Bridgerton fans soon will be able to marry on real filming set
Couples dreaming of a Bridgerton-style wedding will soon be able to tie the knot at a real filming location.
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Tens of thousands of residents to benefit from new weekly bin collection
Residents who live in flats in one part of Kent will start to receive a weekly food waste collection as part of plans to standardise recycling.
Urgent appeal to trace mum of newborn kittens found dumped in park
An animal rescue centre is asking member of the public to be on the lookout for a distressed cat after a litter of kittens was found dumped in a park.
Crowd cheers as armed police make arrest following stabbing
A man has been taken to hospital after reports of a stabbing near a town centre.
Driver who hit and killed school teacher told police ‘he thought he’d struck an animal’
An unlicensed motorist is on trial accused of causing the death by careless driving of a "much-loved" school teacher in a country road hit-and-run.
Elderly residents unable to drink tap water for past five months
Around 60 residents in sheltered accommodation flats have been receiving bottled water since October amid fears their supply has been contaminated.
Delays on Kent’s roads after several crashes on major routes
Two lanes remain shut on a busy A-road after a crash involving five vehicles.
Pharmacies inundated with meningitis vaccine calls
There has been a surge in calls to pharmacies from people worried about contracting deadly meningitis following the outbreak in the county.
Appeal to identify woman after two people ‘hit with glass bottle’
Officers have released pictures of a woman they believe holds vital information about an assault where two people were injured with a glass bottle.
Major gym chain reveals ‘pools and spa retreat’ plans for former tennis club
Plans for indoor and outdoor pools along with a luxury spa retreat have been unveiled at Kent’s newest David Lloyd health club.
Man appears in court after alleged sexual assaults on women near high street
A 36-year-old man has appeared in court accused of two alleged sexual assaults on women at the same location within 24 hours of each other.
‘Get on with it’: Community healthcare providers urged to progress ‘already decided’ plans
Community healthcare providers have been told to stop stalling and get on with plans to merge together that councillors say are already decided.
Man in court after woman, 87, stabbed in chest in ‘despicable assault’
A 25-year-old man has appeared in court accused of punching a pensioner and stabbing her in the chest in an unprovoked attack.
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.
Car parking firm operating sites in Kent town centres falls into administration
One of the UK’s biggest car park operators has entered administration, putting sites across the county at risk of closure.
Shock as top health chief quits amid job losses and financial issues
A health boss in charge of two of the county’s biggest hospital trusts has announced his resignation.
GP practice sets up residence inside £15m shopping centre facility
A new facility designed to house community health services has welcomed its first tenant on the first floor of a shopping centre.
‘We’ll miss her every single day’: Tributes paid to ‘amazing big sister’ killed in car crash
The family of a “fiercely loyal” and “always smiling” daughter who died in a car crash, aged just 33, have paid tribute to her.
Pensioner in hospital after being ‘stabbed with scissors’
A man has been arrested after a pensioner was apparently stabbed with a pair of scissors.
‘Open the estate bus lane and end our commuter misery already’
An office manager has launched a campaign to get a bus route slip road open to all traffic to ease congestion on a problem-hit industrial estate.