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Exclusive: A leisure centre that shut last year will be reopened to the public as a bid for the site has been accepted, KentOnline can reveal.
Plans for the most significant transformation of a Kent town in decades have been refused in a shock decision by councillors.
A landmark decision on plans for the massive redevelopment of a Kent seafront has been made with councillors rejecting the proposals.
A “weather bomb” set to batter Kent this week with gale-force winds has triggered a danger to life warning.
A man who prompted a huge emergency response after entering the sea in bitter conditions remains missing after two weeks.
Kent County Council has been given a £23 million government grant to support bus services across the county.
Emergency services descended on a seafront hotel after a man died following a medical incident.
Bosses behind Kent’s priciest development insist sales are “on track” as a huge decision on the project's next phase is set to be made tonight.
A family of a child with special needs who missed out on education for two years has been awarded more than £18,000 by Kent County Council.
The family of a baby girl mauled by an XL bully in a horrific attack say she is now recovering at home.
Plans have been submitted to turn a derelict high street pub that has been empty for almost two decades into a new cafe and supported accommodation.
Fresh plans to demolish workshops and build new homes behind a petrol station have been submitted, months after a previous scheme was thrown out.
A 90-year-old widow who lost £500 in a cruel distraction theft says the ordeal has made her wary of leaving the house alone.
A large number of emergency crews were called to a Kent hotel.
With iconic TV series Gladiators returning to our screens tonight, we take a look at the Kent dad-of-two who’s become the star of the show.
Plans to convert a disused building into five apartments have angered neighbours, who fear the development will invade their privacy.
Repair bills for drivers who hit potholes, which now includes a senior county councillor, are on the up - but why are Kent’s roads in such a state?
A man in his thirties has been arrested after items were stolen from cars eight times in just six days
Three “amateurish” people smugglers who made several failed bids to transport migrants across the Channel have been jailed.
Thousands of pounds council be invested transforming a long-abandoned public toilet along a popular coastal route into a new cafe.
A Kent man is among a smuggling gang facing jail after Border Force officers discovered a woman crammed inside a car glove box.
Weather forecasters have issued a cold health alert as temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
This driver got into a bit of a scrape when they wedged a rental van under the entrance to a hotel car park.
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Patience has paid off in Folkestone’s squad rebuild, manager Andy Drury has suggested.
Gillingham manager John Coleman has identified a habit he’s determined to eliminate from his newly inherited team.
Teenage Folkestone karting star Elijah Hazelwood is continuing to make huge strides.
Chris Benjamin arrives at Kent desperate to show he’s more than just a white-ball player, according to director of cricket Simon Cook.
Be sure to check out Simon Hildrew’s gallery from Saturday’s Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships - especially if you took part!
Medway’s Tyla Jade Thomas conquered the field once more for further success at the Kent Schools Cross-Country Championships.
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