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Pick your own apples at Kent’s autumn orchards

It’s apple-picking season, and we’ve got five PYO farms and orchards where you can get your hands on fresh, autumnal fruit.

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'He had so much life ahead of him': Mum’s heartbreak as son, 22, killed in bike crash

The heartbroken mum of a 22-year-old killed in a motorbike crash says his death has “left a hole in our lives that can never be filled”.

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Protestors descend on hotel housing asylum seekers

People have gathered in a Kent town for a protest on what has been a controversial day involving illegal immigration across the UK.

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Popular carvery could be flattened to make way for homes

A popular carvery restaurant could be flattened to make way for homes if new plans are approved.

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Kylie tribute act’s show cancelled after complaint over ‘inappropriate’ outfit

A Kylie Minogue tribute act has been left disappointed after one complaint about her “inappropriate” costume led to a show being cancelled.

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Pop-up second-hand shop opens at tip – with permanent one to follow

Donated items were given a new lease of life at the latest pop-up recycling shop – with another permanent venue to follow next month.

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‘They’ve hung us out to dry and led us on for months’

Owners of a children’s play centre have accused a council of “hanging them out to dry” as demolition of a doomed shopping centre nears.

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Multi-vehicle crash closes part of M20

Part of the M20 has been closed after emergency services were called to a multi-vehicle collision.

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Arrest after suspected migrants seen ‘near lorries’ at industrial park

The alleged member of a people smuggling gang has been arrested after asylum seekers were reportedly seen near lorries at an industrial park.

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‘It’s absolute hell!’ Fury over steaming pile of poo which caught fire in field

Fuming residents have endured a week of “absolute hell” - as the stench from burning manure in a nearby field drifts across their housing estate.

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‘This town isn’t dead yet: We’ve opened in the high street and at a shopping centre’

Two ambitious businessmen say they still have confidence in a closure-hit town after opening their second premises in the space of four months.

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Flooding ‘likely’ as heavy showers set to batter Kent

Heavy showers are set to fall down over Kent as forecasters issue a weather warning covering the entire county.

Kent Live - Tunbridge Wells

The Kent train stations that will be shut this weekend for engineering works

Journeys along several major lines will be affected

Kent Live - Tunbridge Wells

Person taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash on A21 near Tonbridge

Police and paramedics have been called to the scene

Ashford News

The 100-year-old thrillseeker who met love of his life on VE Day

A man has told how he met the love of his life among the Trafalgar Square crowds on VE Day as he celebrates his 100th birthday today.

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‘Bringing back international trains to empty station could be worth millions’

The return of international trains to a “forgotten” station could boost the south east’s economy by about half a billion a year, new research shows.

Kent Live - Tunbridge Wells

Witnesses sought after car crashes into garden fence in Tunbridge Wells

The driver remains at a London hospital in a serious but stable condition

Ashford News

Burglars target ultrasound clinic at doomed shopping centre

An ultrasound clinic has been left with a bill for hundreds of pounds, months before it will be turfed out of a soon-to-be demolished shopping centre.

Kent Live - Tunbridge Wells

Full list of Kent Poundland stores closing after restructuring approved

Poundland is to push ahead with more store closures after receiving court approval for a major restructuring plan

Ashford News

‘It’s a blow’: Major route reopens for first time in two months - but more works planned

A road used by thousands of drivers every day has reopened after a two-month closure - but more works are set to follow in a move labelled a “blow”.