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Burst water main causes morning traffic issues

Burst water main causes morning traffic issues

A water main that has burst and is gushing water onto nearby roads is causing traffic problems this morning

Wrong-way motorway driver fled police at 110mph

Wrong-way motorway driver fled police at 110mph

A reckless driver who fled police at 110mph and travelled the wrong way down a motorway for two miles has been locked up.

Dealer hid drugs in plug socket

Dealer hid drugs in plug socket

A drug dealer who hid class A drugs in a false plug socket has been jailed

Ex-Kent student gets leadership backing from Boris

Ex-Kent student gets leadership backing from Boris

Former Kent student Andrea Leadsom is being backed by Boris Johnson in her bid to take over as PM.

Ex-Kent student could be new PM

Ex-Kent student could be new PM

A former Kent schoolgirl has received the backing of Iain Duncan Smith to take over from David Cameron.

Firefighters battle suspicious hay bale blaze

Firefighters battle suspicious hay bale blaze

Firefighters spent six hours battling a huge blaze when 50 tonnes of straw went up in flames.

Police activate town centre dispersal powers

Police activate town centre dispersal powers

Police are activating powers to disperse people in a town centre, following reports of abusive and anti-social behaviour.

Major new water main project announced

Major new water main project announced

South East Water have announced a £232,000 scheme to install new water mains

Drug dealer ordered to pay back earnings

Drug dealer ordered to pay back earnings

A convicted drug dealer has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds worth of unlawful earnings

Mystery of wonky yellow lines solved

Mystery of wonky yellow lines solved

How on earth did these markings on a Kent road end up so out of place? There's a very simple explanation.

Woman stranded in river overnight

Woman stranded in river overnight

Firefighters today saved a woman who had been trapped in a river since last night.

Train disruption during strike

Train disruption during strike

RMT workers are staging another strike today on Southern trains.

Man charged after being caught with Class A drugs

Man charged after being caught with Class A drugs

A man who was caught with heroin and cocaine in Tonbridge will appear in court.

Allotment owners and police launch new crime deterrent

Allotment owners and police launch new crime deterrent

Police have launched a new initiative to help deter and solve thefts at allotments.

Police investigate after 50 hay bales 'set alight'

Police investigate after 50 hay bales 'set alight'

Officers are appealing for witnesses after a suspicious fire destroyed dozens of hay bales.

Brownies become litter heroines

Brownies become litter heroines

A local Brownie group organised their own litter picking event to help clean up the streets in their area.

Scratching the surface...

Scratching the surface...

When council road crews spotted a car in their way as they resurfaced a patch of road... they just worked round it!

Man hanged himself in park two months before wedding

Man hanged himself in park two months before wedding

An engaged man tragically took his own life weeks after being reunited with his fiancee, an inquest heard.

Travel chaos as hundreds queue due to cancelled trains

Travel chaos as hundreds queue due to cancelled trains

Commuters were left queuing for hours for rail replacement buses after trains were cancelled - and there was also chaos for drivers on the M25.

Woman killed at train station named

Woman killed at train station named

A woman killed after being struck by a train at a railway station has been named.

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