revealed in a list by HMRC.
'Our last weekend was so busy - people were crying when we closed'
The owner of a now-closed sports bar says he feels “humbled” with the amount of “love” it received during its final weekend.
‘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.
Wildlife trust removes highland cows following TikTok craze
Highland cows have been removed from a nature reserve after fears they were becoming distressed by an influx of visitors.
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.
Tunbridge Wells town centre car park could be part-demolished to make way for 17-storey and 10-storey flat blocks
The homes would be spread between a 17-storey and a 10-storey building
Charges after ‘arson attacks’ at car dealership and outside M&S Foodhall
A 24-year-old man has been charged after suspected arsons at a Mercedes dealership and outside an M&S.
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.
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.
‘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.