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Blown tyre causes M20 crash

Blown tyre causes M20 crash

A slip road off the M20 was closed this morning for over an hour after a lorry and car collided.

Please don't party in the park

Please don't party in the park

Complaints about loud music and barbecues in gardens dedicated to the town's war dead lead to plea for more respect.

Three arrested following school break-in

Three arrested following school break-in

Two men and a teenage boy are today in police custody while forensic investigators search a school for clues.

Road closed by car in ditch

Road closed by car in ditch

A road was closed this morning when a car flipped into a ditch at Woodchurch.

Who-who! Rocker Daltrey pushes railway museum plans

Who-who! Rocker Daltrey pushes railway museum plans

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has visited Kent to support plans for a model railway museum.

Ashford and Canterbury GPs to consider merger plan for new care groups

Ashford and Canterbury GPs to consider merger plan for new care groups

Two of the new care groups could merge barely a year after being set up

Thousands turn out for Festival in the Park

Thousands turn out for Festival in the Park

Lightning storms and heavy rain did nothing to deter avid music fans at a two-day outdoor festival in Ashford this weekend.

Disabled boy's three-year wait for extension

Disabled boy's three-year wait for extension

A mum's been in tears after waiting three years for an extension for her disabled son... who's forced to sleep in the lounge.

Forget the beach ... buy a blazer

Forget the beach ... buy a blazer

An Ashford department store has launched a 'Back to School' promotion before pupils have even broken up for their summer holidays.

Two buildings struck in Ashford storm drama

Two buildings struck in Ashford storm drama

Bolts of lightning hit two properties in one street.

Allocated cinema seating to stay despite outrage

Allocated cinema seating to stay despite outrage

Despite hundreds of customers calling for a cinema to revoke a controversial new seating policy, bosses insist they will not bow to public pressure.

Heartache as dad in coma after road rage attack

Heartache as dad in coma after road rage attack

The family of a father in a coma almost a fortnight after a mystery road rage attack have spoken of their shock, devastation and helplessness.

'Stay indoors' warning as temperatures set to soar

'Stay indoors' warning as temperatures set to soar

Officials are urging people in Kent to stay indoors during the hottest part of the day as the county is put on heatwave alert.

Stour Centre due to reopen tomorrow after week-long closure

Stour Centre due to reopen tomorrow after week-long closure

Leisure centre hopes to reopen tomorrow after power failure closed the building and all activities for a week.

Eurostar brings south of France closer

Eurostar brings south of France closer

Kent travellers are to get a direct train route to Marseille in the south of France from next May.

Uproar in D'house as row breaks out over cinema seats

Uproar in D'house as row breaks out over cinema seats

A screening of Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie erupted into mayhem as groups battled over cinema seats.

'Missed opportunities' led to brutal murder: Report

'Missed opportunities' led to brutal murder: Report

A critical report has highlighted crucial police failings in the months leading up to a woman's brutal murder by her jealous husband.

Primary schools 'need millions' to provide free school meals

Primary schools 'need millions' to provide free school meals

Kent primary schools 'could struggle to provide free school meals to every infant pupil' - thanks to a £4.3 million shortfall in funding.

Brothers on a mission to fix dad

Brothers on a mission to fix dad

A grandfather will star in a documentary following his battle against type two diabetes.

Tattooed man 'religiously abused' woman in front of son, 2

Tattooed man 'religiously abused' woman in front of son, 2

A man who religiously abused a woman in front of her two-year-old son had a distinctive tattoo under his eye, it's been revealed.

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