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'Horse Bay' gets name back after £500 sign gaffe

12 January 2021
'Horse Bay' gets name back after £500 sign gaffe

Red-faced highways bosses say they are correcting a road sign which misnamed a popular seaside town.

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Range Rover smashes into former funeral directors

12 January 2021
Range Rover smashes into former funeral directors

A 4x4 has ploughed into the front of a former funeral directors.

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Welcome to Horse Bay - shouldn't that be Herne Bay?

11 January 2021
Welcome to Horse Bay - shouldn't that be Herne Bay?

A new road sign has mistakenly re-named a popular seaside town in the county.

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Fears of another flooding disaster if river not cleared

10 January 2021
Fears of another flooding disaster if river not cleared

Campaigners fear a repeat of devastating floods seen twice this century if river clearance work is not stepped up.

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'She had a heart of gold'

10 January 2021
'She had a heart of gold'

Family and friends of a passionate community stalwart have been left devastated by her sudden death.

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Cafe shuts permanently as 'lockdown proves too much'

08 January 2021
Cafe shuts permanently as 'lockdown proves too much'

A popular cafe has been forced to shut for good due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Anger as council still charging for school travel passes

07 January 2021
Anger as council still charging for school travel passes

An angry mum says struggling families should not have to pay for their children's travel when schools have been closed.

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Resident dies and staff infected at Covid-hit care home

06 January 2021
Resident dies and staff infected at Covid-hit care home

A resident has died and staff have tested positive for Covid at a care home.

Family of alleged murder victim devastated by death

05 January 2021
Family of alleged murder victim devastated by death

The family of a woman found with fatal stab wounds in a flat say she was a much-loved daughter and sister.

5,700 calls for ambulance from just one Kent household

29 December 2020
5,700 calls for ambulance from just one Kent household

The over-stretched NHS has revealed how one Kent household dialled 999 for an ambulance on average 16 times a day over a year.

Former historic pub converted into luxury homes

23 December 2020
Former historic pub converted into luxury homes

An empty 16th century pub has been given a new lease of life as two luxury homes.

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'They're angry and frustrated'

22 December 2020
'They're angry and frustrated'

Lorry drivers are being left in 'miserable' conditions as they wait to be let across the Channel.

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Boxing Day hunt off for first time since war

21 December 2020
Boxing Day hunt off for first time since war

Hunt masters have ditched a controversial festive tradition which began in 1903 because of the increased Covid lockdown and ban on gatherings.

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Long-running family business closing for good

21 December 2020
Long-running family business closing for good

One of Kent's longest-established jeweller family businesses has shut up shop.

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'So where ARE we supposed to put our planes?'

18 December 2020
'So where ARE we supposed to put our planes?'

The owners of light aircraft are being ejected from an airfield they have called home for decades.

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Family's heartache at death of 'caring, handsome and witty' schoolboy

17 December 2020
Family's heartache at death of 'caring, handsome and witty' schoolboy

The heartbroken family of a "creative and talented" schoolboy have paid a touching tribute after he was found dead in woodland.

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Council sorry after 35ft tree falls onto house

15 December 2020
Council sorry after 35ft tree falls onto house

A retired teacher watched open-mouthed as a 35ft tree being chopped down by the council fell onto his house.

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Fury at Wetherspoon's anti-lockdown posters in Covid hotspot

14 December 2020
Fury at Wetherspoon's anti-lockdown posters in Covid hotspot

A councillor has blasted Wetherspoon over posters in a pub window in one of England's Covid hotspots which "play down" the impact of coronavirus.

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Cyclist hurt on busy road

01 December 2020
Cyclist hurt on busy road

Emergency services are at the scene of an incident involving an injured cyclist.

'My ultimate fear was that we would lose him'

01 December 2020
'My ultimate fear was that we would lose him'

A boy who was airlifted to a London hospital as a baby when he needed lifesaving specialist treatment celebrates his seventh birthday today.

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