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Speeding driver is jailed after friend died in crash

21 July 2023
Speeding driver is jailed after friend died in crash

A driver who caused the death of a passenger in his car in a collision has been jailed for three years.

Queues form as port braces for summer travel chaos

21 July 2023
Queues form as port braces for summer travel chaos

Queues are forming outside Dover as the port braces itself for a weekend of travel chaos as schools break up for the holidays.

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Incredible moment rare spinning vortex hits Kent coast

20 July 2023
Incredible moment rare spinning vortex hits Kent coast

In an unusual sighting, vortexes, known as waterspouts, have been spotted far from the shoreline amid changing weather.

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Major rescue operation as 40 people stranded and ‘naked man seen in water’

20 July 2023
Major rescue operation as 40 people stranded and ‘naked man seen in water’

A massive search and rescue operation was launched after 40 people were cut off by the tide – and reports were made of a naked man in the sea.

Minister says plans for Kent’s only nuclear power station are ‘proceeding’

18 July 2023
Minister says plans for Kent’s only nuclear power station are ‘proceeding’

A potential way forward for Dungeness B Power Station is emerging, a government minister has said during a visit to the site.

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Yabba Dabba Don't! Backlash as 'Flintstone Towers' unveiled

18 July 2023
Yabba Dabba Don't! Backlash as 'Flintstone Towers' unveiled

Horrified residents say the “hideous" designs for a multi-million pound seafront development look like something out of The Flintstones.

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Two-and-a-half hour queue warnings as port braces for summer

17 July 2023
Two-and-a-half hour queue warnings as port braces for summer

Delays at the Port of Dover could reach more than two and a half hours amid the summer holiday rush, bosses have warned.

New images show huge scale of harbour transformation with 600 new homes

17 July 2023
New images show huge scale of harbour transformation with 600 new homes

Striking new images have been released revealing the vast scale of a proposed multi-million pound seafront development.

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‘They said my baby would never walk – but look at him now’

17 July 2023
‘They said my baby would never walk – but look at him now’

A little boy with a rare condition which caused his feet to permanently fill up with fluid is defying the odds by standing and toddling along.

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Garden centre bosses reveal plans to build five homes and new cafe

17 July 2023
Garden centre bosses reveal plans to build five homes and new cafe

A garden centre is set for a major redevelopment – including an extension, five new houses and private stables.

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Noise and litter fears as water park reveals expansion plan

15 July 2023
Noise and litter fears as water park reveals expansion plan

A water park is seeking to expand by creating a campsite and a training lake, but neighbours are divided over the plans.

Water firm makes ‘modest improvements’ but remains one of country’s worst

14 July 2023
Water firm makes ‘modest improvements’ but remains one of country’s worst

Scandal-hit Southern Water’s performance is ‘unacceptable’ and remains among England’s worst performing water companies despite recent improvements.

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‘Just as I feel like I’m getting the hang of this parenting lark, fate wanders in’

14 July 2023
‘Just as I feel like I’m getting the hang of this parenting lark, fate wanders in’

Being a new parent is a messy business, as columnist Alex Jee discovers when his new-found confidence is tested with a “doozy” of a nappy-change.

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Airshow axed over parking issues two weeks before return after 17 years

12 July 2023
Airshow axed over parking issues two weeks before return after 17 years

A popular airshow set to return after 17 years has been cancelled because of parking issues.

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Op Brock to return this week... just as restrictions set to ease

10 July 2023
Op Brock to return this week... just as restrictions set to ease

Operation Brock is set to return to the M20 this week – bringing back speed restrictions over the summer holiday.

Walker's shock as 'devil' levitates grass

10 July 2023
Walker's shock as 'devil' levitates grass

A walker was left stunned after snapping pictures of a dramatic natural event that threw grass into the air.

Domino's eyes move into high street of Kent’s ‘most stylish’ town

09 July 2023
Domino's eyes move into high street of Kent’s ‘most stylish’ town

The site of a former bank could become a Domino’s takeaway in a town dubbed the county’s "most stylish" place to live.

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‘Where will people buying town centre homes park?’

09 July 2023
‘Where will people buying town centre homes park?’

Furious residents have questioned where people buying new homes will leave their cars following the unveiling of yet another scheme without parking.

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‘All we could do was cry – it was devastating’

05 July 2023
‘All we could do was cry – it was devastating’

An elderly couple have spoken of their horror after a fire almost destroyed their home.

Bin flattened in two-car crash

05 July 2023
Bin flattened in two-car crash

A car came to rest on top of a bin after a dramatic crash involving two vehicles.

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