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• Dirty and unsafe’ care home slammed over alarming failings and absent manager

  Care home residents were endangered in dirty and unsafe facilities with a registered manager who mostly worked from home, inspectors have revealed.

• Drink-driver weaved in and out of lanes during police chase

  A drink-driver swerved between lanes and ignored efforts to pull him over as he led police on a dangerous chase.

• Fresh plans to transform prominent 1960s garage into modern flats

  A developer has submitted fresh proposals to turn a disused high street garage into apartments – just months after the previous scheme was thrown out.

• ‘I visited the Kent gardens ranked top globally - and now I get why’

  It’s been described by a major publication as “probably the most famous English garden there is” but did it live up to the horticultural hype?

• Pints at the ready as town’s hop festival returns

  A festival celebrating one of Kent’s most famous crops will transform the town into a feast of ale and music.

• Shocking footage of van crashing into motorbike and driving off

  Footage of the shocking moment a van driver ploughed into a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run has been released to KentOnline.

• ‘We've cracked the café business - now we want our bank vault to be a nightlife space'

  A café and bar is raising money to open an “incredible” new nightlife space inside an old bank vault.

• ‘Nimbyism’ row as villagers brand three new homes ‘recipe for disaster’

  Villagers who fear plans for three new homes could be a “recipe for disaster” have been branded opponents “Nimbys” by the applicant.

• ‘Home Office drone’ pictured at side of M20 as firefighters called to scene

  Pictures reveal what appears to be a smoking Home Office drone on the hard shoulder of the M20.

• Kent restaurant with stunning ‘views of the vines’ in new Michelin list

  A Kent restaurant has been named in a “Michelin-approved” list of the best venues located in vineyards.

• Four Kent towns ranked among UK’s best for seaside food and drink

  A survey has named Kent the joint best place for food and drink along the UK’s coastline.

• Tragedy as biker in his 20s dies after crash

  A motorcyclist in his 20s has died after crashing while riding in convoy with another bike.