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2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Gabriel Morris

Image source, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING SERVICEImage caption, Parents affected by the decisions gathered at a meetingLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceA group of parents have said they will take Kent County Council (KCC) to court over the secondary school places their children have been allocated. The families live on the Isle of Sheppey, but have been offered places at schools on the mainland, which they say will mean a round trip of about 60 miles.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Simon Jones

Image source, Kent PoliceImage caption, Maureen Rickards has been jailed for life for the murder of her husband JeremyA woman who killed her husband and hid his body in their garden has been jailed for life. Maureen Rickards, 50, stabbed to death Jeremy Rickards, whom she was married to for 27 years. The 65-year-old's remains were discovered at their home in St Martin's Road, Canterbury, Kent, by police on 11 July 2024, six days after he was reported missing by his daughter.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jacob Panons |Bob Dale

Mother calls for modernisation of epilepsy careJacob Panons & Bob DaleEMMA O'BRIENEmma O'Brien's son, Leo, died aged 11 from Sudden Unexpected Death in EpilepsyA grieving mother is attempting to raise £750,000 to improve epilepsy care through technology. Emma O'Brien, from Gravesend in Kent, is raising funds for Leo's Angels, which has been set up in memory of her son who died aged 11 from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2023.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Bob Dale |South East |Joshua Askew

Gold medallist rower Rory Gibbs has been forced to cancel a World Book Day event in Surrey, after he was caught in a storm in the Caribbean. Mr Gibbs, who grew up in Cobham, had been due to visit Goldsworth Primary School in Woking on Thursday to reveal his new children's book series, which aims to promote sporting values. However, he has had to delay travel back across the Atlantic, after a cruise liner he was aboard was unable to dock in the bad weather, causing him to miss his flight to the UK.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Bob Dale |Joshua Askew |South East |Jo Burn

A woman who was shot dead outside a Kent pub on Valentine's Day has been named by police as Lisa Smith. Tributes to Ms Smith, 43, from Slough, have been left at the scene of the fatal shooting outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt shortly after 19:00 GMT on Friday. Flowers and balloons - including one for "Wonderful Mum" - were accompanied by messages such as "rest in peace" and "fly high, pretty lady".