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EARN WHILE YOU LEARN AND GAIN A QUALIFICATION SPONSORED EDITORIAL EARN WHILE YOU LEARN AND GAIN A QUALIFICATION SPONSORED EDITORIAL BAE Systems is set for another record-breaking recruitment drive in 2024 with almost 2,700 new apprentice and graduate opportunities available. 2019 DIDN’T SEEM SO BAD, DID IT? SPONSORED EDITORIAL 2019 DIDN’T SEEM SO BAD, DID IT? SPONSORED EDITORIAL Has the housing market turned a corner? A Kent property expert explains why we could be seeing a return to the stability of a few years ago. WET WET WET TO PLAY GREATEST HITS SHOW 3 WET WET WET TO PLAY GREATEST HITS SHOW The pop group will perform tunes from their back-catalogue, including 1994’s Love Is All Around, at an intimate Kent gig. SHOCK AS SWEET BAKERY BOSS SUDDENLY SHUTS FOUR STORES 92 SHOCK AS SWEET BAKERY BOSS SUDDENLY SHUTS FOUR STORES The boss of a bakery business is “heartbroken” after announcing four of her five shops are shutting due to rising costs. 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TESCO TO CLOSE FOR REFURBISHMENTS TESCO TO CLOSE FOR REFURBISHMENTS Shoppers are set to face disruption over five weeks as a Tesco shuts intermittently for refurbishment works. MAN HIT BY CAR DURING BRAWL MAN HIT BY CAR DURING BRAWL A man was taken to hospital after he was hit by a car amid a disturbance. VIRAL SINGING FAMILY RELEASE TRACK ABOUT POSTMASTER SCANDAL 14 VIRAL SINGING FAMILY RELEASE TRACK ABOUT POSTMASTER SCANDAL A famous musical family has shown support for persecuted postmasters with a new song about the Horizon scandal HUGE SEARCH EFFORT AFTER REPORTS OF MAN IN LAKE 1 HUGE SEARCH EFFORT AFTER REPORTS OF MAN IN LAKE A busy road was blocked off as part of a large emergency service response following concerns over a man in a body of water. BIKER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH BIKER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car which partially shut a busy road in both directions. PENSIONER ABDUCTED BOY, 12, AND MOLESTED HIM IN CAR PENSIONER ABDUCTED BOY, 12, AND MOLESTED HIM IN CAR A 73-year-old paedophile has been found guilty of abducting a young boy and then molesting him in his car. LONG QUEUES AS EMERGENCY GAS WORKS SHUT PART OF RING-ROAD 1 LONG QUEUES AS EMERGENCY GAS WORKS SHUT PART OF RING-ROAD Gas works have closed a stretch of a busy ring-road, causing long tailbacks in a town centre. DRIVER TOOK COCAINE AND WAS DRINKING NIGHT BEFORE SMASHING INTO PARKED CARS 10 DRIVER TOOK COCAINE AND WAS DRINKING NIGHT BEFORE SMASHING INTO PARKED CARS A 57-year-old man has been handed a driving after zooming past an off-duty police officer and crashing into parked cars. Read all Kent news More news Less news 6 OFF-BEAK TRAVEL: SEAGULL GOES VIRAL AFTER HITCHING RIDE ON TRAIN Footage of a seagull hopping off a highspeed train onto a platform after appearing to have rested its wings has gone viral. HATED DOUBLE-YELLOW LINES REPLACED BY PARKING BAYS AT SORTING OFFICE 4 HATED DOUBLE-YELLOW LINES REPLACED BY PARKING BAYS AT SORTING OFFICE Parking bays have replaced hated double-yellow lines outside a Royal Mail sorting office, sparking delight among campaigners. NEW ‘SATELLITE’ SCHOOL TO TACKLE COUNTY’S SEND PLACES SHORTFALL 1 NEW ‘SATELLITE’ SCHOOL TO TACKLE COUNTY’S SEND PLACES SHORTFALL Plans to create a new satellite school for pupils with special educational needs on an island with a shortage of places have been welcomed. MAN CAUGHT POOING ON RANDOM DRIVEWAY 37 MAN CAUGHT POOING ON RANDOM DRIVEWAY CCTV footage has been captured of a man defecating on a driveway in the early hours of the morning. 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FARM-TURNED-RESTAURANT AWARDED MICHELIN GUIDE SPOT FARM-TURNED-RESTAURANT AWARDED MICHELIN GUIDE SPOT Proud Italian restaurant owners are celebrating after winning a spot in the Michelin Guide after opening for just 18 months. ‘DOES DOWNING A VEGAN BEER IN THE PUB MEAN I’M DOING VEGANUARY?’ 2 ‘DOES DOWNING A VEGAN BEER IN THE PUB MEAN I’M DOING VEGANUARY?’ Secret Drinker is back on the sauce already at a great British pub with staff from every corner of the globe ‘WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD LIKE THIS, WHO KNEW EATING HEALTHY COULD TASTE SO GOOD?’ 55 ‘WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD LIKE THIS, WHO KNEW EATING HEALTHY COULD TASTE SO GOOD?’ If it’s your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier, we might have found the perfect place in Kent to start. 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CHINESE PREMIER TO MEET WITH TAOISEACH DURING VISIT TO IRELAND CHINESE PREMIER TO MEET WITH TAOISEACH DURING VISIT TO IRELAND Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet Li Qiang in Dublin on January 17. WATCHDOG DEFENDS CALVIN KLEIN AD RULING AFTER FKA TWIGS SLAMS ‘DOUBLE STANDARDS’ WATCHDOG DEFENDS CALVIN KLEIN AD RULING AFTER FKA TWIGS SLAMS ‘DOUBLE STANDARDS’ The Advertising Standards Authority said it finds itself ‘damned if we do, damned if we don’t’ in such situations. ‘EASYGOING’ MOTHER’S SHOCK AT STRESS-INDUCED BROKEN-HEART SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS ‘EASYGOING’ MOTHER’S SHOCK AT STRESS-INDUCED BROKEN-HEART SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS Michelle Canning was diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy in January 2021, three months after the sudden death of her father. 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More events and entertainment news More What's On LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS Listen to the best of our news, sports and politics. TRENDING WHO WILL GET COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS WHEN TEMPERATURES PLUMMET? WHO WILL GET COLD WEATHER PAYMENTS WHEN TEMPERATURES PLUMMET? The weather is about to get bitterly cold but government cold weather payments can help cover the cost of extra heating and here’s how. 6 OFF-BEAK TRAVEL: SEAGULL GOES VIRAL AFTER HITCHING RIDE ON TRAIN OFF-BEAK TRAVEL: SEAGULL GOES VIRAL AFTER HITCHING RIDE ON TRAIN Footage of a seagull hopping off a highspeed train onto a platform after appearing to have rested its wings has gone viral. 9 DRIVERS SAY HEADLIGHT GLARE IS GETTING WORSE DRIVERS SAY HEADLIGHT GLARE IS GETTING WORSE The question of whether car headlights are brighter and dazling more drivers has prompted the RAC to call for an urgent government investigation. 3 ROYAL MAIL GIFTS SPICE GIRLS THEIR OWN STAMPS FOR 30TH BIRTHDAY PARENTS URGED TO NOT MISS £1,200 IN HELP AS CHILD BENEFIT GOES DIGITAL METEOR SHOWER TO FILL THE SKIES WITH 100 SHOOTING STARS AN HOUR POPULAR CHILDREN’S JUICE CARTONS RECALLED AMID SAFETY FEARS 2 SELLING STUFF ONLINE? HERE’S WHY THE TAXMAN NOW WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. YOUR GUIDE TO WHAT’S ON IN KENT IN 2024 KENT’S RUNS AND RACES TO SIGN UP FOR IN 2024 Read all trending news More Trending Show Less Read all trending news FOLLOW US MOST READ * 92 SHOCK AS SWEET BAKERY BOSS SUDDENLY SHUTS FOUR STORES 1 * 24 MOTORISTS ‘STUCK FOR HOURS’ AS MILK LORRY FIRE PARTIALLY CLOSES A2 2 * 18 DEPARTMENT STORE TO CLOSE FOR MAJOR REFIT 3 * 41 'DINERS ARE BEING LEFT WITH NO SPACES - WE NEED CAMERAS IN CAR PARK’ 4 * 16 CAR HITS LAMPPOST AS VEHICLES GET ‘STUCK’ ON SNOWY HILL 5 WHAT'S ON Newsletter What's On newsletter 3 WET WET WET TO PLAY GREATEST HITS SHOW WET WET WET TO PLAY GREATEST HITS SHOW The pop group will perform tunes from their back-catalogue, including 1994’s Love Is All Around, at an intimate Kent gig. 2 AL MURRAY ANNOUNCES INTIMATE KENT SHOW AL MURRAY ANNOUNCES INTIMATE KENT SHOW The Pub Landlord will test his new stand-up material on Kent fans in a work-in-progress show. COURTROOM DRAMA TO TOUR THE COUNTRY COURTROOM DRAMA TO TOUR THE COUNTRY Twelve Angry Men is a nail-biting drama based on the 1957 film, and it’s coming to Kent for five nights. 1 TIKTOK COMEDIAN TATTY MACLEOD TO TAKE SOLO SHOW ON THE ROAD ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM INDIANA JONES SOUNDTRACK 2 ‘DOES DOWNING A VEGAN BEER IN THE PUB MEAN I’M DOING VEGANUARY?’ I’M A CELEB STAR TO BRING SOLO SHOW TO KENT YOUNG MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES 19 10 KENT RESTAURANTS TO BOOK A TABLE AT IN 2024 1 10 UNMISSABLE EVENTS FOR YOUR 2024 CALENDAR Read all What's On More What's On Show Less More events and entertainment news More What's On DECADES News from the KM archive 17 WHEN KENT WAS COVERED IN SNOW FOR 10 WEEKS DURING WORST WINTER EVER WHEN KENT WAS COVERED IN SNOW FOR 10 WEEKS DURING WORST WINTER EVER It might feel cold today but it's nothing compared to the Big Freeze of 1963, when the average temperature was -2.1C and the sea froze in Kent. 4 KENT'S SHOPS IN THE 70S AND 80S KENT'S SHOPS IN THE 70S AND 80S Pictures from our archive show town centres and shopping arcades from across our county in days gone by. 3 THE WORST WINTERS TO HIT KENT THE WORST WINTERS TO HIT KENT From frozen seas to 8ft snow drifts and temperatures of -23C, we look back at the county's worst winters. 6 REVIEW OF 2023: WILL LONDON RESORT, MANSTON AIRPORT OR LOWER THAMES CROSSING FINALLY MAKE PROGRESS? 3 REVIEW OF 2023: SUPERSTARS, STRIKES AND A SUMMER THAT DISAPPOINTED 7 KENT FESTIVALS AND EVENTS WE HAVE LOST OVER THE YEARS 1 ARCHIVE PICTURES OF CELEBS SWITCHING ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN KENT 3 KENT PANTO STARS FROM YEARS GONE BY 8 KENT'S MEMORIES OF THE FAB FOUR 8 THE DUTCH VILLAGE KEEPING MEMORY OF TEENAGE SOLDIER ALIVE Read all Decades More Decades Show less More Decades news SPORT Newsletter DARTS SACK BOSS DOWSON DARTS SACK BOSS DOWSON Dartford have sacked manager Alan Dowson after a poor run of results. NO DWELLING ON FA CUP LOSS FOR THE GILLS NO DWELLING ON FA CUP LOSS FOR THE GILLS Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence won’t be letting a big FA Cup defeat sidetrack him. WEEKEND WIN CAN BE THE FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO SAFETY WEEKEND WIN CAN BE THE FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO SAFETY Captain Chris Solly says Ebbsfleet’s display against Wealdstone gives every reason to believe they can avoid National League relegation. FOWLER EXCITED FOR IPSWICH RETURN SUTCLIFFE COULD BE BACK 3 TRANSFER TALK: GILLINGHAM’S JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW A CHANCE FOR CHATHAM TO PUT THINGS RIGHT ASHFORD’S BATTLE FOR CONSISTENCY BROOKS IN BAY’S SPOT-LIGHT ‘THIS GAME’S MASSIVE’ DECLARES BLAIR BOSS Read all Sport news More sport news Show less All KentOnline Sport news OPINION ‘TO CALL HORIZON SCANDAL MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE IS GROSS UNDERSTATEMENT’ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11 January 2024 | 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11 January 2024 | 7 ‘GUESSING THE NEXT CELEBRITY DEATH – GRISLY AND MACABRE OR A BIT OF FUN?’ SECRET THINKER 10 January 2024 | 12 SECRET THINKER 10 January 2024 | 12 ‘SCHOOL ABSENCES NEED A RADICAL PLAN – STARTING WITH A RETURN TO ONE AUTHORISED HOLIDAY PER PUPIL’ LAUREN ABBOTT 09 January 2024 | 3 LAUREN ABBOTT 09 January 2024 | 3 ‘FILM OF TOWN FROM 40 YEARS AGO LEFT ME TRANSFIXED’ CHRIS BRITCHER 06 January 2024 | 14 CHRIS BRITCHER 06 January 2024 | 14 ‘BANKING BOSS OUT OF TOUCH TO SAY FIRST-TIME BUYERS SHOULD SIMPLY SAVE MORE’ RHYS GRIFFITHS 05 January 2024 | 66 RHYS GRIFFITHS 05 January 2024 | 66 ‘AVOIDING POLITICAL BORES ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS THE SMART RESOLUTION FOR AN ELECTION YEAR’ ROBERT BARMAN 05 January 2024 | 11 ROBERT BARMAN 05 January 2024 | 11 ‘STOPPING OIL WOULD WRECK OUR CIVILISATION AND KILL MILLIONS’ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 04 January 2024 | 15 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 04 January 2024 | 15 ‘DOES ANYONE STILL LEAVE THEIR DECS UNTIL TWELFTH NIGHT OR HAVE WE ALL NOW MOVED ONTO EASTER?’ LAUREN ABBOTT 02 January 2024 | 12 LAUREN ABBOTT 02 January 2024 | 12 ‘FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS, TORIES CAN CLAIM TOUGH MIGRATION APPROACH IS WORKING’ PAUL FRANCIS 02 January 2024 | 34 PAUL FRANCIS 02 January 2024 | 34 ‘MAKE IT YOUR 2024 RESOLUTION TO USE THEM – OR WE’LL LOSE THEM’ SECRET THINKER 01 January 2024 | 27 SECRET THINKER 01 January 2024 | 27 'I WAS SO ANGRY AT MY HUSBAND WHEN HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE, BUT I’LL ALWAYS BLAME MYSELF’ MELISSA TODD 31 December 2023 | 18 MELISSA TODD 31 December 2023 | 18 Read all our opinion columns More Opinions Show Less Read all our opinion columns BUSINESS Newsletter Newsletter HUNDREDS OF PUBS ‘AT RISK’ OVER FIRM’S DEBT, UNION WARNS HUNDREDS OF PUBS ‘AT RISK’ OVER FIRM’S DEBT, UNION WARNS A workers’ union says jobs are ‘at risk’ after a pub group, which has hundreds of boozers in the county, is refinancing its debt. 4 STORE WARS: NEW LIDL SET FOR APPROVAL AFTER RIVAL LEGAL CHALLENGE STORE WARS: NEW LIDL SET FOR APPROVAL AFTER RIVAL LEGAL CHALLENGE Plans for a controversial supermarket look set to finally be approved – again – after undergoing appeals by two rival food giants. £300K IN THE BAG TO BUY VILLAGE PUB SEEN ON TV £300K IN THE BAG TO BUY VILLAGE PUB SEEN ON TV Villagers are hoping for an extra £250,000 grant from the government would help them buy Pop Larkins’ boozer. 1 BOSS OF FAMILY-RUN GARAGE DENIES CLOSURE IS DUE TO NEW HOMES RETAIL PARK FURNITURE STORE SET TO CLOSE 92 SHOCK AS SWEET BAKERY BOSS SUDDENLY SHUTS FOUR STORES 19 CONSULTATION OPENS INTO FERRY SERVICE’S FUTURE 39 'I WAS PUT BEHIND BARS AFTER POST OFFICE BLUNDER’ Read all Business More Business Show Less Read all Kent Business news MY KENT FAMILY Newsletter My Kent Family newsletter NEW ‘SATELLITE’ SCHOOL TO TACKLE COUNTY’S SEND PLACES SHORTFALL NEW ‘SATELLITE’ SCHOOL TO TACKLE COUNTY’S SEND PLACES SHORTFALL Plans to create a new satellite school for pupils with special educational needs on an island with a shortage of places have been welcomed. PARENTS URGED TO NOT MISS £1,200 IN HELP AS CHILD BENEFIT GOES DIGITAL PARENTS URGED TO NOT MISS £1,200 IN HELP AS CHILD BENEFIT GOES DIGITAL After 47 years of paper forms, Child Benefit is going digital and parents are being told to make sure they’re claiming all they’re entitled to. HEAD OF ‘INADEQUATE’ SECONDARY STEPS DOWN AS SCHOOLS MERGE HEAD OF ‘INADEQUATE’ SECONDARY STEPS DOWN AS SCHOOLS MERGE The head of a troubled secondary has stepped down as two schools rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted merge under one head teacher. HANDBALL’S BACK IN TOWN PREGNANT WOMEN URGED TO TAKE WHOOPING COUGH JAB AMID RISING ‘100 DAY COUGH’ CASES ROYAL MAIL REVEALS WHAT CHILDREN REALLY WANT THIS CHRISTMAS SCHOOL’S EXPANSION AND RELOCATION PLAN REVEALED AFTER 20-YEAR WAIT DOUBLE-DECKER DONATED TO SCHOOL Read all family news More My Kent Family Show Less More family news More What's On LATEST NEWSPAPERS EAT, DRINK, SHOP Secret Drinker Eat My Words £300K IN THE BAG TO BUY VILLAGE PUB SEEN ON TV £300K IN THE BAG TO BUY VILLAGE PUB SEEN ON TV Villagers are hoping for an extra £250,000 grant from the government would help them buy Pop Larkins’ boozer. ANNUAL COCKTAIL EVENT COMING TO TOWN ANNUAL COCKTAIL EVENT COMING TO TOWN An annual cocktail event aimed at getting bodies back into the town’s businesses is returning next month. FARM-TURNED-RESTAURANT AWARDED MICHELIN GUIDE SPOT FARM-TURNED-RESTAURANT AWARDED MICHELIN GUIDE SPOT Proud Italian restaurant owners are celebrating after winning a spot in the Michelin Guide after opening for just 18 months. ‘DOES DOWNING A VEGAN BEER IN THE PUB MEAN I’M DOING VEGANUARY?’ 2 ‘DOES DOWNING A VEGAN BEER IN THE PUB MEAN I’M DOING VEGANUARY?’ Secret Drinker is back on the sauce already at a great British pub with staff from every corner of the globe ‘WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD LIKE THIS, WHO KNEW EATING HEALTHY COULD TASTE SO GOOD?’ 55 ‘WITH FIVE-STAR FOOD LIKE THIS, WHO KNEW EATING HEALTHY COULD TASTE SO GOOD?’ If it’s your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier, we might have found the perfect place in Kent to start. Read all Eat, Drink, Shop news More Eat, Drink, Shop Show Less KMTV in association with the University of Kent 02:22 CANTERBURY GROCERY STORE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO GO PLASTIC FREE 03:08 MAIDSTONE BUSINESSMAN FEARS RISE IN ONLINE SHOPPING COULD CLOSE HIS MARKET 02:45 RAMSGATE FORMER SUB-POSTMASTER HOPES FOR EXONERATION 03:15 A RAMSGATE MAN SAYS HE WAS FORCED INTO GIVING A FALSE CONFESSION IN THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL FREEVIEW CHANNEL 7 | VIRGIN MEDIA CHANNEL 159 KENTJOBS 1 MAJOR DEFENCE FIRM ANNOUNCES HUGE RECRUITMENT DRIVE One of Kent’s biggest employers and manufacturers for defence, aerospace, and security has opened up more than 90 early career roles. MORE JOBS CREATED AFTER SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT MORE JOBS CREATED AFTER SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT Eight extra staff have been taken on as a commercial vehicle hire business opens a new workshop after a six-figure investment. ALDI SUPERMARKET INVESTS £18M IN KENT SITES ALDI SUPERMARKET INVESTS £18M IN KENT SITES More than £18 million has been pledged by a discount supermarket that will be bringing new stores to the county as well as upgrading existing sites. 9 DOCKSIDE BUSINESS CAMPUS PROJECT COULD CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS DOCKSIDE BUSINESS CAMPUS PROJECT COULD CREATE HUNDREDS OF JOBS Residents and businesses are being asked to have their say on new proposals to transform a dockside industrial estate. Read all KentJobs news KENTHOMES LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME? 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