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Son kicked mum’s front door in after she left his TV ‘out in the rain’
A son sent his mum threatening messages and then kicked and damaged her front door after accusing her of “siding” with his ex.
Double yellow lines plan for accident blackspot
Double yellow lines are set to be painted along a stretch of road where two people have died in five years as part of a scheme to clear a beauty spot.
Developer rethinks plan to flatten abandoned leisure centre
A developer has scrapped plans to knock down one of a town's most recognisable empty buildings – and will now keep and convert it instead.
Dance and gymnastics studio to open in failed smokehouse site
A dance and gymnastics studio is to open in a former smokehouse which closed after just five months.
Young child ‘in very serious condition’ after incident in car park
A young child is in a “very serious condition” after three people were injured in an incident at a car park.
Large police response after ‘disturbance’ at disused building
A number of police officers were seen at a disused building after reports of a ‘disturbance’.
M20 to shut as hated Op Brock contraflow removed
A long stretch of the M20 will shut tonight as the hated Operation Brock system is removed.
'We waited two hours for a cheese toastie - but it was so much fun, I'd still go back'
In the futuristic age of online gaming, one business is bucking the trend with an underground lounge where good old-fashioned fun reigns supreme.
‘This is outrageous - don't knock down our wonderful village pub for more homes'
Residents are resisting plans to bulldoze a pub for housing, insisting it’s a vital part of the village’s “social and historical fabric”.
The remarkable photo taken at Kent pub 117 years ago - do you recognise the names?
It’s rare to find a photo dating back more than a century that names the people pictured. Could a relative of yours have been at this Kent pub?
Punk veterans to crash into coastal venue
‘70s band the Sex Pistols are back, and they’re playing their seminal album in full.
Family’s once-in-a-lifetime Disneyland trip ruined by ‘admin error’
A grandmother says she was left in tears outside the theme park after her tickets were wrongly cancelled following a supplier issue.
‘Our eyes have been opened, she wouldn’t be here without them’
A husband has hailed the air ambulance service after his wife was rushed to hospital in an emergency flight for urgent life-saving treatment.
‘Fire has destroyed our kitchen, we could be shut for months’
The owner of a popular steakhouse says it could be forced to shut for months after fire ripped through the kitchen.
Firefighters tackle blaze at popular steakhouse
A fire has broken out at a restaurant in a town’s high street.
Police looking for missing boy, 13, last seen near industrial complex
Police are appealing for help to find a 13-year-old boy who was last seen near an industrial complex.
Town’s tallest building to become new driving test centre
One of Kent’s tallest buildings could soon host a new driving test centre in a move to tackle soaring wait times for learners.
New ‘state-of-the-art’ fire training centre reaches construction milestone
Following some delays, a groundbreaking fire training centre is now midway through construction ahead of its opening next year.
Kent festival praised for breaking ‘usual festival litter frenzy’
A festival has been praised by a leading environmental charity after just one bag of litter was collected by organisers after four days of camping.