Opening date for town’s first Taco Bell revealed as new KFC set to launch next door
The opening date for a town’s first Taco Bell has been revealed - with a new KFC restaurant also on the verge of completion next door.
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Disabled pensioner left ‘virtually housebound’ after council closes layby
A disabled pensioner says she has been left “virtually housebound” after council workers closed off an unofficial layby outside her home.
Growing bus company to open new depot in Kent as plans approved
A bus company is to expand its service and house more than a dozen of its fleet at a growing business park.
IT worker stole £6,400 laptops from NHS employers
A redundancy-facing NHS employee has been sentenced over the theft of eight Dell laptops.
CCTV released after sports club vandalism
Police have issued an image of a man they wish to speak to after windows were damaged at a hockey club.
Shocking dashcam footage shows road-rage driver punching motorist
Shocking dashcam footage shows the moment an irate driver angrily confronted another motorist before punching him twice in the face.
Henry Hoover thief banned from four major Kent supermarkets after latest spree
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from four supermarket chains in Kent after stealing a Henry Hoover and other items.
Residents evacuated amid blaze at block of flats
Emergency services including fire crews and police have descended on a block of flats following a blaze at a home.
‘It was darker than the eclipse’: Kent hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms
Thunderstorms have caused flooding across parts of the county this evening following months of dry weather.
Thousands celebrate GCSE results including mum and former Fenwick manager, 49
Thousands of pupils are celebrating their GCSE results across Kent today - including a 49-year-old former Fenwick manager.
Virgin Trains granted boost to run rival Channel Tunnel service
Virgin Trains has taken a step closer to rivalling Eurostar and run services through the Channel Tunnel.
‘We found human bones under our patio - our house looked like a murder scene!’
A couple say their home resembled a murder scene after builders uncovered human bones under their patio, prompting an excavation of the garden.
Going through the roof! House prices in SIX Kent hotspots increase £10K in just 12 months
What’s the average price of a home where you live? Find out in the latest House Price Index figures
Huge border site faces uncertain future as custom checks to move elsewhere
Questions have been raised over the future of a huge border facility after the government announced customs checks will move elsewhere next year.
Drivers faced three-mile queues on M20 following crash and oil spillage
Drivers faced three-mile queues on the M20 after a crash led to an oil spill.
‘Unacceptable’: Increase in South East Water workers facing physical abuse
Water workers are facing “unacceptable verbal and physical abuse” as frustration boils over amid shortages affecting thousands of people across Kent.
‘Beggars belief’: Catapult thugs smash eight clubhouse windows in brazen attack
Clubhouse bosses have blasted vandals who reportedly used catapults to smash all eight windows - leaving £4,000 of damage in their wake.
‘This leak has created a fish pond outside my house - even my grass is still green’
A great-grandmother has been left with a “fish pond” outside her home as a persistent water leak has flooded her garden.