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'Please help me' - the harrowing words of an abused boy

'Please help me' - the harrowing words of an abused boy

27 November 2015

Brave parents have told of the shocking moment their young son told how he'd been abused at the hands of an online predator. Read their account here.

£3.5m windfall after land deal for homes is struck

£3.5m windfall after land deal for homes is struck

26 November 2015

A town council has announced it is to receive a whopping £3.5m from the sale of land to a housing developer.

'It was like an explosion'

'It was like an explosion'

26 November 2015

A woman's told of the moment she saw the front of her house cave in as a car crashed into her lounge.

Troubled hospitals trust appoints new boss

Troubled hospitals trust appoints new boss

26 November 2015

A Kent health trust has recruited a familiar face to help pull it out of special measures.

Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

25 November 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed new measures to tackle the problems caused on Kent's roads by Operation Stack.

'She was still eating until she took her last breath'

'She was still eating until she took her last breath'

22 November 2015

A starving horse died within hours of arriving at an animal rescue centre after being abandoned in a field.

Firefighters battle barn on fire

Firefighters battle barn on fire

22 November 2015

Fire crews were called to a farm after a fire was reported in one of the barn outbuildings.

Fake notes mean school misses out on laptops

Fake notes mean school misses out on laptops

21 November 2015

Criminals targeted a primary school firework display to pass off fake £20 notes, depriving pupils of money needed for new computers.

Peppa Pig is heading to town

Peppa Pig is heading to town

20 November 2015

The children's favourite is coming to Ashford as the star attraction at Saturday's festive family fun day.

Schools urged to postpone trips in wake of terror attacks

Schools urged to postpone trips in wake of terror attacks

19 November 2015

Education chiefs are urging schools in Kent to postpone planned trips to France as the threat of further terrorist attacks looms.

Derailment heroes honoured for quick-thinking

Derailment heroes honoured for quick-thinking

18 November 2015

Residents and rail staff have been praised for their quick thinking when a late-night train derailed after hitting a herd of cows near a Kent village.

New brewery a step closer

New brewery a step closer

18 November 2015

Plans to build a new brewery in the county are a step closer after ale lovers pledged more than £1 million of their beer money for the project.

REVEALED: Kent's summer of gridlock

REVEALED: Kent's summer of gridlock

17 November 2015

Kent's motorways were shut for almost 1,000 hours over a summer of travel misery, as it's revealed costly traffic-cutting measures are NOT being used.

Town joins minute's silence for Paris attacks

Town joins minute's silence for Paris attacks

16 November 2015

Around 100 people joined in the national minute's silence for victims of the Paris terror attacks today.

Sex case man found dead

Sex case man found dead

16 November 2015

A man charged with sex offences against young girls in two parts of Kent has been found dead.

Firefighters tackle garage blaze

Firefighters tackle garage blaze

15 November 2015

A garage was damaged this afternoon after flames from an outdoor incinerator spread.

'We stand in solidarity with the people of Paris'

'We stand in solidarity with the people of Paris'

14 November 2015

A Kent village has shown its support for the people of France after more than 120 people were killed in suspected terrorist attacks overnight.

Services still running in wake of Paris attacks

Services still running in wake of Paris attacks

14 November 2015

Channel services into France are all still operating from Kent despite the devastating events that happened in Paris on Friday night

Council boss says it's time to move on

Council boss says it's time to move on

13 November 2015

A council chief executive is leaving after six years to take up a new job in the private sector.

Anger that The Panorama revamp still isn't finished

Anger that The Panorama revamp still isn't finished

12 November 2015

Yet another deadline date for completing a multi-million pound tower block refurbishment has passed with no sign of the work ending.

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