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‘We were told not to worry about lump but it was male breast cancer’

11 February 2024
‘We were told not to worry about lump but it was male breast cancer’

A widow is hoping to raise awareness of young people with cancer after losing her husband to a rare form of the disease aged just 32.

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‘Anti-social’ yobs trash bus windows

08 February 2024
‘Anti-social’ yobs trash bus windows

A bus company has condemned the actions of “anti-social” yobs after one of its vehicles was targeted.

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Driving test delays: Five-month wait the ‘new norm’

08 February 2024
Driving test delays: Five-month wait the ‘new norm’

While this week’s examiner's walkout has been called off, new data shows learners hoping to shed their L-plates still face agonisingly long waits.

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Hair and cosmetics store to open in town centre

01 February 2024
Hair and cosmetics store to open in town centre

A beauty company will be moving into a former Dorothy Perkins and Burton shop this week.

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‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

01 February 2024
‘I experienced so much loss I was numb’

A father who lost four family members in a short space of time is encouraging men to find ways to share their grief.

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Look inside huge new Asian supermarket in old M&S

31 January 2024
Look inside huge new Asian supermarket in old M&S

A store selling Asian groceries, home appliances and kitchenware has opened in a former M&S unit.

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‘I went from prison to movie-making for Amazon Prime’

28 January 2024
‘I went from prison to movie-making for Amazon Prime’

An ex-con has spoken of how he managed to turn his life around to make a movie about his murky past for Amazon’s streaming service.

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Family’s home so ‘freezing’ cold toddler’s hands and toes have ‘turned red’

26 January 2024
Family’s home so ‘freezing’ cold toddler’s hands and toes have ‘turned red’

A mum says her two-year-old son is so “freezing” cold every night he has red feet and blue lips after having no working heating for months.

Road re-opening pushed back for third time

22 January 2024
Road re-opening pushed back for third time

A lane which was shut a month ago after a large sinkhole opened up will remain closed for another week.

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Is this Kent’s most expensive bus lane?

20 January 2024
Is this Kent’s most expensive bus lane?

A bus lane branded a council “money maker” led to nearly £100,000 in fines in one year, and drivers want it opened up to ease traffic.

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Park to light up with magical winter festival

19 January 2024
Park to light up with magical winter festival

An event featuring extravagant light displays, fusion music and around-the-world food and drink will return this weekend.

‘I started dieting at eight’: Bake Off’s Laura Adlington on secret eating and fighting trolls

16 January 2024
‘I started dieting at eight’: Bake Off’s Laura Adlington on secret eating and fighting trolls

A plus-size reality TV star has vowed to never diet again as she opens up on her battles with food and her bid to promote greater body positivity.

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Costa Coffee shuts high street store

15 January 2024
Costa Coffee shuts high street store

A popular coffeehouse chain is closing a town centre branch this week.

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Health Secretary opens multi-million-pound diagnostic centre

04 January 2024
Health Secretary opens multi-million-pound diagnostic centre

A new centre has opened up as part of a national scheme to speed up scans and diagnoses for patients.

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Hospital staff’s starring role in documentary

04 January 2024
Hospital staff’s starring role in documentary

Emergency workers at a Kent hospital are to feature in a new series of a documentary which starts tonight.

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‘You’d never dare do that nowadays’: Nurse reflects on 50 years in the NHS

25 December 2023
‘You’d never dare do that nowadays’: Nurse reflects on 50 years in the NHS

A nurse celebrating half a century of service in the NHS has looked back on the key moments which have shaped her career.

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Sinkhole closes road until new year

21 December 2023
Sinkhole closes road until new year

A road will be shut for an additional fortnight as repair and maintenance works to fix a large sinkhole continue.

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Amelia, 6, celebrates end of chemo ahead of Christmas

21 December 2023
Amelia, 6, celebrates end of chemo ahead of Christmas

A school girl has celebrated the end of her treatment by playing with toys bought on her behalf and donated to a children’s ward.

Hospital placed on highest alert as pressure increases

21 December 2023
Hospital placed on highest alert as pressure increases

A hospital’s service demands are outweighing its capacity as winter pressures begin to rise and a junior doctors strike hits.

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Hospital receives advanced Tesla scanners

21 December 2023
Hospital receives advanced Tesla scanners

A hospital has received equipment, which is said to be the most advanced of its kind in Kent, as part of a multi-million-pound investment.

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