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A red ROAD CLOSED sign and a yellow DIVERSION sign. In the background two people in high-vis jackets are carrying out roadworks near to a yellow digger.

Some roadworks lifted ahead of the Easter weekend

Some of the roadworks lifted are on the M25, the A27 in Sussex and the M2 in Kent.

A Google Maps image of junction 3 of the M2, showing a sign directing traffic to the A249, M20 and M25.

Five-vehicle crash closed stretch of M2 carriageway

Part of the M2 was closed following the crash at junction 3, near Chatham and Rochester.

Candi the black cat sits on a cushion by a radiator and looks at the camera with wide green eyes.

Cat missing for a decade reunited with her owner

The cat, reported missing in Rainham 2015, was reunited with her owner thanks to her microchip.

An elevated three story brick building with a red front door behind a wall and black wrought iron gates

Bid to turn ex-school into Aldi store and homes

Medway Council is considering plans for an Aldi supermarket on the site of a former Chatham school.

The doorway of Ryde Travelodge is flanked by ornamental shrubs in pots with a blue company sign above it.

Child sex case dropped after man arrested at hotel

Prosecutors end a case against a man who was charged with child sex offences.

A council tax bill close up on a table with pound coins on top of it.

Why is my council tax rising and how is it spent?

Kent council tax bills are going up by more than £100 compared with last year for an average home.

An artist's impression of how Rochester's new High Street will look

High Street plans amended after objections

Developers Parklake Estates Ltd have drafted a scaled-down design for Rochester High Street.

Ms Henry smiles at the camera with a the sea in the background

Woman's 'inhumane' wait for cancer test results

Aylene Henry says she is waiting to find out the extent of her cancer and what treatment is needed.

A large illuminated sculpture of the moon with the silhouette of a person in the foreground.

Mars art installation on display at cathedral

Luke Jerram's seven-metre-wide sculpture of Mars will be at Rochester Cathedral until 8 March.