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Crews tackle fire in 170-bale haystack

Crews tackle fire in 170-bale haystack

Fire crews tackled a blaze involving 170 bales of hay this morning.

Handbag taken from bedroom in distraction theft

Handbag taken from bedroom in distraction theft

A woman's handbag was stolen from the bedroom of her home in a distraction theft.

School in mourning after sudden death of boy, 15

School in mourning after sudden death of boy, 15

A school is in mourning after the sudden death of a popular 15-year-old pupil.

Snub to war heroes as housing firm rejects road names

Snub to war heroes as housing firm rejects road names

A bid to name the streets in a housing development after fallen soldiers has been booted out, upsetting Royal British Legion members.

Swarm of bees leaves woman trapped in home

Swarm of bees leaves woman trapped in home

A gardener has said she is frightened to leave her house since a swarm of bees descended on her garden.

Tenterden remembers Battle of the Somme victims

Tenterden remembers Battle of the Somme victims

A special commemoration service was held in Tenterden early this morning to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme.

Woman, 93, dies after car overturns

Woman, 93, dies after car overturns

A 93-year-old badly injured after a car hit a telegraph pole and overturned has lost her battle for life.

Silman's ace return

Silman's ace return

Richard Silman made a spectacular return to tournament golf by firing a hole-in-one in his first event back after a lengthy injury lay-off.

Police chief back in the force with exotic new beat

Police chief back in the force with exotic new beat

A Kent police chief who took a break from the force to work as an artist is back on the beat in an exotic new location.

Vandals target actor's tree, planted for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Vandals target actor's tree, planted for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Vandals have snapped a young tulip tree in half that was planted by a renowned actor to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Search for mare wrenched from her foal

Search for mare wrenched from her foal

A mare with distinctive brown and white markings has been stolen from a rescue centre where she lived with her foal.

Man charged after rocks thrown at cars across Kent

Man charged after rocks thrown at cars across Kent

Police have charged a 36-year-old man with 17 counts of criminal damage after rocks were thrown at cars across south and west Kent.

Web woes as bust-up leads to rival sites representing town

Web woes as bust-up leads to rival sites representing town

A split in a town’s chamber of commerce has led to a row over its website and Twitter account.

Teen biker killed in crash after 'lapse of attention'

Teen biker killed in crash after 'lapse of attention'

A teenage motorcyclist died in a crash after he had a "momentary lapse of attention" and veered into oncoming traffic.

I'm a phone box... get me out of here!

I'm a phone box... get me out of here!

A councillor has said closing the door of this overgrown phone box would be like a bushtucker trial and even BT said they wouldn't use it.

Police and air ambulance called to 'serious' crash

Police and air ambulance called to 'serious' crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash with a cyclist on a rural road.

Drunk attacks stranger with samurai sword at wife's birthday

Drunk attacks stranger with samurai sword at wife's birthday

A heated text message exchange led to drunk Dean Tolputt attacking a stranger with a samurai sword at his wife's birthday.

Trapped teen rescued from overturned car

Trapped teen rescued from overturned car

An 18-year-old man was rescued by firefighters from the wreckage of his car after it overturned in a ditch in a rural road

Driver avoids jail after killing three in horror crash

Driver avoids jail after killing three in horror crash

A driver who killed his fiancee, her mother and a popular Kent father in a horror crash after a "momentary lapse of attention" has avoided jail.

Man shot dead by police 'wanted in connection with murder'

Man shot dead by police 'wanted in connection with murder'

A man shot dead by police had been named in connection with the murder of a Kent pensioner days earlier, it was reported tonight.

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