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Horror movie marathon to show slasher classics on big screen
A Kent cinema is showing a triple bill of hair-raising horrors back-to-back, and you only need one ticket to see all three films.
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Murder accused: ‘I didn’t know there were any children in the car’
A driver accused of murdering a boy in a high-speed hit-and-run told jurors he did not know any children were in the vehicle when he rammed it.
Future of fashion retailer in Kent in doubt as luxury clothing brand enters administration
Jobs are at risk at a high-end fashion brand’s two Kent branches after the company entered administration.
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Oil tycoon backs resident campaign to oust estate management firm over ‘outrageous’ fees
A manor lord has thrown his weight behind a resident-led campaign to oust an underperforming management firm from a large housing estate.
Couple banned from keeping animals after dog ‘starved to death’
The owners of a greyhound have been banned from keeping animals for six years after they effectively left their dog to starve to death.
Moment murder accused arrested two days after four-year-old’s death
One of two men accused of murdering four-year-old Peter Maughan in a high-speed hit-and-run was found by police drunk in bed, a court has heard.
‘Cyclopark saved my life: Chair fit classes helped me survive operation’
A charity’s chair fit classes helped a man lose enough weight to have a better chance of surviving an operation and seeing his wife again.
Driver ‘beaten by motorist’ after suffering seizure at wheel and crashing car
A driver has told of the horror of blacking out from a seizure and crashing into a tree before being pulled from the wreckage and attacked.
Driver accused of murdering boy, 4, was ‘on wrong side of road when he rammed car’
The driver accused of murdering a four-year-old boy was on the wrong side of the road when he deliberately rammed the vehicle, jurors have been told.
Fire safety upgrades proposed for revamped town theatre
Extensive sprinkler and fire safety works have been proposed for a town theatre ahead of its scheduled reopening later this year.
Major road tunnel to release nearly £2m to support good causes
The firm tasked with constructing the Lower Thames Crossing is awarding cash grants to help support sports clubs, foodbanks and other local causes.
'We’re very behind': Council hit by 'hypocrisy' claims over new 11,500 homes plan
It has been 12 years in the making, but a council’s final draft of its new local plan has been immediately criticised.
Kent NHS trusts pay out almost £3m in women’s medical negligence claims
Hospital trusts in Kent have settled 42 medical negligence claims related to gynaecology in the past five years, costing millions of pounds.
Footage of murder accused removing number plate from car used to kill boy shown in court
Footage of the number plate of a pickup truck involved in an alleged hit-and-run being removed has been shown during a murder trial.
Gran tells of frantic WhatsApp messages before death crash
The grandmother of a young boy who died when his parents’ truck was deliberately rammed has told a jury of the fear and panic she felt.
No trains through key Kent rail routes this weekend
Key rail routes through Kent will have no trains this weekend as major engineering work shuts all lines through Dartford.
Paramedics treat three people after multi-vehicle crash
Paramedics treated three people for injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on the A2.
Long delays on M20 after lorry and car collide
There were long delays on the M20 coastbound this evening following an earlier accident involving a car and a lorry.
‘I’m going to ram them’: Court hears of phone call seconds before fatal crash
The driver on trial for murdering a four-year-old in a hit-and-run warned the boy’s uncle he would “ram them” and “didn’t give a f***”, a jury heard.
Urgent appeals issued as police hunt two 'most wanted' people in Kent
Members of the public are urged to call 999 if they see them