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New hotel meeting delayed

New hotel meeting delayed

Plans for a new 56-room hotel to be built in the grounds of a historic Kent building were due to go before a planning committee tonight.

Drug dealers caught with £100,000 worth of cocaine jailed

Drug dealers caught with £100,000 worth of cocaine jailed

Two drug dealers who were caught with more than £100,000 worth of cocaine have been jailed for a total of more than 11 years.

Electrical fires spark warning

Electrical fires spark warning

Firefighters are urging residents to think twice when it comes to tackling electrical fires in their homes

Former football coach convicted of raping boy

Former football coach convicted of raping boy

A former football coach raped one boy and molested four others in offences dating back almost 40 years.

Firemen called to bin storage hut blaze

Firemen called to bin storage hut blaze

A large wooden bin storage hut caught fire in Tunbridge Wells early this morning.

Doctor denies causing teacher's caesarean death

Doctor denies causing teacher's caesarean death

A doctor has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a popular primary school teacher after an emergency caesarean.

Police warning after 'suspicious' incidents

Police warning after 'suspicious' incidents

Following a number of suspicious incidents around west Kent, police are reminding parents and children to remain vigilant

Crowds flock to puppetry festival

Crowds flock to puppetry festival

A puppetry festival brought a Kent town to a standstill at the weekend.

Jury fails to reach verdict in rubbish tip murder trial

Jury fails to reach verdict in rubbish tip murder trial

The jury in the murder trial of a man who stabbed his colleague to death at a recycling plant has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

White van men approach pupil

White van men approach pupil

A school has issued a warning to parents after a Year 7 pupil was reportedly approached by two men in a white van.

'My whole world fell apart'

'My whole world fell apart'

The brother of a man whose high-speed death was captured on film hopes releasing the footage will save the lives of others.

Knife killer suffering from paranoid personality disorder

Knife killer suffering from paranoid personality disorder

A man who killed a colleague in a frenzied knife attack at a recycling centre is suffering from a paranoid personality disorder, says a psychiatrist.

Body found in damaged car identified

Body found in damaged car identified

Police have identified a man whose body was found in a badly damaged car.

Video: Harrowing footage of crash that killed young men

Video: Harrowing footage of crash that killed young men

The families of two young men who died in a crash have released footage of their last moments. Warning: Some readers may find the clip distressing.

Man flown to hospital after 'stabbing himself in chest'

Man flown to hospital after 'stabbing himself in chest'

A man has been flown to hospital after reportedly stabbing himself in the chest.

Festival nominated for awards

Festival nominated for awards

A festival which was a huge success this year has been nominated for several awards.

Man's body found in damaged car

Man's body found in damaged car

A road was been closed after a man's body was discovered in a badly damaged car in the early hours of the morning.

Colleague used T-shirt to stem blood after stabbing

Colleague used T-shirt to stem blood after stabbing

A mechanic has told a murder trial of the moment he tried to stem blood pouring from his colleague after a knife attack so brutal, it penetrated bone.

Chihuahua dies after being dumped while giving birth

Chihuahua dies after being dumped while giving birth

A sick chihuahua and her four puppies died after she was abandoned in a cat carrier while giving birth.

Chess grandmaster meets his match

Chess grandmaster meets his match

Four Kent schoolchildren have given an international chess grandmaster a run for his money at a special event.

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