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High-speed fleet to get £27m upgrade

13 October 2022
High-speed fleet to get £27m upgrade

The high-speed trains on the Southeastern network are being upgraded in a £27 million revamp with a range of new features for passengers.

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Air quality improves in all but one borough street

13 October 2022
Air quality improves in all but one borough street

Just one road in a borough now exceeds statutory air pollution levels as electric vehicles have an impact, says a council.

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Solar farm may be rejected

13 October 2022
Solar farm may be rejected

Planning officers say the loss of good quality farmland is too high a price to pay for solar energy.

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Road may be closed for a week

13 October 2022
Road may be closed for a week

Engineers are searching for the source of a gas leak.

Smokers who drop cigarette ends to be hit with £150 fines

12 October 2022
Smokers who drop cigarette ends to be hit with £150 fines

A private company has been employed by a council to dish out fines to anyone seen littering – with smokers who drop cigarette ends among its targets.

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'He was the Peter Pan of cycling'

12 October 2022
'He was the Peter Pan of cycling'

Cyclists across the region are mourning the loss of one of the sport's champions who has died aged 83.

Bus strikes set to cause more disruption

11 October 2022
Bus strikes set to cause more disruption

Arriva bus drivers across the county have announced 13 more strike days as they continue to demand more pay.

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Raw sewage running through village

11 October 2022
Raw sewage running through village

Villagers were disgusted to find raw sewage running down their road – and they say it is not the first time it has happened.

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Landmark store in £250k revamp move

11 October 2022
Landmark store in £250k revamp move

A long-standing furniture business is spending £250,000 on modernising its town centre premises.

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McDonald's security guard denies assault

10 October 2022
McDonald's security guard denies assault

A security guard for the fast-food chain has denied an allegation of assault and resisting arrest.

'We can't understand why it happened'

10 October 2022
'We can't understand why it happened'

The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl say they will never understand why she chose to take her own life.

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Strike paralyses rail network

08 October 2022
Strike paralyses rail network

Only three routes in Kent are expected to run train services today, and those will have a restricted service as industrial action takes place.

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Hundreds of families left without school bus passes

07 October 2022
Hundreds of families left without school bus passes

It has emerged that KCC failed to deliver bought-and-paid-for bus passes on time to more than 800 parents.

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Thief was in court the next day

07 October 2022
Thief was in court the next day

Undercover officers have joined uniformed patrols to clamp down on town centre crime.

Pair charged for 'skipping £180 pub and restaurant bills'

07 October 2022
Pair charged for 'skipping £180 pub and restaurant bills'

A man and women are due in court charged with assault and theft offences after allegedly leaving two venues without paying their bills.

Teen died after running into A2 traffic

06 October 2022
Teen died after running into A2 traffic

An inquest has opened into the death of a 16-year-old who was hit by a truck.

NHS nurses vote on strike action

06 October 2022
NHS nurses vote on strike action

For the first time in its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing is urging its 300,000 members to go on strike.

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How the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit helped win the Second World War

06 October 2022
How the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit helped win the Second World War

A Kent MP has joined a campaign calling for a national memorial to Britain's unsung heroes.

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Old town hall becomes 'classic British restaurant'

05 October 2022
Old town hall becomes 'classic British restaurant'

A new restaurant is opening in a town's historic old town hall.

Extra lane closure in town centre roadworks

05 October 2022
Extra lane closure in town centre roadworks

Drivers face an additional lane closure on a key approach route to a town centre.

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