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• Heads defend new rules at two Kent schools branded ‘draconian’ by parents

  Head teachers at two Kent secondary schools have defended new rules which parents have branded “draconian” and “barbaric”.

• Horror as mice seen ‘running under seats and up walls’ at cinema

  A support worker says he was left “traumatised” after spotting mice running around a cinema during a screening of the new Spider-Man film.

• ‘I just felt so sick’: Anger as new enlarged 1,300 homes target set for farmland plot

  An allocated site in a council’s Local Plan has seen a 44% uplift in housing numbers - much to the annoyance of campaigners who fought against it.

• ‘I loved my 21 years at Aldi - but couldn’t cope with the shoplifters any more’

  A Kent Aldi worker has retired after 21 years at the same store - and says aggressive shoplifters are part of the reason.

• ‘It’s about way more than food’: The rise of the social supermarket

  Community supermarkets are springing up across Kent as one store reports how it’s helped hundreds of people out of difficult financial situations.

• ‘Send me to prison for longer’: Weeping pervert’s court punishment plea

  A serial sex offender wept in the dock as he told magistrates he can’t cope with life on the outside and needs to be locked up.

• Swap the sofa for the great outdoors with 100 scenic walks to explore at Kent festival

  Discover some of the most beautiful and fascinating corners of the county as part of the week-long festival.

• ‘We told you this would happen’: Garden centre boss furious after £110k loss during month-long road closure

  A garden centre boss says a month-long road closure has cost his firm £110,000 in lost trade - and wiped out any hope of making a profit this year.

• Work on Kent’s fourth David Lloyd health club to begin this month

  Construction on Kent’s fourth luxury David Lloyd health club will finally get underway this month after a series of setbacks.

• Two people suffer smoke inhalation after house fire

  Paramedics treated two people who inhaled smoke after a fire at a house.

• Major route closed in both directions by emergency services after crash

  Drivers are facing long delays after a crash near a church on one of the county’s busiest routes.

• Fire service car knocks over traffic lights outside pub

  Traffic lights on a busy road outside a pub were left at a precarious angle after being crashed into by a fire service car.