Busy route near motorway to shut overnight from next week
A new set of works for a £10m road improvement scheme will begin next week.
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Bomb hoaxer threatened to blow up police station and shoot officers
A bomb hoaxer’s threats in a late-night stand-off led to armed police, explosive search dogs and a helicopter being deployed.
Bowling for Soup announce huge summer concert
The band will be joined by folk-punk musician Frank Turner on their Bowl My Bones UK tour next year.
Motorists face gridlock in city centre
Road users have reported heavy delays entering a city centre this morning.
Hit-and-run driver who crashed into children at bus stop jailed
A hit-and-run driver has been jailed after crashing into a bus stop while joyriding, leaving two children injured.
Care home in special measures after residents put at ‘serious risk every day’
Healthcare watchdogs have downgraded a home that supports people with mental health conditions.
‘They can’t build next to the birthplace of Roman Britain’
A plan for a huge solar farm development just 160 metres from a site described as the birthplace of Roman Britain is set to be decided next week.
'I pulled my kids out of school to teach them myself as we travel the world'
Intrepid parents have withdrawn their children from school to travel the world and give them an education beyond the classroom.
Large crowds flock to county’s biggest Christmas light switch-on
The countdown to Christmas has begun with a terrific evening of celebrations ahead of the festive season.
Fancy a fort of your own? Rare military monument listed on market for £50k
A historic military fort constructed around 150 years ago to protest access to a nearby naval dockyard is going under the hammer.
Motorists facing delays after a crash on A-road
Kent Highways is warning motorists to expect delays after a crash on a busy road.
Two pets die in bedroom fire
Three fire engines were called to tackle a blaze in a bedroom, but sadly two guinea pigs died.
Man with knuckleduster arrested in police crackdown
A man who had a knuckleduster was one of 38 people arrested and 26 charged in a police campaign against retail crime.
‘Your council’s in chaos’…‘Well, your plans are just bonkers’
The two most important local government leaders in the county have traded blows in a heated exchange over how they run their respective councils.
One week to go before Kent’s newest light trail opens at major attraction
The new festive experience will see colourful illuminations transform a wildlife park into a glittering grotto.
‘I’ve reviewed 300 Kent pubs - and this could be the best one yet’
Keep it schtum! Secret Drinker reveals one of the county’s best-kept secrets
'I think I've dug up a bomb!': Suspected wartime explosive discovery prompts road closure
Police and bomb experts were sent out after reports of a wartime explosive being “dug up”.
Major toy brand opens first standalone store at Kent shopping centre
The UK’s first standalone Playmobil store has flung open its doors at a Kent shopping centre today.
Government ‘may allow 10% council tax hike’ to fund reforms
Ministers are reportedly drawing up plans to allow large local authorities to double council tax rises to cover losses for forthcoming reforms.
Hoardings could surround shopping centre site for five years as demolition approved
Hoardings could surround a shopping centre site for up to five years after a council approved its own demolition plans.