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Arrests as police raid suspected ‘chop shop’
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen car parts following a police raid on an industrial unit.
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‘It’s costing me £60,000 per day’: Lorry park firm turfed out without notice
A lorry park owner is taking legal action after he was forced off land used daily by Amazon lorries.
Date revealed when world-renowned Goodyear Blimp leaves country via Kent
The iconic Goodyear airship will return to Kent’s skies as it makes its way back home to Germany via Calais.
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‘We will be bringing the West End experience to the county after £28m project’
We’re Back: Bosses reveal what to expect as a Kent theatre reopens after three-year shutdown.
‘It kept popping and banging’: Firefighters called to blaze near B&Q store
Fire crews were called to a blaze spreading to trees and bushes near a hardware shop on an industrial estate.
Dad of Party Rock Anthem Singer slams ‘NHS failings’ after her death, aged 36
The dad of Lauren Bennett, one of the featured singers on LMFAO’s hit song Party Rock Anthem, has paid tribute to his ‘deeply loved’ daughter.
Opening date revealed for huge new Next anchor store at Bluewater
The clothing retailer is set to open its highly anticipated new anchor store, replacing House of Fraser, at Kent’s largest shopping centre.
Police officer cleared of raping colleague after ‘Netflix date’
A Kent Police officer accused of raping a colleague who came over to his house has been found not guilty by a jury following a trial.
Man found guilty of sexually assaulting woman during armed raid
A man has been found guilty of subjecting a woman to a terrifying assault during an armed raid, despite claiming to have been at his home at the time.
Hundreds of Kent corner shops and takeaways can hire overseas ‘skilled workers’
Analysis of Home Office data found more than 2,000 businesses and organisations across the county hold visa sponsor licences
Plans for £3bn AI data centre on outskirts of village revealed
A “nationally significant” AI data centre could be built on the outskirts of a village as new plans emerge.
Kent’s ‘Most Haunted’ museum set for £562k revamp - but will it prompt any ‘ghostly’ objections?
Ambitious plans are in the works to transform an “underused” town museum and library that once featured on a popular paranormal activity show.
Party Rock Anthem singer from Kent dies aged 36
Lauren Bennett, one of the featured singers on LMFAO’s hit song Party Rock Anthem, has died aged 36.
Farming bosses want new sheep shed to survive long-term
Retrospective plans have been submitted to a council for an agricultural livestock building.
In pictures: Thousands attend riverside festival headlined by Leigh Francis
An annual waterfront festival saw one of the UK’s best-known faces take to the stage and interact with the buzzing crowd.
First major nature area complete in bid to build ‘Britain’s greenest road’
A new 13-hectare green space has been created before major construction works to build two new tunnels under the Thames start.
Iconic Goodyear Blimp returns to Kent’s skies for third time
The world-renowned airship has flown over parts of Kent as it made its way to the capital.
American fast-food chain returns to town centre
Subway has opened a new branch in a town centre after its previous restaurant permanently closed.
Goodyear Blimp back in Kent for second time this week
The Goodyear Blimp has returned to Kent this afternoon.
‘She was the face of the dry cleaners’: Popular seamstress retires after almost 30 years
A much-loved seamstress who became the face of a popular business is retiring after she fell and broke her arm.