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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
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‘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.
Mystery surrounds crash death of man who drove wrong way along M20 for five miles
A driver’s motives for travelling five miles the wrong way down the M20 before a fatal head-on crash “will never be known”, a coroner has concluded.
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Town’s new library to open in former Poundstretcher as old site to be auctioned
An opening date has been revealed for a town’s new library - with its former one set to be sold at auction despite local uproar.
Man, 19, charged more than two years after girl, 16, killed in crash
A young man is due to appear in court more than two years after a 16-year-old girl died in a crash.
Work to begin on £750k revamp of huge children’s play area
Work is finally set to begin on the £750,000 refurbishment of one of Kent’s most popular adventure play areas.
Opening date announced for new Folkestone library
The temporary library will shut in early May
Kent hospital boss was suspended while trust claimed she was on ‘unplanned leave’
The boss of a troubled Kent hospital trust was suspended for more than two months - despite KentOnline being told she was on “unplanned leave”.
Where Kent trains will not run and stations will shut for weekend works
Services via Canterbury, Folkestone and Dover will be affected all weekend
‘We’re heading in right direction to get economy back on track’
MP Tony Vaughan says it is important we reset our relationship with the EU to help move the economy in the right direction.
Say hello to Port Lympne Reserve’s latest arrival plus get 50% off kids’ tickets
There’s still time to see out the school holidays in style and meet Lima, the baby Javan gibbon.
'Not the right fit': Destination decides not to screen World Cup group games
A popular seafront attraction will not show England’s opening World Cup matches due to concerns over late kick-off times.
Major update on re-opening of Folkestone road after landslip over two years ago
The road has been shut since January 2024
‘Paranoid’ man tracked girlfriend’s bus journey and told her to undress in street
A boyfriend became so controlling over his girlfriend that he tracked her bus journey, forcing her to prove over Facetime that it was running late.
Year-long works on landslip-hit road finally set to begin
Work is finally set to begin on stabilising a landslip-hit road which has been shut for two years.
£78k play park opens on recreation ground in village
A £78,000 play park eight years in the making has been unveiled.
Prolific sex offender from Dover 'who poses serious risk' to young people jailed
He was also found guilty of assaulting an emergency worker
Council faces £200k repair bill after huge storm batters coastline
A council is facing a hefty repair bill of more than £200,000 after a powerful storm battered parts of the coastline earlier this year.
Sudanese man due in court after four migrants die trying to cross Channel
A 27-year-old man has been charged in connection with the deaths of four migrants during a small boat crossing in the English Channel.
'I'm not a paedo - my mum used my phone to set me up'
A paedophile stung by vigilantes on a dating site argued his mother may have created fake evidence to frame him before eventually admitting his guilt.