Stalker ex-cop who bombarded woman with calls, gifts and notes causing her 'serious alarm and distress' has been told he will never serve in the police ever again bit.ly/3qlPIMX

Visitors to maternity wards at Darent Valley Hospital will have to show negative Covid test as rules tightened in response to Omicron variant bit.ly/3EwLvek

Sadness as former mayor and well-respected long-serving Gravesham councillor dies bit.ly/3sO5pPM

LIVE: Storm Eunice is with us If you can safely, please do send us your pictures and videos to [email protected] bit.ly/3v07fy7

It was a great return to the theatre last night to review Bat Out Of Hell in Canterbury. What. A. Show! Thanks The Marlowe Theatre bit.ly/3Hfb1pZ

It's seemed on the cards for some time with applications pushed back, huge disruption, plans being redrawn, major opposition and environmental concerns. More on this throughout the day from Dartford Messenger and KentOnline

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It's been a long time coming... but finally the lakeside cafe and watersports centre has opened at Leybourne Lakes bit.ly/3IGvaax

Double whoop whoop! Sheerness Times Guardian named runner-up Newspaper of the Year in Kent Press & Broadcasting Awards with Claire McWethy and Megan Carr - and Kent Messenger named Newspaper of the year thanks to Denise Eaton

It's back! Here's all the details for this year's Kent Messenger Cute Kids competition bit.ly/3zeFmml

BREAKING: Sheppey Crossing closed due to police incident as Kingsferry Bridge also shut bit.ly/3Qadmr4

New seating and bar areas, changing rooms and turnstiles will overhaul and help Ashford United FC go up the leagues bit.ly/3XmcGDs

Highways bosses say there are NO plans to bring in Operation Brock today as ferries are cancelled and three-hour delays at Eurotunnel due to strikes in France bit.ly/3ZNgDSD

Strikes in France are now causing huge queues in Kent - full story here ⤵️ bit.ly/3ZNgDSD

Excellent meal and my first dabble in food reviews for this week's KentOnline Eat My Words column at Jerk n Tingz bit.ly/3kkEqJT

Water has been lapping at doors after a pipe burst kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/a…

News editor Jack Dyson is sadly packing up his box of awards and moving on later this month, so there are some big boots to fill at one of the UK's most successful news websites, KentOnline. More details here...kentjobs.co.uk/jobs/news-edit… RTs welcome. #journojobs

On today's pod: ⚫The mum of a teenager who died after taking pills says she has 'closure' after the dealer was jailed 👶We speak to the emu-owning psychic who predicted almost every detail of an unborn baby ⚽The Gillingham boss reacts to their win buff.ly/3Jfvlu3

At the winning table #KPBA