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New calls for KCC to back Blue Badge rules change
The majority of councils across the county are backing a KentOnline campaign for fairer parking rules.
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Cracking family days out in Kent this Easter
Enjoy egg hunts, garden trails, craft sessions and more at the county’s top attractions this Easter holiday.
‘Our village can’t take it - they're turning us into Hawkinge'
Worried residents fear their village cannot cope with the level of housebuilding proposed - and will end up resembling a nearby town.
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Brave van driver battles fire on M20 as elderly woman’s car catches alight
A courageous van driver battled a fire that engulfed an elderly woman’s car on the M20.
Why Kent MP is trying to block his own government's immigration reforms
A Labour MP from Kent is openly challenging his own government over immigration reform. Why is he speaking out and what does his intervention mean?
Convicted rapist’s fake social media personas see him locked up again
A registered sex offender who breached his court order by creating fake accounts on social media has been jailed.
‘Justice cannot only mean justice for those born here...’
MP Tony Vaughan outlines concerns about new reforms over the migration system put forward by the government.
Tinder and Bumble romance fraudster duped victims out of £28k
A heartless romance fraudster who duped vulnerable men on dating apps before conning them out of thousands of pounds has been jailed.
Award-winning high street shop to shut amid ‘changing economic landscape’
An award-winning high-street shop that has served thousands in Kent for nearly a decade will close amid a “changing economic landscape”.
Thousands raised for baby girl critically ill with meningitis
A fundraising appeal to support a baby critically ill with meningitis has smashed its target after her family spoke of her battle with the disease.
We tried UK's largest seafront sauna
Our reporter, experienced in Nordic saunas, tests a new beachside spa on a chilly Kent night.
‘This is my livelihood’ Shop keeps licence after police raise concerns over management
A shop will keep its alcohol licence after reports that vodka and tequila BuzzBalls were sold to a minor.
Baby girl critically ill with meningitis amid outbreak in Kent as parents living in 'fear'
The nine-month-old is critically ill and has been "left with lasting difficulties for the rest of her life" after contracting the infection
Baby girl critically ill with meningitis amid major outbreak
A baby girl is seriously ill with meningitis amid a major outbreak in Kent that has already claimed two young lives.
‘I want to make it the best grammar in east Kent’: Teacher to return as school’s new head
A teacher who left his former school almost a decade ago says he wants to make it the “best grammar in east Kent” when he returns as its new head.
Nigel Havers to share 50 years of showbiz stories in new tour
The actor is telling fans all about the highs and lows of his career in the new show, which comes to four Kent venues.
Council ditches ANPR system at car park after queue chaos and vandalism
A council is ditching an underground car park’s automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system following a two-year trial plagued by issues.
Kent’s housing divide revealed as numbers seeking help soar
The number of families in temporary accommodation has doubled in one part of Kent in just a year.
Fire crews fight blaze with thick smoke clouding over area
Fire crews battled a blaze near a Premier Inn - with plumes of smoke visible from a neighbouring motorway.
The cost of buying a home in every area of Kent over the past five years
We analysed prices from the past five years to discover the most expensive and cheapest places to live in Kent.