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Shocking conditions at ‘unsafe’ care home

19 March 2023
Shocking conditions at ‘unsafe’ care home

Care home bedrooms had holes in the walls, an unclean commode next to a resident’s clothes and false teeth kept in dirty water, inspectors have found.

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Homes shake 'like earthquake' as lorries fly down danger route

18 March 2023
Homes shake 'like earthquake' as lorries fly down danger route

Safety measures are being introduced along a notorious road where residents say homes “tremor like an earthquake” as lorries whizz past.

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'Nightmare road closure will cost firms thousands'

16 March 2023
'Nightmare road closure will cost firms thousands'

Roadworks causing “absolute chaos” through the centre of a town could leave high street firms up to £1 million out of pocket, shopkeepers believe.

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'Metal spikes on beach could impale someone!'

16 March 2023
'Metal spikes on beach could impale someone!'

The discovery of sharp pieces of metal on a Kent beach has sparked fears someone could be "impaled" while walking along the seafront.

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Biohazard warning over deadly disease 'lying dormant' in woods

16 March 2023
Biohazard warning over deadly disease 'lying dormant' in woods

An abandoned factory and woodlands could still pose a “biohazard” to humans - as experts warn soil and water may be contaminated with Mad Cow Disease.

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'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

13 March 2023
'He couldn't even get leave to go to his own wedding'

Doctors have been denied leave to attend their own weddings, forced to use bins as chairs and left unable to use consulting rooms at Kent hospitals.

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Fears children 'will fall flat on their faces' at damaged play park

12 March 2023
Fears children 'will fall flat on their faces' at damaged play park

Children could trip on a damaged piece of playground equipment and “fall flat on their face” if nothing is done to fix it, parents fear.

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‘We watched our dream home go up in flames'

11 March 2023
‘We watched our dream home go up in flames'

A couple are “utterly heartbroken” after the house they built using their life-savings was destroyed by a huge fire.

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‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

10 March 2023
‘We found ancient Egyptian artefact while tidying up!’

Stunned librarians stumbled across a 3,500-year-old tool “hiding away in a store room” while they were tidying up.

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Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

09 March 2023
Gates at crime-hit park set to stay shut at night

A scheme cracking down on weekend crime inside a trouble-hit park appears set to be made permanent.

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Victims’ outrage as 94% of stolen cars not returned

06 March 2023
Victims’ outrage as 94% of stolen cars not returned

Shocking figures uncovered by KentOnline reveal just six per cent of stolen cars across the county have been returned to their owners.

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Police appeal to find man, 29, missing for four days

03 March 2023
Police appeal to find man, 29, missing for four days

Police have asked for the public's help locating a man who was last seen four days ago.

GP surgery plunged into special measures after concerning inspection

02 March 2023
GP surgery plunged into special measures after concerning inspection

A GP surgery has been plunged into special measures as little more than a fifth of patients said they could easily contact staff on the phone.

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Rooms smelled of wee at badly managed care home

02 March 2023
Rooms smelled of wee at badly managed care home

The basic needs of residents were not being met at a care home where bedrooms “smelt strongly of urine” and staff lacked training, inspectors found.

Asylum seeker 'coerced into piloting boat' jailed

02 March 2023
Asylum seeker 'coerced into piloting boat' jailed

A young asylum seeker who claimed he was forced into piloting a boat across the Channel was jailed just days after arriving in Kent.

Unsupervised toddlers 'at risk of choking' at pre-school

28 February 2023
Unsupervised toddlers 'at risk of choking' at pre-school

A pre-school has been given the worst possible Ofsted rating after children were found eating unsupervised and left to wander with little interaction.

Curry house boss vows to bounce back after shock hygiene rating

28 February 2023
Curry house boss vows to bounce back after shock hygiene rating

The owner of an Indian restaurant where parts of the kitchen were found to be dirty is confident it will soon improve on its one-star hygiene rating.

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Northern lights spotted in Kent - and you could see them again tonight

27 February 2023
Northern lights spotted in Kent - and you could see them again tonight

Stargazers were treated to a dazzling sight when the Northern Lights made an appearance in Kent skies.

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Sexual predator in 'fake taxi' raped teenager during five-hour ordeal

21 February 2023
Sexual predator in 'fake taxi' raped teenager during five-hour ordeal

A 46-year-old picked up a drunk and vulnerable teenager in a van she believed was a taxi and raped her while she was unconscious.

Banksy 'to be cut from house and displayed in Turner'

16 February 2023
Banksy 'to be cut from house and displayed in Turner'

A new Banksy piece on the side of a house in Margate is set to be cut away and could be displayed in the town's Turner Gallery.

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