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Huge queues after accident closes tunnel

21 March 2024
Huge queues after accident closes tunnel

A crash on a major motorway is causing huge traffic jams.

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Pizza plans submitted for third time

21 March 2024
Pizza plans submitted for third time

Proposals to turn a derelict pub into a pizza takeaway have returned four years after they were first refused.

Country lane shut after wooden posts fly-tipped

20 March 2024
Country lane shut after wooden posts fly-tipped

A large pile of wood with nails sticking from it has forced the closure of a country lane.

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Several charged after £80k cocaine haul uncovered in homes raid

20 March 2024
Several charged after £80k cocaine haul uncovered in homes raid

A police investigation into the supply of class A drugs has seen several hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine seized.

Mother goose rescued after getting feet caught in fishing wire

20 March 2024
Mother goose rescued after getting feet caught in fishing wire

An animal rescue team leapt into an icy cold lake to help an Egyptian goose who had fishing wire wrapped around her feet.

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Man dies in motorway collision

20 March 2024
Man dies in motorway collision

A driver in his 30s has died following a collision on the M26.

‘I want this sorted before I die’: Terminally ill pensioner battles with BT Digital Voice switchover

20 March 2024
‘I want this sorted before I die’: Terminally ill pensioner battles with BT Digital Voice switchover

A terminally ill pensioner has spent more than 16 hours dealing with mix-ups as he tries to make the switch to BT Digital Voice before he dies.

Construction firm fined after roofer plummets from scaffold to his death

19 March 2024
Construction firm fined after roofer plummets from scaffold to his death

A housebuilder has been fined thousands of pounds after a subcontractor fell from unsafe scaffolding and died.

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Man charged after corrosive substance thrown at police

19 March 2024
Man charged after corrosive substance thrown at police

A 26-year-old man has been charged with assaulting four police officers with a corrosive substance after a late night town centre incident.

Supermarket chain owned by Amazon to close Kent depot

18 March 2024
Supermarket chain owned by Amazon to close Kent depot

An upmarket US-based grocer has announced it is closing down two of its branches, as well as its distribution centre in the county.

Junction reopened after huge traffic jams

18 March 2024
Junction reopened after huge traffic jams

A major motorway sliproad remains has reopened after overrunning roadworks causing earlier long delays for drivers.

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Mum reunited with baby scan photos 12 years after they were stolen

17 March 2024
Mum reunited with baby scan photos 12 years after they were stolen

A mum was overjoyed when a litter picker returned her handbag containing her children’s baby scan photos 12 years after it went missing.

Mum in critical care after collapsing at work

16 March 2024
Mum in critical care after collapsing at work

A family is appealing for donations after a mum-of-three suffered a brain haemorrhage at work, leaving their world “turned upside down”.

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AI cameras brought back to ‘banish boy racers’

16 March 2024
AI cameras brought back to ‘banish boy racers’

Cameras erected to deter unauthorised race meets on a busy dual carriageway have been forced to make a speedy return after the issue resurfaced.

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‘Primark and Peter Andre’s perfume’: Bluewater’s biggest crowds revisited

16 March 2024
‘Primark and Peter Andre’s perfume’: Bluewater’s biggest crowds revisited

From celebrity visits to gadget sales, Kent's largest shopping centre is no stranger to a long queue. KentOnline looks back at the biggest.

‘Stolen’ car found 22 miles away

15 March 2024
‘Stolen’ car found 22 miles away

Police officers have recovered a stolen Jaguar after responding to reports of nuisance driving.

‘I’ve worked at Bluewater since before the first customers arrived’

15 March 2024
‘I’ve worked at Bluewater since before the first customers arrived’

As Bluewater shopping centre celebrates its 25th birthday, we speak to staff members who have worked since the start about their favourite memories.

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Teenager arrested after machete-style knife found

13 March 2024
Teenager arrested after machete-style knife found

A teenager has been arrested after the discovery of a machete-style knife.

London borough accused of housing its homeless in Kent

13 March 2024
London borough accused of housing its homeless in Kent

A council leader is demanding answers over suspicions a London council is filling properties in its town with its homeless – despite a plea to stop.

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Tributes paid to ‘true community advocate’

12 March 2024
Tributes paid to ‘true community advocate’

Tributes have been paid to a stalwart Labour member and former mayor described as “the model of what a good councillor should look like”.

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