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12,315 youngsters with Covid in Kent since schools reopened

31 December 2020
12,315 youngsters with Covid in Kent since schools reopened

With a new school term set to start, analysis reveals more than 12,000 youngsters in the county have tested positive for Covid-19 since September.

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The Kent hospitals trust with England's highest Covid death rate

31 December 2020
The Kent hospitals trust with England's highest Covid death rate

More people are dying with coronavirus in a Kent hospitals trust than anywhere else in England, new figures reveal.

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GPs hope to deliver thousands of Covid jabs a week

30 December 2020
GPs hope to deliver thousands of Covid jabs a week

Health chiefs say they are delighted with the approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine - as they prepare to immunise thousands more against Covid.

Microbrewery bid snubbed despite calls to 'kickstart' area

30 December 2020
Microbrewery bid snubbed despite calls to 'kickstart' area

A firm wanting to build a microbrewery along a coastal stretch has been urged to add a bar to the scheme - after its plans were snubbed again.

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Town outbreaks force 10 staff off at GP surgery

30 December 2020
Town outbreaks force 10 staff off at GP surgery

Leaders of a busy GP practice with 10 staff members in self-isolation because of Covid-19 say local infection rates remain 'stubbornly high'.

Murder arrest after injured woman dies in flat

29 December 2020
Murder arrest after injured woman dies in flat

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died this morning.

Woman in court over distraction theft

29 December 2020
Woman in court over distraction theft

A woman has been charged after a wallet was stolen from a man's home during a distraction theft.

'Keep schools shut until teachers get vaccines'

29 December 2020
'Keep schools shut until teachers get vaccines'

Schools should not be required to open in the new year until vaccines are made available for teachers, says a Kent MP.

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Appeal after man touches teen's leg

23 December 2020
Appeal after man touches teen's leg

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was touched on the leg by a man as she waited for a bus.

Post delayed due to Covid outbreak at delivery office

23 December 2020
Post delayed due to Covid outbreak at delivery office

Residents fear they may not receive Christmas cards until the new year after a Covid outbreak among postal workers put a stop to their deliveries.

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'Mutant virus spread from person in Kent'

23 December 2020
'Mutant virus spread from person in Kent'

The newly discovered and fast-spreading strain of coronavirus originated in a person from Kent, scientists believe.

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The show must go on...line

23 December 2020
The show must go on...line

Kent's biggest theatre will stream its pantomime online for free - after being forced to cancel the show by coronavirus restrictions.

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Pervert who bombarded women with obscene calls spared jail

23 December 2020
Pervert who bombarded women with obscene calls spared jail

A pensioner left six young women living in fear after harassing them with sexually explicit phone calls and messages.

Six months of disruption at town's biggest car park

22 December 2020
Six months of disruption at town's biggest car park

The partial closure of a seaside town’s biggest car park has been extended to the summer, with works at the site expected to last six months.

Boy arrested after spate of beach hut break-ins

22 December 2020
Boy arrested after spate of beach hut break-ins

An arrest has been made after six beach huts were broken into during a spate of burglaries along the coast.

Officers will NOT police border, forces confirm

20 December 2020
Officers will NOT police border, forces confirm

Officers will not be stationed at the Kent-Sussex border to prevent residents from flouting newly-imposed travel bans, police chiefs have revealed.

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Town centre 'very quiet' after Kent thrust into Tier 4

20 December 2020
Town centre 'very quiet' after Kent thrust into Tier 4

Photographs show a usually busy town centre almost completely empty after dozens of shops were forced to close.

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Emergency services called to high street

20 December 2020
Emergency services called to high street

Part of a high street was taped off after emergency services descended on a town centre to treat a woman who collapsed.

Theft of elderly woman's purse sparks police search

20 December 2020
Theft of elderly woman's purse sparks police search

Officers have released a CCTV image of a woman they believe can help with their enquiries after a pensioner's purse was stolen.

'Chaos' as shoppers try to beat midnight closures

20 December 2020
'Chaos' as shoppers try to beat midnight closures

Hundreds of people were spotted piling into Kent's biggest shopping centre to buy last-minute supplies before the county was plunged into Tier 4.

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