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Suffering in silence: More than half of calls to 101 go unanswered

26 October 2022
Suffering in silence: More than half of calls to 101 go unanswered

People have been left waiting for up to 40 minutes to get a response to their 101 call leaving many wondering if it's working at all.

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Revealed: Kent's most complained about council

25 October 2022
Revealed: Kent's most complained about council

New data has been published ranking borough councils in terms of the number of grievances residents have lodged against them.

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Ploughing their own furrow

25 October 2022
Ploughing their own furrow

MP is impressed with a village's community enterprise.

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Cash help for families hosting Ukrainians

25 October 2022
Cash help for families hosting Ukrainians

The county council is taking action to try to lessen the impact of Ukrainian refugee families losing their English sponsors.

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'70,000 adults in Kent are drinking at double the safe levels'

25 October 2022
'70,000 adults in Kent are drinking at double the safe levels'

Kent hosts an exhibition of the 75-year history of Alcoholics Anonymous

Singing out support for Ukraine

25 October 2022
Singing out support for Ukraine

English school children to join with Ukrainians in a song of hope for Christmas

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Man in 50s suffers head injury in attack

24 October 2022
Man in 50s suffers head injury in attack

Police are investigating after a victim was left in hospital after being assaulted on private property.

'Now village has one of highest traveller populations in UK'

24 October 2022
'Now village has one of highest traveller populations in UK'

A councillor says the growth of a travellers' site dubbed 'Kent's Dale Farm' has made a mockery of the planning system.

Village locked in row over 'Project A' faces third by-election

24 October 2022
Village locked in row over 'Project A' faces third by-election

Voters will soon be going to the polls again in a village divided by a row between tennis players and allotment holders.

£12m cash injection to help families through winter

23 October 2022
£12m cash injection to help families through winter

Residents across Kent struggling with the rising cost of living will be in line for help - as campaigners say families face a "bleak" winter.

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Road checks and fines as police step up 'boy racers' crackdown

23 October 2022
Road checks and fines as police step up 'boy racers' crackdown

Police are continuing their clamp-down on 'race meets' by car enthusiasts.

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Hunt to track down soldier's family

23 October 2022
Hunt to track down soldier's family

A Dutch family have 'adopted' the grave of a fallen serviceman from Kent and are keen to trace his descendants. Can you help them?

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Multiple fines for nuisance drivers

22 October 2022
Multiple fines for nuisance drivers

Police have acted to shut down nuisance 'car meets' after numerous complaints about noisy gatherings of vehicles in the area.

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Man arrested after woman's drink spiked

22 October 2022
Man arrested after woman's drink spiked

A restaurant staff member's suspicions and call to police resulted in a man's arrest.

High Street closed

22 October 2022
High Street closed

A burst water main is causing traffic disruption.

Boris has 100 backers - but who are Kent MPs supporting?

22 October 2022
Boris has 100 backers - but who are Kent MPs supporting?

As the crucial Monday deadline for 100 backers looms, Kent's MPs have been revealing who will get their support to become the next PM.

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Half term bus strike suspended

22 October 2022
Half term bus strike suspended

Bus company Arriva has made an improved pay offer to its drivers to avoid further strikes over half term.

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Council goes ahead with 'heartless' plans to axe 38 bus routes

21 October 2022
Council goes ahead with 'heartless' plans to axe 38 bus routes

A last-ditch effort to reverse controversial cuts to bus services across the county has failed.

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'We've been threatened, abused and had land used as a toilet'

21 October 2022
'We've been threatened, abused and had land used as a toilet'

Neighbours of 'Kent's version of Dale Farm' have been giving evidence to a planning inquiry to determine the future of the traveller site.

Bus strikes back on after drivers reject pay offer

20 October 2022
Bus strikes back on after drivers reject pay offer

Bus strikes are back on again for several days after union members rejected the latest pay offer from transport bosses said to be 'above inflation'.

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