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Massive 1,000-home estate finally approved after seven years
A mammoth 1,000-home development has been given the green light on appeal - seven years after plans for the controversial estate were first revealed.
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Motorway delays spark traffic chaos after person taken to hospital
A busy motorway has reopened following a crash – but long delays remain in place for drivers.
Warning of heavy rain issued for parts of Kent
A yellow alert for heavy rain has been issued for the county, with potential for gusty winds, travel disruption and flooding.
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Team behind popular glamping site celebrate double award win
A glamping business picked up two gold awards at a regional tourism awards ceremony.
School forced to postpone Christmas events due to sickness bug
Christmas activities for pupils have been postponed due to a sickness bug which spread around a school.
Drivers urged to check dashcams in five-day search for missing woman
Officers concerned for the welfare of a missing woman are urging drivers to check dashcam footage after she was spotted walking along a busy route.
21 hour weather warning issued for Kent with downpours and strong gusts expected
Heavy rain and gusts of up to 46mph have been forecast
Dad’s ‘faith in humanity restored’ after treasured lost ring is returned
A dad says his “faith in humanity has been restored” after a lost but treasured family heirloom was returned to him by kind strangers.
Revealed: Illegal waste dumped in Kent coming from as far afield as Scotland
lllegal waste is being shipped into Kent from as far afield as Scotland and Wales and dumped on illicit landfill sites.
Drivers facing delays after crash on busy route
Drivers are facing delays along a busy route after a crash.
Broken down lorry sparks motorway delays on first day of Op Brock
Drivers are facing delays on the M20 on the first day of Operation Brock’s reintroduction.
Delays due to collision on major route
Drivers are facing delays due to a collision on a major route.
Pupil’s Hong Kong-inspired metro map of Kent town hits the shelves
A schoolboy with a flare for design has now turned his hand to entrepreneurialism by selling his Kent metro map.
Pub landlord’s bid to reopen under membership subscription scheme
The landlord of one of Kent’s oldest pubs hopes to reopen the “financially unviable” boozer with a weekly subscription scheme.
Four teenagers reportedly assaulted in Tunbridge Wells
A group of young people wearing dark tracksuits are reported to have assaulted the boys, forcing some of them to the floor
‘It’ll be a rainforest soon!’ Final decision on fate of fenced-off green pushed back
A decision on the future of a fenced-off green has been delayed until next summer - as residents fear it will soon look like a “rainforest”.
Tunbridge Wells former offices set to be converted to HMO for 28 people
There would be 14 bedrooms and 28 'bed spaces' in the town centre
Arrest after motorway chase U-turn
A man has been arrested after a driver performed a U-turn during a police chase on a motorway.
Police concerned for missing woman, 55
Police say they are concerned for the welfare of a 55-year-old woman who has been missing for three days.
‘Our Kentish village could turn into a town at this pace’
Fears a village could mould into a town have been raised after plans to build 50 new homes were given the green light.