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Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and BAFTA-nominated actor James Norton visit Kent beach

21 hours ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

An award-winning actor and former Olympic champion were at a Kent beach today in preparation for a charity event this weekend. Grantchester and Happy Valley star James Norton is set to join Rebecca Adlington on Sunday (June 8) for a bold 10-hour swim from Joss Bay in Broadstairs. The pair are taking part in the Talisker Wild Blue Swim Challenge – a 10-hour ocean relay in aid of the Blue Marine Foundation.
The Tonbridge drug dealer who claimed he raked in his ill-gotten gains ‘through hairdressing’

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

A drug dealer who claimed he had earned £10,000 in cash by hairdressing has been jailed. Babutunde Ososipe used WhatsApp to target hundreds of substance users with marketing messages between March 29 and November 2024 last year. He had been dealing cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, Valium, Xanadol, and ecstasy pills in the Tonbridge area.
Revised plans for Traveller site next to The See Ho pub, in Pear Tree Lane, Shorne, recommended for approval

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Alex Langridge

If approved, one of the units would be occupied by Mr Cash, his partner and two young daughters, while the other would be for his mother-in-law, who has daily healthcare needs. The application explains the family has stopped travelling and is looking for a base so the children can attend school, with the eldest looking to start in September, and maintain consistent medical treatment.
Emergency services called after multi-vehicle crash on A2 between Cobham and Strood

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

An air ambulance has been spotted circling close to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash. Traffic was held on the A2 eastbound between Halfpence Lane in Cobham and Junction 1 of the M2 in Strood earlier this evening. Lanes three and four were both closed, and traffic is queuing in the area. Cameras from National Highways show a fire engine at the scene and vehicles stopped on the hard shoulder approaching the junction.
East Hill in Dartford shut due to reported police incident

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

A busy road is shut due to a reported police incident. The A226 East Hill in Dartford is shut in both directions between Great Queen Street and York Road. East Hill in Dartford is shut in both directions between Great Queen Street and York Road due to a reported police incident. Picture: Google MapsTFL bus routes 96, 428, 492 have all been diverted. Emergency services have been approached for more information. More as we have it.
Milton Regis rapist Daniel Holdaway jailed after attacking woman at hotel in Gravesend

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

A sex offender who raped his victim in a hotel room has been jailed. Police first launched an investigation after a woman reported she had been assaulted in Gravesend almost four years ago. Daniel Holdaway, from Milton Regis, near Sittingbourne, had spent time with his victim during the evening before and had taken her to pre-booked accommodation. The two entered a hotel room together and, despite the woman repeatedly stating her wishes to Holdaway, he ignored them and raped her.
Suspected shoplifted arrested at Gatwick Airport after reported thefts from John Lewis at Bluewater

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Charlotte Phillips

A suspected shoplifter was arrested just minutes after stepping off a plane at Gatwick Airport. Margarita Clementi was detained following an investigation into the theft of more than £2,000 worth of handbags from John Lewis at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe. It is alleged that three Coach handbags were stolen from the department store during separate incidents on August 9, 2024, and April 23 this year.
Kent County Council’s Reform UK leadership writes to government for delay on local government shakeup

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Daniel Esson

Kent County Council’s new Reform UK leadership has requested a four-month extension to an “almost impossible” deadline for the reorganisation of local government. Under the government’s plans, Kent is set to see the largest shakeup since current authorities were created in 1974. Currently under the ‘two-tier’ system, the county has 12 district and borough councils, which split responsibility for public services with the overarching KCC.
Owner of bull-breed dog in Kings Road, Chatham sentenced after allowing her cancer-stricken pet to die in pain

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Elli Hodgson

WARNING: Distressing and upsetting images belowA woman has been banned from keeping animals after she allowed her cancer-stricken dog to die in pain without seeking veterinary care. Rebecca Anderson, of Kings Road, Chatham, was also given a four-month suspended prison sentence for ignoring the needs of her male bull-breed dog called Major.
RSPCA appeal after cats and kittens found abandoned in garden in Otway Street, Chatham

1 day ago | kentonline.co.uk | Alex Langridge

A cat which was found with her kittens inside a cushion in a garden is believed to have been abandoned since last year. She is thought to have been left to fend for herself at the home in Otway Street, Chatham, since October. The cat and her four kittens, which were all in good health, were only discovered in the back garden when new tenants moved in on May 20.