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The number of pupils who were offered a grammar school place while living outside the county has been revealed. Figures from Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council suggest youngsters from as far as Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Hertfordshire were allocated a spot at a Kent selective school. Following a Freedom...
Several Kent villages will be left with no bus services when a number of routes are scrapped by operators in the county. This includes Wye, where residents are dismayed by the news that buses to nearby Ashford and Canterbury will be axed later this summer. The 1, 1A and 1X...
The Covid lockdowns have had many knock-on effects – but perhaps one of the less well-known is a boom in arm wrestling contests. Our reporter Brad Harper went along to one of the sport’s “grand slams” in Whitstable at the weekend and tried to get to grips with the strange...
The best businesses in the county from pubs to spas and even yoga studios have been announced in the annual Muddy Stiletto awards. Winners were chosen via a public vote with the awards celebrating the “plucky local businesses and high streets by championing originality, creativity and quality”. We have taken...
Kent is enjoying another scorcher after the hottest day of the year – while narrowly avoiding storms sweeping the country. Tens of thousands of beachgoers are expected to head to the county’s coastline, where temperatures will be significantly cooler than inland. People enjoying the sun on Margate beach It comes...
Frustrated bosses at Kent County Council have slammed Sadiq Khan’s proposals to scrap day travelcards to London. Last month, Transport for London (TfL) said it was discussing the idea of scrapping the popular saver tickets. London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to scrap the London travelcard. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA The plans...
Every year tens of thousands of Kent families are tasked with choosing a secondary school for their child. But with many schools in charge of their own admission policies, combined with stiff competition for places, the responsibility of getting it right weighs heavy on the minds of many. Senior reporter...
If there is one man who can speak with authority on the desperate need for the services provided by Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) it is Steve Hammond. Some 41 years ago the Falklands veteran was playing cards with a group of men below deck aboard the support ship RFA...
Kent’s courts are kept busy dealing with drink-drivers every day. While some motorists are caught out after police spot them weaving across the road – others end their ill-advised journeys with a crash. Some of the drink-drivers who have appeared in court so far this year Latest government statistics show...
Support for the KM Media Group’s Homes For Heroes campaign is growing, with more individuals and groups chipping in to help raise £100,000 towards the expansion of the Royal British Legion Industries Centenary Village for ex-servicemen and women at Aylesford. This week we were all set an example by a...
Food bank gets extra storage space – despite objections
Healthy eating event to be held at Go Herbs in Harrogate today
Sunday racing tips for Ripon, Stratford and Naas
Road near airport and M5 will close for three weeks this month with seven-mile diversion
Bengals’ Joe Burrow partners with clothing line where 100% of proceeds will go towards helping others
An East Devon water boss admits defrauding four women
New treatment offers freedom from urinary incontinence
Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Filer lead England fightback in Women’s Ashes
Holly Willoughby should follow Phillip Schofield out the door – Eamonn Holmes
Does Owen Jones have a blind spot regarding Labour and independence?