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Thousands left without superfast broadband

10 May 2018
Thousands left without superfast broadband

More than 30,000 homes will not have access to superfast internet once Kent County Council finishes installing fibre optic cables.

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Rail passes solution to late students, say councillors

09 May 2018
Rail passes solution to late students, say councillors

County councillors are calling on the Government to fund train passes for students as traffic is causing them to be late for school.

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Campaign launched to reduce suicides

03 May 2018
Campaign launched to reduce suicides

A series of measures has been launched in a bid to cut the number of suicides in the county.

Review ordered into hospitals' mattresses

01 May 2018
Review ordered into hospitals' mattresses

An investigation has been launched into potentially dirty mattresses at a trust's two hospital sites.

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Kent needs hundreds more GPs

01 May 2018
Kent needs hundreds more GPs

Kent's GP crisis has been highlighted, amid claims the county is running 250 doctors short.

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Number of speeding drivers revealed

27 April 2018
Number of speeding drivers revealed

Thousands of motorists have been caught speeding across Kent - increasing by a quarter in the last year.

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Eight in every 10 calls to Kent 999 phone line 'not emergencies'

26 April 2018
Eight in every 10 calls to Kent 999 phone line 'not emergencies'

Just two out of every 10 "urgent" calls to Kent police were a 999 emergency, it's been revealed.

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Domestic abuse arrests rise

20 April 2018
Domestic abuse arrests rise

Kent Police arrested a record number of people for domestic abuse last year, new data has revealed.

Domestic abuse arrests rise

20 April 2018
Domestic abuse arrests rise

Kent Police arrested a record number of people for domestic abuse last year, new data has revealed.

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Major stroke unit consultation slammed as 'loaded'

19 April 2018
Major stroke unit consultation slammed as 'loaded'

Campaigners have criticised a consultation into stroke units, which they claim could lead to care being reduced at one site.

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Loneliness inquiry launched by council

18 April 2018
Loneliness inquiry launched by council

Kent County Council has launched an inquiry into the causes and effects of social isolation.

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'Feral' youngsters falling prey to gangs

18 April 2018
'Feral' youngsters falling prey to gangs

Children as young as five are becoming "lawless" and preyed upon by gangs, a councillor has warned.

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Trust accused of 'covering up' poor waiting times stats

16 April 2018
Trust accused of 'covering up' poor waiting times stats

A health trust has been accused of covering up poor results by delivering waiting times figures that appear better than the official statistics.

Councillors blame KCC for at risk services

16 April 2018
Councillors blame KCC for at risk services

Councillors in one Kent borough are blaming KCC cuts for putting 550 over 55s' sheltered housing places at risk.

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Health hub plans could see six surgeries move

16 April 2018
Health hub plans could see six surgeries move

Plans to build a health hub in one Kent town could see six GP practices relocate to the town centre.

Temps make up quarter of surgical staff

09 April 2018
Temps make up quarter of surgical staff

A quarter of staff working in operating theatres at a hospital last year were temporary workers.

Hospital staff wouldn't want loved ones treated at their hospitals

06 April 2018
Hospital staff wouldn't want loved ones treated at their hospitals

More than a third of staff employed by a Kent hospital trust say it doesn't put patient care first.

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Fire crews attend thousands of false alarms

05 April 2018
Fire crews attend thousands of false alarms

Automatic fire systems have been responsible for nearly 2,500 false alarms in Kent.

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Hospitals 'less likely to hire ethnic minorities'

03 April 2018
Hospitals 'less likely to hire ethnic minorities'

White candidates are almost twice as likely to be hired by Kent's community hospitals than those of black or ethnic minority backgrounds.

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Trust spends £11m on temporary nurses

26 March 2018
Trust spends £11m on temporary nurses

A health trust has spent millions of pounds in just one year for temporary nurses, it's been revealed.

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