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A sign outside Tunbridge Wells Hospital. There is a hospital building in the background, as well as a green grass and bushes.

NHS trust to launch free park and ride service

The service will be offered to visitors to Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

A Google street view image of the TK Maxx store on Longfield Road

Three arrests after stolen goods found in pushchair

Items worth more than £300 were reportedly stolen from a TK Maxx store in Longfield Road.

A white Southeastern train

Further £2m worth of station improvements announced

The works will see public areas repainted and customer facilities repaired or replaced.

A dark blue Southeastern Class 377 train at a station platform

New trains to arrive for timetable change

A total of 13 Class 377 trains will enter passenger service on Southeastern before December 2025.

A woman playing a guitar, her hair is flying behind her and the stage is backlit with a red light. There are drums in the background of the image.

Black Deer Festival 2025 axed amid rising costs

The festival is forced to postpone its 2024 event due to economic pressures on live music events.

The Christmas Fair 2024 in Canterbury Cathedral precinct. A woman taking a photo of another woman in front of a giant illuminated star with fairground rides in the background

Festive events and travel hit due to winds in Kent

Train services are hit between Ramsgate and Dover and Canterbury due to a fallen tree.

Six rings of different varieties. All are gold and most have diamonds.

Stolen rings and watches seized from pawnbroker

Kent Police releases images of items taken in a series of burglaries in a bid to find their owners.

Keira Walsh and Lucy Bronze of England with the trophy after the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium

Lioness launches football scholarship for girls

Lucy Bronze, who plays for Chelsea, has accumulated 126 caps for England's Lionesses.

A Southeastern train at a station platform in London.

Community groups receive thousands in rail grants

The rail company awards grants of up to £50,000 to 13 groups across Kent, Sussex and London.