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Sex offender who built six-foot fence around house to evade police jailed
Footage has revealed the moment a sex offender who built a 6ft fence around his home in an attempt to evade police checks was snared.
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Town council stops auction of historic library as last-minute agreement reached
A library building previously destined for auction has been saved after a last-minute agreement was struck to bring it back into a “community asset”.
Tickets now on sale for magical after-dark light Christmas trail at wildlife park
You can now book tickets to one of Kent’s most festive nights out, which is set to be bigger and brighter than ever.
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East Kent Hospitals chair steps down just days after suspension fiasco
A chairman at the centre of a suspension fiasco involving one of the country’s most under-pressure hospital trusts has stepped down.
These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent
After a record-breaking number of votes, meet the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards champions
Young family left homeless after devastating fire rips through house
A young family have been left homeless after a devastating fire tore through their house, leaving their dog unaccounted for.
Swapping commute for sea swim: The new Kent office for remote workers
A former Kent schoolboy wants to bring “something different” to the seaside with a hub for remote workers who fancy a swim before logging on.
Two men arrested in people smuggling investigation
Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into a criminal network suspected of smuggling people into the UK on boats.
Kent’s largest college group receives more than £3 million government funding
Kent’s largest college group is set to receive more than £3 million in government investment to revamp its facilities.
Folkestone 24-hour bingo hall and arcade gets green light despite warnings it could become 'recipe for disaster'
It will transform an 'eyesore' in the town centre
Pair charged after alleged 3am building site theft
Two men have been charged following an alleged theft at a building site in the early hours of the morning.
‘He was a strong, outgoing character’: Keepers pay tribute after giraffe’s death
A beloved giraffe described as a “strong and outgoing character” has died at the age of 22 at a Kent animal park.
'It's a recipe for disaster and will cheapen town': New ‘casino’ approved
Plans for a 24-hour ‘casino’ have been approved despite councillors' concerns it will be a “recipe for disaster” and “cheapen” the town centre.
Kent to be hotter than Benidorm as Met Office reveals how long hot spell will last
Temperatures in the county are set to be even hotter than a holiday hotspot in Spain
Plans to turn Folkestone’s Victorian-era toilets into war memorial dubbed 'insulting'
The former toilet block was uncovered after a landslide in 2024
M20 reopens after overturned vehicle blocked traffic
Traffic was held on the M20 after a car overturned on the carriageway.
‘The fight for a safe birth cannot be a fight for women alone’
Tony Vaughan says it is time failures in maternity care are addressed amid calls for a new maternity commissioner to help improve the ‘broken system’.
Kent school with highest truancy rates sees pupils miss nearly 10% of sessions
Pupils at state-funded secondaries in Kent missed the equivalent of around one in 33 days through unauthorised absences
‘Insulting’ war memorial plans for toilet block refused by council
A proposed war memorial inside a Victorian latrine was described as “insulting”, just moments before the plans were refused.
How Kent shaped two of Britain's most popular children's shows as 50-year mystery solved
A handcrafted figure has at long last been returned to its family at a Kent museum