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Floods after roadworks leaves tarmac blocking drains

13 June 2022
Floods after roadworks leaves tarmac blocking drains

Villagers have been suffering flooding for three months since contractors resurfacing a main road blocked a drain gully with tarmac.

Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

13 June 2022
Missing woman found dead in wildlife area

A woman who took her own life had seen a mental health worker on the day she went missing, an inquest has heard.

First step towards 1,000 new affordable homes

13 June 2022
First step towards 1,000 new affordable homes

A borough council has bought a key development site so that it can build affordable homes for its residents.

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Tree surgeon crushed in tragedy at National Trust estate

13 June 2022
Tree surgeon crushed in tragedy at National Trust estate

The partner of a woman who died cutting down a diseased Ash for the National Trust has paid tribute to a 'beautiful soul'.

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From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

09 June 2022
From six-figure salary to serving the Lord

A highly paid accountant has finally found the calling he always wanted - as a parish priest.

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Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

08 June 2022
Farming in crisis over shortage of seasonal workers

A grower has described the government's instruction to recruit British labour as "garbage" as farms struggle to recruit pickers and crops rot.

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School's wartime tunnels could become visitor attraction

08 June 2022
School's wartime tunnels could become visitor attraction

A school's visitors may soon be able to tour wartime air-raid shelters and visit a replica 1940s classroom.

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Which council tax payers get the best deal?

07 June 2022
Which council tax payers get the best deal?

A study of public services has ranked the 13 districts across Kent in terms of value of money for ratepayers.

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Cost of living crisis spurs demand at community supermarket

06 June 2022
Cost of living crisis spurs demand at community supermarket

A community supermarket is one year old and facing increasing demand

Could you be a hospital shop volunteer?

06 June 2022
Could you be a hospital shop volunteer?

A hospital's League of Friends needs more supporters as it emerges from Covid crisis.

Row over parish councillors living in France

05 June 2022
Row over parish councillors living in France

Villagers are angry that two parish councillors, now living in France, have not resigned.

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The horror crash which killed three schoolgirls

05 June 2022
The horror crash which killed three schoolgirls

It was one of the saddest events in a town's past but the impact of a 1986 tragic crash which killed three schoolgirls would not just be felt locally.

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Shop-worker racially abused by customer

01 June 2022
Shop-worker racially abused by customer

Police are appealing to the public to help trace a man they want to talk to.

Government 'out of touch' with fruit growers

01 June 2022
Government 'out of touch' with fruit growers

A lack of seasonal pickers and increased bureaucracy have halted the fruit industry's export drive.

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Passing on the chain

31 May 2022
Passing on the chain

A new mayor has picked a dementia charity as her borough's charity for 2022.

Development fears 'unfounded'

31 May 2022
Development fears 'unfounded'

The clearance of tree stumps was 'just a farmer tidying up.'

Residents turn out in force to oppose loss of trees

30 May 2022
Residents turn out in force to oppose loss of trees

A compromise has been reached over plans to widen a road to accommodate traffic to a new housing development.

Crackdown sees 99 knives seized

30 May 2022
Crackdown sees 99 knives seized

Almost 100 weapons have been seized with dozens of arrests made in a county-wide initiative to remove knives from the streets.

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Do you live in the most patriotic area in Kent?

30 May 2022
Do you live in the most patriotic area in Kent?

We take a look at the number of street parties being held in each borough to see who is the most patriotic.

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Hop-pickers: Jolly cockneys or 'dark and destitute in spiritual things'?

29 May 2022
Hop-pickers: Jolly cockneys or 'dark and destitute in spiritual things'?

The annual invasion of Kent by hordes of hop-pickers from London is often recalled as an example of the 'good old days' – but were they?

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