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Delay in repairs labelled "disgraceful"

12 August 2022
Delay in repairs labelled "disgraceful"

Some villagers are still without phones a week after thieves ripped out copper cables.

'They don't care about small businesses like us'

12 August 2022
'They don't care about small businesses like us'

Newsagents are angry at repeated late delivery of daily papers by a national distribution firm.

Disabled sportsman takes on his biggest challenge to date

12 August 2022
Disabled sportsman takes on his biggest challenge to date

A teenager confined to a wheelchair with a rare genetic condition is leading a team in the Superheroes Challenge to "run" the world.

'We can't enjoy sun because of the dust'

12 August 2022
'We can't enjoy sun because of the dust'

Families say they are unable to open their windows or sit in their gardens because of dust and noise from a neighbouring construction site.

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Date set for trial one-way system

11 August 2022
Date set for trial one-way system

A controversial pilot scheme which aims to fix congestion in a town centre is set to be introduced despite fears it will make things worse.

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Cable theft leaves residents without phones

09 August 2022
Cable theft leaves residents without phones

A village lost phone and Internet access for four days after thieves stole copper wiring.

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Watch experts dig up Nazi rocket

09 August 2022
Watch experts dig up Nazi rocket

A team of archaeologists are to excavate the crash site of a Nazi V2 rocket from the Second World War.

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Bus drivers consider strike action

08 August 2022
Bus drivers consider strike action

Arriva could be left without drivers as Unite members ballot over strike action.

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Health warning as temperatures climb again

05 August 2022
Health warning as temperatures climb again

As the county braces itself for another heatwave health experts are warning residents to start preparing now.

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Kent MP backs Rishi Sunak at Tory hustings

05 August 2022
Kent MP backs Rishi Sunak at Tory hustings

One of the county's MPs has weighed in on Rishi Sunak's credentials to become Prime Minister at another meeting of Conservative party members in Kent.

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Former nurse steps up to lead hospital services

04 August 2022
Former nurse steps up to lead hospital services

A champion of the Patient First project has been put in charge of a troubled NHS Foundation Trust.

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Traffic 'nightmare' on motorway

04 August 2022
Traffic 'nightmare' on motorway

Long delays were reported following a rush-hour crash on one of the county's busiest roads.

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Euros hero Russo to be honoured in home town

03 August 2022
Euros hero Russo to be honoured in home town

England footballer Alessia Russo will have a new visitor attraction named after her following her part in the Lionesses' Euros win.

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Paralysed Paula in Channel swim attempt

03 August 2022
Paralysed Paula in Channel swim attempt

A woman who has spent the past 21 years in a wheelchair will tomorrow be part of a six-strong team attempting to swim the English Channel.

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Police say sorry to widow, 75, for midnight raid error

03 August 2022
Police say sorry to widow, 75, for midnight raid error

Kent Police has apologised four months after officers burst into the home of a magistrate thinking they were at the address of a violent rapist.

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Rural crime spike costs Kent farmers £1.4m

02 August 2022
Rural crime spike costs Kent farmers £1.4m

Farms across Kent are suffering a surge in rural crime with one farmer reporting how he's already lost £15,000 this year.

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Busy route closed after three car crash

02 August 2022
Busy route closed after three car crash

Police have closed a main town centre road following a crash.

Derelict building on fire

02 August 2022
Derelict building on fire

Firefighters were called to tackle a derelict building found alight which prompted an urgent safety message from crews.

Care home 'requires improvement'

01 August 2022
Care home 'requires improvement'

A care home looking after 57 residents with complex needs is under-performing in four out of five areas.

River festival 'will be best in 40-year-history'

28 July 2022
River festival 'will be best in 40-year-history'

A wacky raft race, live music and fireworks will be back in a Kent town for the return of a celebration of its waterway.

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