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£407,000 grant funds eight new KCC jobs to help young asylum seekers

16 July 2019
£407,000 grant funds eight new KCC jobs to help young asylum seekers

A dedicated team of specialist will help young inmigrants integrate as they leave the council care system.

Big name stars lined-up for two-day festival

15 July 2019
Big name stars lined-up for two-day festival

A charity open air music festival is being staged in aid of the homeless.

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New shops and 76 flats to replace Debenhams

11 July 2019
New shops and 76 flats to replace Debenhams

Architects have revealed a £25 million scheme to replace an ailing department store with 11 new shops and 76 flats.

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Police tried to talk mum down from cliffs

10 July 2019
Police tried to talk mum down from cliffs

Officers desperately tried to talk down a depressed mum who fell to her death from cliffs.

It's a 'human right to graffiti'

06 July 2019
It's a 'human right to graffiti'

Graffiti artists have a right to express themselves according to a newly elected councillor.

Spectacular medieval pageant to hit city streets

05 July 2019
Spectacular medieval pageant to hit city streets

Fascinating history will be brought to life in a day of activities.

Raising a glass at re-opening after campaign

05 July 2019
Raising a glass at re-opening after campaign

Villagers are now back at the bar after raising £400,000 to save their pub.

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Teacher, 29, went to bed and never woke up

04 July 2019
Teacher, 29, went to bed and never woke up

The devastated family of a devoted mum and teacher are raising awareness of young sudden cardiac death.

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Fire station to rescue after council flagpole shambles

01 July 2019
Fire station to rescue after council flagpole shambles

Red-faced council officials have apologised after a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day almost flopped.

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Cyclists' cheeky protest over traffic pollution

01 July 2019
Cyclists' cheeky protest over traffic pollution

Sightseers got more than they bargained for with the naked bike ride protest.

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‘One more kick from death’ - but police stop hunt for attacker

28 June 2019
‘One more kick from death’ - but police stop hunt for attacker

A pensioner suffered a fractured skull in a late night attack but police have stopped looking for the culprit.

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First look at new Kent school

27 June 2019
First look at new Kent school

A long abandoned secondary school is being demolished to make way for a state-of-the art new one.

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Council rents set to rocket

27 June 2019
Council rents set to rocket

Council rents are set to rocket by almost £300 a month for new tenants in a drastic move to plug a multi-million pound hole in town hall finances.

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Rape arrest after woman 'attacked in alley'

24 June 2019
Rape arrest after woman 'attacked in alley'

Detectives are appealing for information after a woman says she was raped in an alley by a man she had met earlier in the evening.

Endgame as sci-fi show bows out

21 June 2019
Endgame as sci-fi show bows out

The wacky world of science fiction came to part of Kent for the last time at the weekend as organisers decided to call it a day after seven years.

Health and safety costs drive festival finale onto rocks

20 June 2019
Health and safety costs drive festival finale onto rocks

The organiser of a hugely popular festival finale show says he has cancelled the event in the face of rising costs for emergency medical cover.

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Council house boss leaves amid gas checks scandal

20 June 2019
Council house boss leaves amid gas checks scandal

The property director of East Kent Housing has left the company after hundreds of gas boiler checks were missed.

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Pair charged with street robbery

18 June 2019
Pair charged with street robbery

A man and a woman have appeared in court following an alleged knife robbery.

Taxpayers' £230k repair bill for museum

18 June 2019
Taxpayers' £230k repair bill for museum

Taxpayers are facing a £230,000 bill to repair an iconic building - just six years after it underwent an £11.5 million restoration.

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Train driver saw woman hours before tragic death on railway line

17 June 2019
Train driver saw woman hours before tragic death on railway line

Train drivers have been ordered to report suspicious activity following death of a woman who stepped in front of a train.

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