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Kent Police constable sacked for trying to have sex with witness
A police constable has been dismissed from the force after it was found he had committed gross misconduct.
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Warning over tombstoning as youngsters seen jumping from pier despite £100 fine risk
A warning has been issued about the dangers of tombstoning after youngsters were seen jumping into the sea at a harbour.
Tournament to raise money in memory of teen who lost cancer battle
A two-day roller hockey contest is being staged in memory of one of Kent’s top young players, who died from bone cancer aged just 15.
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High street rat-run to finally reopen after three-month closure
A rat-run used by thousands of motorists every day is set to finally reopen after work was completed on the town mayor’s house.
Permission sought to exhume the head of a former adviser to Henry VIII
Permission is being sought to exhume Thomas More’s head from a Kent vault, 500 years after it was put on a pike on London Bridge.
Two pubs, £1m flats block and record shop freehold among Kent sites up for auction
A £1 million block of flats, two pubs and the freehold of a long-established record shop are among the lots being auctioned later this month.
‘This has to stop’: Calls for catapult ban after series of animal attacks
Calls are mounting to ban the public use and underage sale of catapults after a spike in cruel attacks on animals across Kent.
Food delivery driver ‘bitten’ by dogs
A teenage food delivery driver was injured after reportedly being bitten by two dogs while working.
Water finally restored after five days - but other town now facing issues
Water has been restored to hundreds of homes after almost a week of supply issues - but residents in another town are now also facing outages.
Biker, 31, killed in tragic crash was dog trainer and ‘lovely young man’
A motorcyclist killed in a tragic crash last week was a “passionate” dog trainer described by friends as a “lovely young man”.
Top Kent restaurant lays into water bosses as council leader slams company’s ‘failure’
Managers at one of Kent’s top restaurants and a council leader have laid into water company chiefs following almost a week of water outages.
Where Southeastern trains will not run in Kent over the heatwave weekend
Engineering works will impact a number of services
‘I sprinted out of the sauna to tackle burglar stealing our wine’
Dramatic pictures show the moment a wine-snatching burglar was apprehended by a daring resident who sprang out of the sauna to give chase.
Plans to increase size of village by almost half rejected over pollution fears
Plans to increase the size of a village by almost half have been overwhelmingly rejected following pollution and transport fears.
Kent animal park reopens after suffering damage overnight
A Kent animal park home to hundreds of species was forced to close after suffering damage overnight.
Exact date and time the only road through Britain's smallest town will finally re-open
The closure was originally scheduled to remain in place until September
Former Argos unit finally filled three years since closure
A former Argos store left empty at a retail park for almost three years has finally been taken over.
‘What a shame’: Sadness as Poundland announces high street closure
A discount retailer is waving goodbye to another of its long-running Kent stores after trouble securing a long-term lease.
‘I shouldn’t have to live in fear’: Doorbell footage captures moment ‘brazen’ parcel thief targets home
A Ring doorbell has captured the moment a brazen thief stole several packages from a woman’s doorstep.
When Kent will be hottest this week as Met Office confirms third summer heatwave on the way
Temperatures will sit near 30C at times