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'He was lying on the bank injured and in great pain'

27 August 2022
'He was lying on the bank injured and in great pain'

A park's only cygnet has been removed to a sanctuary after being injured by fishing hooks.

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Fears of tarantula on loose

27 August 2022
Fears of tarantula on loose

People are urged to be on the look-out after a dog-walker came across what appears to be the shed skin of a poisonous spider.

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Driver hits central reservation on motorway

27 August 2022
Driver hits central reservation on motorway

A driver escaped uninjured after a crash which saw several people pull over to help.

New eye clinic will tackle Covid backlog

26 August 2022
New eye clinic will tackle Covid backlog

NHS cataract patients can see a way to shorter waiting times at a new eye clinic offering vision correction treatment to Kent residents.

Bus drivers to strike over pay

23 August 2022
Bus drivers to strike over pay

An overwhelming majority of Arriva bus drivers have voted to take industrial action.

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Historic hillside chalk cross gets facelift

18 August 2022
Historic hillside chalk cross gets facelift

A village will celebrate the centenary of its unique war memorial cut into the chalk on the North Downs.

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'I opposed my neighbour's holiday lets plan - then copied it'

13 August 2022
'I opposed my neighbour's holiday lets plan - then copied it'

A grandmother, who went to court to oppose her neighbour's plans for holiday lets, has now applied for some of her own.

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Only 50 people attend consultation event on solar farm

12 August 2022
Only 50 people attend consultation event on solar farm

Villagers seem undisturbed by plans for a solar farm near them, with only six making a written response to a public consultation so far.

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Fewer councillors and fewer wards in boundary shake-up

12 August 2022
Fewer councillors and fewer wards in boundary shake-up

Electors in one borough are told they will have fewer councillors to vote for, but may get to vote more often as three-member wards are introduced.

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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