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Woman spared jail after spiking man’s drink with laxative boasts: ‘I’m a free motherf***er!’
A woman who laced a bottle of coke with laxatives which left a man with severe diarrhoea boasted on Facebook about being spared jail at court.
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Woman missing from Maidstone for seven days as concerns grow for her welfare
Helen Eade could require important medication, police said
Cheers! Joanne McNally is back on tour
After a successful run of her previous show, the Prosecco Express, the comedian is back on the road with new tour Pinotphile.
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Concern mounts for missing woman, 59, last seen six days ago
Police are appealing for help to find a woman who has been missing for almost a week.
Vape shop’s new alcohol licence bid after controversial boss resigns
A convenience store has launched a fresh bid for an alcohol licence - after its controversial boss resigned.
Hundreds of protestors face off in Canterbury as tensions continue to rise over immigration
Just over one hundred anti-immigration protestors marched through the city centre but were met by a counter protest
HMV confirms exact date for Canterbury return as it takes over former Superdry
The entertainment retailer is taking over the former Superdry store
Proposals surface for high street flats and former care home upgrades
A Kent district’s latest round of development plans includes a bid for flats above a high street office block and a new terrace at a seaside house.
Kent scientists prove tea can be grown in space
The humble cuppa could be on the menu for astronauts after scientists in Kent found tea plants can grow in lunar conditions.
Drink-driver, 18, banned after crashing into bushes
A teenage drink-driver has been banned from the road after she lost control of her car and crashed into bushes.
Second time lucky as bid for homes behind petrol station approved
A second bid to demolish workshops and build homes behind a well-known petrol station has been approved.
‘Incredible sight’ as US Army Chinooks fly over Kent
Excited aircraft fans rushed to take pictures as six US Army Chinooks flew over Kent.
‘Creepy’ underwater sculpture in running for major award
A controversial underwater sculpture described by some as “creepy” and “disturbing” has been shortlisted for a major art award.
‘It has to reopen!’: Plea as one of Kent’s oldest pubs sold at auction
A historic Kent pub dating back five centuries has been sold at auction amid pleas for it to be returned to its former glory.
New Kent map shows areas where house prices are skyrocketing
House prices are increasing across most of Kent - only three areas of Kent have seen prices fall,
Mystery surrounds prison death of paedophile, 24, found lifeless in cell
Mystery surrounds the prison death of a 24-year-old paedophile said to have subjected his young victim to “one of the world’s greatest evils”.
Protestors locked horns on city streets
Hundreds of people descended on Canterbury earlier in protests for and against asylum-seekers.
Canterbury under construction: All the projects changing the face of Kent's historic city
Many iconic landmarks and public spaces are being revamped
Map shows spread of 'biblical' infection on the rise in Kent
People have been warned as infections remain dangerously high
Victorian home with Grand Designs-style extension hits market for £1.2m
A Grand Designs-style four-bed house where “old meets new” has hit the market for £1.2 million.