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Patients face four-week waits for GP appointment

18 August 2018
Patients face four-week waits for GP appointment

Staff shortages are pushing waiting times for routine appointments at a surgery to nearly a month.

MP: Should we scrap six-week summer break?

17 August 2018
MP: Should we scrap six-week summer break?

A Kent MP has suggested that shortening school holidays could help families struggling to make ends meet.

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Widowed pensioner fined after GP appointment

12 August 2018
Widowed pensioner fined after GP appointment

An 80-year-old man has been forced to cough up £60 after driving to a medical check-up.

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Bomb squad at primary school

10 August 2018
Bomb squad at primary school

Military explosives experts were called to a primary school following the discovery of wartime ammunition.

'About 50 yards away from us, it blew up'

08 August 2018
'About 50 yards away from us, it blew up'

Three fire engines tackled a blaze which erupted in a bin lorry.

Search operation for missing swimmers

07 August 2018
Search operation for missing swimmers

A helicopter and lifeboat were deployed to rescue three swimmers.

Man died after falling from ladder

07 August 2018
Man died after falling from ladder

A woman returned home to find her husband unconscious in the garden.

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Decision to allow traveller site expansion ‘seriously perverse’

05 August 2018
Decision to allow traveller site expansion ‘seriously perverse’

A parish council is appealing against a controversial decision to allow one of England’s largest traveller sites near a tiny village.

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Dig reveals 5,500-year-old monument

01 August 2018
Dig reveals 5,500-year-old monument

A mid-Neolithic monument found in Kent could be evidence of a previously unknown human settlement.

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Downpour leaves main road 'like a river'

31 July 2018
Downpour leaves main road 'like a river'

One of a town's main traffic arteries has been left severely flooded after heavy rain overnight.

Spice up your life!

31 July 2018
Spice up your life!

The bus which carried the Spice Girls in their 1997 film Spice World has been given a new lease of life in Kent.

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Bedridden biker's struggle to claim benefit

31 July 2018
Bedridden biker's struggle to claim benefit

A father left unable to walk after a road accident has been repeatedly asked to attend jobcentre appointments in person.

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Cyclist left lying in road after hit-and-run crash

30 July 2018
Cyclist left lying in road after hit-and-run crash

A father has been hospitalised after being knocked off his bike.

Demonstrators protest GP "super hub" plans

29 July 2018
Demonstrators protest GP "super hub" plans

A campaign group fears proposals to create super-sized GP practices will lead to closures.

Six-year-old girl dies after sea rescue

29 July 2018
Six-year-old girl dies after sea rescue

A little girl who was pulled out of the sea yesterday has died.

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Child rushed to hospital after beach emergency

28 July 2018
Child rushed to hospital after beach emergency

A child has been taken to hospital after police and ambulance crews descended on a beach this afternoon.

Body found on beach

28 July 2018
Body found on beach

A man was found dead by a dog walker this morning.

Car driven into nightclub

28 July 2018
Car driven into nightclub

Police are investigating after a car was driven into the doors of a nightclub following a fight last night.

Delays continue at Eurotunnel and Port of Dover

28 July 2018
Delays continue at Eurotunnel and Port of Dover

Travellers have been warned of long delays at Eurotunnel and the Port of Dover today.

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More delays for Eurotunnel passengers

27 July 2018
More delays for Eurotunnel passengers

Le Shuttle is warning again of long waits due to extreme temperatures.

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