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Safety campaigners to meet with Police Commissioner

Safety campaigners to meet with Police Commissioner

Representatives for several Weald towns will be lobbying Ann Barnes tomorrow in a bid to make rural road safety made a policing priority.

Two schools to get money to rebuild

Two schools to get money to rebuild

Two schools in Benenden and Cranbrook are to get funds from the government to rebuild.

Crews extinguish dangerous wood burner fire

Crews extinguish dangerous wood burner fire

Firefighters were called to Ranters Lane, Goudhurst, when a wood burner fire got out of control.

Child flown to hospital by air ambulance

Child flown to hospital by air ambulance

A young boy in Cranbrook was flown to hospital with a suspected neurological emergency.

Fire fighters tackling chimney fire

Fire fighters tackling chimney fire

Fire fighters are tackling a chimney fire in Hawkhurst.

Road closed while crews tackle blaze

Road closed while crews tackle blaze

Village street closed while firefighters tackle chimney blaze.

Violent thieves on the loose

Violent thieves on the loose

Police are trying to locate a gang of violent men believed to be behind a series of robberies that have seen people threatened and injured.

Injured man rescued from car crash

Injured man rescued from car crash

A man was trapped in a vehicle after he was injured during a crash in Lurkins Rise, Goudhurst.

Crash driver found safe after helicopter search

Crash driver found safe after helicopter search

A man has been found with injuries after Kent Police sent a helicopter and dog teams out to search for him following a car crash.

Domestic garage blaze

Domestic garage blaze

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a garage in Horsmonden.

Magistrate still banned from court after same-sex comments

Magistrate still banned from court after same-sex comments

A magistrate suspended for saying children should be brought up by a man and woman has undergone equality training - but is still banned from court.

Sign of the times?

Sign of the times?

Signs could soon be going up on our roads - warning of the hundreds of wild boar believed to be living in our midst.

Teenage singer songwriter set for final of music contest

Teenage singer songwriter set for final of music contest

A Kent teenager will compete in the final of a national music competition tomorrow.

Historic house gutted by fire

Historic house gutted by fire

A historic cottage has been severely damaged by a huge blaze that saw 30 firefighters battling it at its peak.

House fire in Pembury

House fire in Pembury

Seventeen firefighters were needed to tackle a blaze at a house in Pembury today.

Homeless man denies churchyard murder

Homeless man denies churchyard murder

A homeless man charged with murdering Trevor Hillman at a village church has pleaded not guilty during a brief hearing today.

Road closed after van crashes into tree

Road closed after van crashes into tree

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious accident which closed the A21 near Lamberhurst.

Man in hospital after car crashes into ditch

Man in hospital after car crashes into ditch

A 22-year-old man has been been taken to hospital after firefighters rescued him from his car which became stuck in a ditch.

Police investigate attempted dognapping

Police investigate attempted dognapping

A man repeatedly attempted to take a dog from its owner in Headcorn while it was on a lead yesterday.

Family attraction named most popular place to camp

Family attraction named most popular place to camp

The Hop Farm, in Paddock Wood, was the South East's favourite place to pitch up, according to a website with received hundreds of bookings last year.

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