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A children’s party ended in disaster when nine people fell ill after playing in the river. Paul Gill visited Teston Country Park in Maidstone with his family for his grandson’s 14th birthday. Members of Paul’s family in the River Medway. Picture: Paul Gill Arriving at around 11am, the family from...
A murder suspect accused of killing a man who was shot in the chest at a holiday park has not appeared in court after becoming unwell while in custody. Jonathon Lawlor allegedly caused the death of Sam Petrou, 35, who was found dead at Cliff Cottage Chalet Park in Fourth...
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...
A naturist nicknamed The Naked Carpenter is due to appear in court tomorrow accused of trying to murder a police officer with a pair of scissors. A police constable in his 50s was airlifted to a London hospital after suffering stab wounds last Thursday night. Naturist Robert Jenner works as...
A video on the subject of female genital mutilation (FGM) shown to 11 and 12-year-olds at a secondary school was so upsetting it caused one child to faint. The video, which starts with a warning that it contains graphic material, was shown to a Year 7 class at Maplesden Noakes...
George II’s reputed saying that the English summer consists of three fine days and a thunderstorm needs updating. It now consists of three fine days, a hosepipe ban and then a thunderstorm. Last week, customers of South East Water in Kent and Sussex were told that they will be forbidden...
A couple are launching the first Kent branch of a bubble tea cafe chain – and hope to open more across the county. CUPP Bubble Tea will be opening in London Road, Sevenoaks next month. CUPP Bubble Tea will be opening in London Road, Sevenoaks. Picture: CUPP Bubble Tea Husband...
A hosepipe and sprinkler ban has been imposed on people in Kent and Sussex. South East Water said it had no choice after demand for drinking water had reached “record levels” in June, similar to last year’s drought. Up to 4,000 customers are without water or have been experiencing low...
A man who was caught crossing the channel in a small boat had been living in this country for years illegally but popped to France for a week for a visit. Dalyit Singh was found in a boat along with others crossing the English Channel on June 11, as he...
Poor and disjointed access to medical care is causing people in one part of Kent to die prematurely. That’s the gloomy image being depicted of a town by one councillor who says residents are facing “a complete car crash” in healthcare treatment with some “hopelessly behind the curve”. The Memorial...
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