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Work friends pay tribute to biker killed in Aylesford

Work friends pay tribute to biker killed in Aylesford

An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a 35-year-old man whose motorbike is thought to have clipped a kerb.

Van with 11 greyhounds flips on M25

Van with 11 greyhounds flips on M25

A van carrying 11 greyhounds on its way to a race meeting has overturned on the M25 this afternoon.

Help for small business start-ups

Help for small business start-ups

A town wants to become a trade hub and set up a £1.5m enterprise centre to encourage more entrepreneurs.

Self-defence claims of man who broke friend's skull with hammer

Self-defence claims of man who broke friend's skull with hammer

A man who fractured his friend's skull with a hammer has told a court he had been threatened with a rock and was not trying to kill him.

A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Tonbridge incident

A 63-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a Tonbridge incident

Police investigating a report of an incident at a bus stop in Tonbridge have arrested a man from Ditton.

Biker hit in rush-hour crash with car

Biker hit in rush-hour crash with car

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being knocked off his bike this morning.

Woman injured after bus hits shelter

Woman injured after bus hits shelter

A woman has been hurt after a bus crashed into a shelter in a town centre this afternoon.

Air ambulance can now fly round the clock

Air ambulance can now fly round the clock

Kent's air ambulance is to be the first in the country to operate after dark as it was revealed today it can now operate night flights.

Masked thieves threaten betting shop manager in daring raid

Masked thieves threaten betting shop manager in daring raid

Dramatic CCTV images have been released of a robbery at a betting shop in which the manager was grabbed by masked thieves.

Traffic jam as car flips onto roof

Traffic jam as car flips onto roof

A lane of Blue Bell Hill was blocked this morning after a car overturned.

Electronics firm returns to profit

Electronics firm returns to profit

A Kent-based company employing more than 300 people has gone back into the black after posting losses in 2012.

Emergency works will shut busy road tonight

Emergency works will shut busy road tonight

Emergency works will be carried out in Tonbridge Road and Terrace Road, Maidstone, from 8pm.

Plea for owners of lost dog to come forward

Plea for owners of lost dog to come forward

Is this your dog?

Traffic chaos as road closed in rush hour smash

Traffic chaos as road closed in rush hour smash

Two people were taken to hospital after cars collided in Leybourne Way this morning, leading to long traffic jams.

Horse rider taken to hospital after fall

Horse rider taken to hospital after fall

A woman in her 50s has been taken to hospital after being found unconscious when she fell off a horse this morning.

Man arrested after digger used to steal ATMs in Tesco ram raid

Man arrested after digger used to steal ATMs in Tesco ram raid

A man has been arrested after a digger was used to rip two cash machines from the wall of a Tesco supermarket.

Landlord jailed over racist attack on men

Landlord jailed over racist attack on men

A pub landlord has been locked up for joining in a racially-aggravated attack on two customers... before glassing another victim while on police bail.

100 suspected burglars arrested in police crackdown

100 suspected burglars arrested in police crackdown

Kent Police have arrested burglary suspects in the past eight weeks

Hazlitt panto proves a winner again this year

Hazlitt panto proves a winner again this year

Laughs a plenty, familiar faces and top notch dancing and singing help make the Hazlitt's panto a success again

Images released after man approaches schoolgirl on bus

Images released after man approaches schoolgirl on bus

Police have issued this picture in the hope it will help catch a man who made sexual remarks to a schoolgirl on a bus.

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