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‘Care home plans will overload all the GP surgeries in our district’

‘Care home plans will overload all the GP surgeries in our district’

03 May 2024

Patient groups are concerned their doctors’ surgeries will not be able to cope with extra demand from new care facilities in the pipeline.

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Exposed: The sick world of TikTok animal abusers

Exposed: The sick world of TikTok animal abusers

03 May 2024

Blood-soaked squirrels, rabbits, and pigeons – KentOnline reveals the harrowing actions of those filming themselves killing wildlife with catapults.

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The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

03 May 2024

When customers began telling a cafe boss to keep noise down because staff were interrupting Zoom calls his solution was simple – to ban laptops.

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Staff and parents shocked as building’s new owners boot out nursery

Staff and parents shocked as building’s new owners boot out nursery

02 May 2024

A nursery – which has been located in community centre for nearly 30 years – has been told to leave by the hall’s new owners.

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Pupils tuck into school’s new ‘edible garden’

Pupils tuck into school’s new ‘edible garden’

02 May 2024

Primary school pupils have been growing their own fruits and selling them to the community as part of a new “edible” scheme.

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Adorable moment lorry holds up traffic for geese

Adorable moment lorry holds up traffic for geese

02 May 2024

An HGV driver has been praised after a heartwarming video emerged of them helping geese and their babies make their way along a road.

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‘Better than Spoons’ restaurant chain confirms Kent opening date

‘Better than Spoons’ restaurant chain confirms Kent opening date

02 May 2024

A restaurant chain branded ‘better than Wetherspoons’ has confirmed an official opening date for a new town centre branch.

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'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

02 May 2024

Neighbours of a derelict office block say the sound of a loud alarm relentlessly going off has been making their lives a misery.

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Driver caused life-changing injuries in head-on crash

Driver caused life-changing injuries in head-on crash

02 May 2024

A van driver has been sentenced after admitting causing a crash that left him and his victim with serious injuries.

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‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

‘It’s money well spent’: Hospital ward reopens after £5m upgrade

02 May 2024

A multi-million-pound cardio respiratory ward providing more than 30 new beds has opened to the public.

‘My wife died aged 64 after working in hospitals exposed to silent killer’

‘My wife died aged 64 after working in hospitals exposed to silent killer’

02 May 2024

A widower of a nurse who died just months after contracting asbestos-related cancer is appealing for information about hospitals she once worked for.

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Bleeding dog rescued from sea after 18-hour search

Bleeding dog rescued from sea after 18-hour search

02 May 2024

A bleeding dog was rescued from the sea after a widespread search lasting almost a day.

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‘Race against time’ to rescue five lions and bring them to Kent

‘Race against time’ to rescue five lions and bring them to Kent

02 May 2024

A rescue operation is in motion to bring five lions to the UK and rehome them in the county to give them a better life.

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35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

35 stone woman: 'I'd rather die than go on living like this'

02 May 2024

A chronically disabled woman has said she would rather die than continue to live in the cramped kitchen she calls her “prison”.

‘Bus cuts are an absolute joke - how will people get to work or see GP?’

‘Bus cuts are an absolute joke - how will people get to work or see GP?’

02 May 2024

Stagecoach’s controversial decision to slash the number of buses serving vital routes has been branded “an absolute joke”.

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Former medical centre to be turned into housing estate and care home

Former medical centre to be turned into housing estate and care home

02 May 2024

Divisive plans to build a 66-bed care home and 86 houses on a former medical site have been approved by council bosses.

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I tried swapping my iPhone for a ‘Nokia brick’ for a week

I tried swapping my iPhone for a ‘Nokia brick’ for a week

02 May 2024

As more young people turn to basic, internet-less phones to address their screen addiction, our Gen Z reporter tried on a “dumb phone” for size.

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Voters head to the polls

Voters head to the polls

02 May 2024

Voters will today elect two new borough councils and choose the next Kent Police and Crime Commissioner.

Appeal after three women report incidents of indecent exposure

Appeal after three women report incidents of indecent exposure

01 May 2024

An investigation has been launched following three alleged incidents of indecent exposure – which are being linked by police – in woodland.

College praised by Ofsted in first inspection in seven years

College praised by Ofsted in first inspection in seven years

01 May 2024

A college provider has been rated ‘good’ by the education watchdog again following a series of inspections at three of its Kent sites.

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