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Conventional border checks restored after ‘challenging situation’
France resorts to conventional checks to manage “challenging situation” after long border processing delays at Dover.
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‘EU’s Entry/Exit System is a shambles which is still not working properly’
Our columnist on how EU’s biometric security system still isn’t fully up and running at Kent ports amid shambolic scenes elsewhere.
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facility
The government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls.
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Double rapist jailed for 20 years
A ‘depraved sexual aggressor’ who raped two women and subjected them to a campaign of sexual torture has been jailed for two decades.
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plunge
The boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
Port of Dover warns of delays as bank holiday weekend begins
The Port of Dover has warned ferry passengers of delays ahead of the first holiday period with a new EU border system.
Ten more weeks of town centre traffic hell as ‘Levelling Up’ roadworks drag on
Drivers are facing almost three more months of disruption from temporary traffic lights sparking long town centre queues.
TV star’s castle car park plans branded ‘danger’ to villagers
A reality TV star and entrepreneur's ambitious plan to build a 200-space car park at her Kent castle has been labelled “dangerous” to visitors.
‘I’m only 22 but I’m ready to keep this pub alive’
A landlady is determined to prove doubters wrong with her ambitious plans to run her pub as a special and safe place for the community.
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: Hospital trust cutting staff to ‘significantly reduce costs’
Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting staff to resign.
‘I can never forgive them’: Cowboy builders conned customers out of £1.3m
Two ruthless cowboy builders who conned customers out of more than £1.3 million “should have been stopped years ago”, say devastated victims.
Man in custody following disturbance near shopping parade
A man in his 20s has been arrested and taken into custody following reports of a disturbance near a shopping centre.
Flats plan for part of former Debenhams given green light
A former Debenhams shop will be “adapted for high-quality modern town living” after a council approved a scheme to redevelop part of the site.
‘Trust in politics as a whole is at stake’
Tony Vaughan says the government has worked hard to move the country forward, but says task is now to build on progress with greater ambition.
Temperatures in Kent to hit 30C as six-day heat health alert issued for bank holiday
Health and social services could be impacted by the rising temperatures
Huge boost for Kent seaside towns as piers hailed among best in the country
Two Kent seaside towns have been given a boost after their piers were praised as some of the best in the country.
Call 999 warning as new face added to Kent's most wanted list
Anyone who sees him should call 999
‘It beggars belief’: Council to open watersports centre in ‘no-swim’ zone
A council is pressing ahead with plans to open a watersports centre on a Kent beach - despite a do-not-swim warning being in place.
New retirement home development planned for town centre Aldi empty for seven years
A long-abandoned Aldi supermarket could be transformed into 34 retirement homes and two shops under new plans.
Couples offered £35k dream wedding at Kent castle for hit TV show
One lucky couple is being offered the chance to tie the knot at a Kent Castle in a £35,000 wedding as part of a hit TV show.