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Crash near busy shopping centre cleared

A road next to a busy shopping centre has now reopened after a crash saw queues mount in the area.

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KCC bureaucrats branded 'killjoys' in Christmas tree signs row

A Christmas tree business owner who has been putting out roadside signs for 40 years to help customers find his farm has been told to remove them.

Royal Mail sorting office extends opening hours to tackle backlog

A Royal Mail sorting office is temporarily opening for longer to cope with a build-up of post after weeks of delayed deliveries.

Almost 14,000 toys donated to kmfm’s Give a Gift campaign

In partnership with Bargain Hunter UK, kmfm has brought joy to children across Kent this Christmas by collecting thousands of toys.

‘Communities and police will be picking up the pieces after youth cuts’

Young people, youth club bosses and community leaders have voiced their opposition to ‘shortsighted’ funding cuts to children’s services.

Former Kent cricketer tells of pub sex claims ‘nightmare’

A former Kent and England Lions cricketer has told of his ‘two-year nightmare’ after being cleared of groping a barmaid in a Maidstone pub.

Body found in hunt for missing Maidstone man

Police searching for a missing Maidstone man have tonight found a body.

Mr Big announced as rock festival headliners

The American chart-toppers will be joined by an Iron Maiden legend and festival favourites next summer.

‘Hospital can’t become a police state' in wake of morgue monster inquiry

The hospital where a necrophiliac carried out his sick crimes cannot be turned into a “police state”, says an NHS trust boss.

Classrooms in crisis – where are Kent’s vanishing children?

With the number of pupils missing from education in Kent rising by nearly a third in a year, we investigate what’s behind the rise.

No sign of Percy the Potato as parcel hit by postal delays

Our parcel and card which we sent to see if they would be caught up in the postal delays Kent residents have reported are... yet to arrive.

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Gills won’t be distracted by FA Cup challenge

Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence is refusing to think about their FA Cup Third Round tie against Sheffield United.

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Stones to appeal Timmy red

George Elokobi says Maidstone will appeal striker Timmy Abraham’s red card at Barnet.

Report: New man sees red as Stones exit Trophy

Timmy Abraham was controversially sent off on his debut as Maidstone were knocked out of the FA Trophy.

Matchday Live: Barnet v Maidstone, Ebbsfleet v Bishop’s Stortford, Dartford v Yeovil

Follow all the action with Maidstone and Ebbsfleet in FA Trophy action while Dartford aim to topple the league leaders.

John excited at the prospect of playing on the world stage

Gillingham’s weekend game called off

Clemence on January transfer window

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‘I’ve fostered 140 cats in eight years’

An animal rescue volunteer who started fostering cats in 2015 has reached the milestone of caring for more than 140 cats and kittens.

‘We started selling dog clothes from our hallway cupboard – now we have a pet shop'

An entrepreneurial couple have opened their first pet shop - just three years after launching the business in their hallway cupboard.

‘Ferocious dog killed our cat – but it could have been a child’

A family has told of their heartbreak after their 18-year-old cat died after being brutally attacked by a dog.

Owner reunited with cat four years after going missing

A 16-year-old cat has been found 18 miles from her home, after more than four years missing.

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Get tails wagging with dog-friendly Christmas walk

The seaside stroll will encourage dog owners and their pups to dress up in Christmas jumpers for a brisk winter walk.

Slade celebrate 50 years of Christmas hit in Kent

Merry Xmas Everybody! Rock band Slade will perform an anniversary concert by the coast to celebrate their festive song.

London orchestra to perform Christmas concert

The world-famous Philharmonia Orchestra is performing a selection of festive favourites at a Kent theatre this month.

First look inside new £1.5m temporary theatre

A sublime seaside pub where you park on the pebbles

Mr Big announced as rock festival headliners

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School’s expansion and relocation plan revealed after 20-year wait

A school which has waited 20 years for new premises will move to a “trailblazing” building in Kent’s garden city, with room for hundreds more pupils.

Double-decker donated to school

Chickenpox vaccine: Why do experts now think it’s time to offer it on the NHS?

‘Dated’ school to be torn down and rebuilt to boost pupil numbers

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Couple give hoarder horror house its first clean in decades

Stunning photos of Kent’s autumn colours

‘Giraffe’ heads into historic castle

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Dover MP joins church in petition to get road changes scrapped

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Major defence firm announces huge recruitment drive

One of Kent’s biggest employers and manufacturers for defence, aerospace, and security has opened up more than 90 early career roles.

More jobs created after six-figure investment

Aldi supermarket invests £18m in Kent sites

Dockside business campus project could create hundreds of jobs

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Crash near busy shopping centre cleared

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Crash near busy shopping centre cleared

KCC bureaucrats branded 'killjoys' in Christmas tree signs row

KCC bureaucrats branded 'killjoys' in Christmas tree signs row

Royal Mail sorting office extends opening hours to tackle backlog

Royal Mail sorting office extends opening hours to tackle backlog

Almost 14,000 toys donated to kmfm’s Give a Gift campaign

Almost 14,000 toys donated to kmfm’s Give a Gift campaign

‘Communities and police will be picking up the pieces after youth cuts’

‘Communities and police will be picking up the pieces after youth cuts’

Former Kent cricketer tells of pub sex claims ‘nightmare’

Former Kent cricketer tells of pub sex claims ‘nightmare’

Body found in hunt for missing Maidstone man

Body found in hunt for missing Maidstone man

Mr Big announced as rock festival headliners

Mr Big announced as rock festival headliners

‘Hospital can’t become a police state' in wake of morgue monster inquiry

‘Hospital can’t become a police state' in wake of morgue monster inquiry

Classrooms in crisis – where are Kent’s vanishing children?

Classrooms in crisis – where are Kent’s vanishing children?

No sign of Percy the Potato as parcel hit by postal delays

No sign of Percy the Potato as parcel hit by postal delays

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400 workers face Christmas without job as Kent firm suddenly shuts

‘Person pulled from sea’ after major search and rescue mission

A sublime seaside pub where you park on the pebbles

Man bailed after boy, 7, killed in suspected hit-and-run

Six fire engines called out to battle huge blaze at house

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Gills won’t be distracted by FA Cup challenge

Stones to appeal Timmy red

Stones to appeal Timmy red

Report: New man sees red as Stones exit Trophy

Report: New man sees red as Stones exit Trophy

Matchday Live: Barnet v Maidstone, Ebbsfleet v Bishop’s Stortford, Dartford v Yeovil

Matchday Live: Barnet v Maidstone, Ebbsfleet v Bishop’s Stortford, Dartford v Yeovil

John excited at the prospect of playing on the world stage

Gillingham’s weekend game called off

Clemence on January transfer window

Your one stop shop for your furry, flying and finned friends...

‘I’ve fostered 140 cats in eight years’

‘We started selling dog clothes from our hallway cupboard – now we have a pet shop'

‘Ferocious dog killed our cat – but it could have been a child’

Owner reunited with cat four years after going missing

Get tails wagging with dog-friendly Christmas walk

Get tails wagging with dog-friendly Christmas walk

Slade celebrate 50 years of Christmas hit in Kent

Slade celebrate 50 years of Christmas hit in Kent

London orchestra to perform Christmas concert

London orchestra to perform Christmas concert

First look inside new £1.5m temporary theatre

A sublime seaside pub where you park on the pebbles

Mr Big announced as rock festival headliners

School’s expansion and relocation plan revealed after 20-year wait

Double-decker donated to school

Chickenpox vaccine: Why do experts now think it’s time to offer it on the NHS?

‘Dated’ school to be torn down and rebuilt to boost pupil numbers

Own a stretch of land near the river

Couple give hoarder horror house its first clean in decades

Stunning photos of Kent’s autumn colours

‘Giraffe’ heads into historic castle

Rochester engineering company expands apprenticeships for young people

Temporary Dartford theatre opens after concrete crisis averted

The Christmas jumpers made in Headcorn for our four-legged friends

Dover MP joins church in petition to get road changes scrapped