Man stabbed sandwich shop worker after spraying cleaning fluid in his face
A thug who sprayed a sandwich shop worker in the face with cleaning fluid before stabbing him in the leg has been jailed.
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Former hairdresser crashed friend’s car after taking ‘cocktail of drugs’
A driver who downed booze and took cocaine before getting behind the wheel says she doesn’t remember ploughing into a parked car.
Two men to stand trial accused of man’s murder
Two men accused of another man’s murder after a fatal stabbing are expected to stand trial next year.
‘The freedom my family found here was paid for by the courage of others…’
In her first KentOnline column, MP Katie Lam reflects on Remembrance and her own family’s wartime debt to Britain.
‘We’ve been crazy busy’: Bakery returns to centre after eight years
A bakery is welcoming customers back at a shopping centre - eight years after it was forced to leave.
Greggs opens first-ever ‘bitesize’ location at Kent railway station
The first-ever Bitesize Greggs has opened in Kent, with another set to launch in the county next month.
‘Vogue says having a boyfriend is embarrassing, but I’m obsessed with mine’
According to our columnist, calling having a boyfriend “embarrassing” is the most chronically online take she’s ever seen…
Tributes to ‘kind and caring’ PE teacher of 40 years
Former students have paid tribute to a secondary school teacher who inspired hundreds of youngsters over the decades.
Skaters set to hit the ice as outdoor rink returns
A pop-up skating rink with relaxed sessions and Bavarian curling will be open for one month.
Cat dies after village house fire
Crews from six fire engines have been battling a blaze after a house went up in flames.
Thrill-seekers dressed as Father Christmas to take on zipline for children’s cancer charity
Adventurers will be able to fly at speeds of up to 50mph along the country’s longest zipline - and all with a festive twist.
Missing woman, 34, safely located
A 34-year-old woman who had been missing since Saturday has been found.
Reform suspensions a ‘threat to safety’ as fire service governance in ‘disarray’
A union has dubbed Kent County Council’s leader “captain chaos” after a number of councillors on a fire service governing board were suspended.
‘You’re no heroes’: Men left victim with ‘broken’ face in ‘cowardly’ attack
Yobs who left a man with a "broken face" after it was claimed he had made inappropriate comments to children have been spared jail.
Rush-hour chaos across Kent after oil spillage and crashes
Drivers faced rush-hour chaos across the county this morning due to several incidents.
Rapist forced his way into home before attacking and threatening to kill victim
A 42-year-old who attacked a woman, leaving her with cuts and injuries to her neck and face, has been jailed.
Person dies after being hit by train
Transport police have confirmed a person who was hit by a train has died.
‘Slowly but surely, we have been effectively boiled like frogs in a pot of hate…’
In her first KentOnline column, Gillingham and Rainham MP Naushabah Khan says the immigration debate is taking a sinister turn.
Lifeboat station expansion and fishmonger upgrades among latest planning bids
Plans to expand lifeboat station facilities and authorise a fishmonger’s building improvements are among the latest planning applications submitted.
‘There will be no massive knees-up every Saturday night'
Neighbours concerned with plans for a wedding reception venue at a farm have been reassured “there will be no massive knees-up every Saturday night”.