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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.
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‘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.
‘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.
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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.
‘It threatens the tranquillity and natural beauty that surrounds us’
Hundreds of residents are voicing opposition to a proposed “massive” truck stop they fear will damage the countryside and disturb nearby villages.
Folkestone fire live updates as people told to close windows and doors
Three fire engines are at the scene
‘It’s disgusting!’ Fury as council takes no action over footpath to new-build estate
Frustrated residents have raised concerns over delays to build a footpath which was required under planning conditions for a new housing estate.
‘It was all going so well, and then I noticed Jeremy Clarkson gazing at me while I had a wee’
Celebs, wet welcomes and plenty of beef: Secret Drinker’s latest pub mission.
Ice cream parlour honouring tragic hit-and-run child to shut
A dessert parlour opened in memory of a young boy struck and killed by a car will not reopen, says its grieving owner.
Lorry driver charged following serious crash on A20 in Folkestone
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital for treatment to multiple injuries
Lorry driver charged after serious crash with stationary car
A lorry driver has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving as police continue to appeal for witnesses to the crash.
‘Fixing our waterways won’t be quick - we should not pretend otherwise’
MP Sojan Joseph says more work is needed to push for improvements to the infrastructure of our waterways.
Pensioner in critical condition after multi-vehicle smash
A pensioner has been left in a critical condition after a multi-vehicle smash blocked a town centre route.
Arrests following reports of trespassers on railway line
Two people have been arrested after reports of trespassers on a railway line, with trains temporarily halted.
Woman in critical condition in hospital after serious crash in Folkestone
Officers are urging witnesses to come forward
Duo arrested during ‘aggravated burglary’ in high street
Two men have been arrested following reports of an aggravated burglary on a high street.