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Ford Focus thief jailed and 15 more south Essex people at courts

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A thief who stole a car and drove it down the A127 has been jailed.
Vilmantas Pilibatis, of Cattawade Link, Basildon, stole a Ford Focus worth £800 in Gillingham, Kent, on January 7 last…

Two women seriously hurt in lorry crash

A man has been arrested following a serious crash which closed a road for eight hours.
Police were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a lorry on the A251 Ashford Road near Faversham[1], shortly before 3.30am.

Police closed the A251 …

M25 Insulate Britain protesters convicted for blocking roads

The protestors, believed to be of action group Insulate Britain, blocked the key junction close to junction 31 of the M25, at the A282, early on September 13 2021.
The disruption on that day had knock-on impacts on the M25, A13, A282 and the A20.
The g…

Man dies after van and lorry crash on M26 near Sevenoaks

A man died in a crash involving two vehicles on the M26, police said. Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after the collision near the village of Dunton Green on Wednesday morning (February 14).
Officers were called at just after 7am after the incid…

The tiny Kent village now only 70 minutes from London by train

The new Thanet Parkway Station between Ramsgate and Minster takes passengers to London on the train in 70 minutes and has opened up leisure destinations across Kent. It opened last July, with 10 trains a day on weekdays to and from London Bridge, Chari…

Girl, 10, who suffered brain damage in crash suing dad for ?200k

By Sarah Limbrick
A 10-year-old girl who survived life-changing injuries in a crash which killed her brother is suing her own father for damages of more than £200,000.
Arda Mosa is claiming compensation against Abdul Mosa, 51, after he hit a lorry head…