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Huge student flats and hotel complex plan unveiled

11 December 2020
Huge student flats and hotel complex plan unveiled

Ambitious plans for a new sports centre and almost 1,000 new student flats have been revealed by a university and school.

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'We need £400m to turn around scandal-hit hospitals'

09 December 2020
'We need £400m to turn around scandal-hit hospitals'

MPs are urgently calling on the government to provide a £400 million boost to improve a hospital trust hit by a string of scandals.

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Van driver killed in M20 crash

09 December 2020
Van driver killed in M20 crash

A man in his 30s has died following a crash involving a lorry and van on the M20 which closed the route for 10 hours.

Burst water main blocks A-road

09 December 2020
Burst water main blocks A-road

One of the main routes in and out of a city is blocked due to a burst water main.

Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

08 December 2020
Town's secondary schools shut until new year as 'tipping point' reached

A Kent town currently does not have an operating secondary school after both decided to close their gates due to staff shortages.

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Thick fog warning across parts of Kent

08 December 2020
Thick fog warning across parts of Kent

A yellow weather warning is in place across parts of Kent as forcasters urge motorists to take care.

Concern over bid for six homes on pub car park

07 December 2020
Concern over bid for six homes on pub car park

Residents have hit out at plans to build six homes on the car park of an 'unviable' pub which has stood empty for two years.

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Weather warning for fog across Kent

07 December 2020
Weather warning for fog across Kent

Motorists are being urged to take care on the county's roads due to a Kent-wide warning for fog.

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Ancient Kent chapel holds secret to gruesome tale

05 December 2020
Ancient Kent chapel holds secret to gruesome tale

A secluded chapel deemed one of Kent's best-kept secrets is at the centre of a tale which saw a woman meet her death in the most horrific way.

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Puppy sparks kitchen blaze by turning on oven hob

02 December 2020
Puppy sparks kitchen blaze by turning on oven hob

A cute puppy gave his owners a fright by accidentally turning on the oven hob, causing a fire in a kitchen.

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Michelin-starred couple to turn around pub tarnished by sex offender boss

02 December 2020
Michelin-starred couple to turn around pub tarnished by sex offender boss

The owners of an award-winning pub are hoping to restore a village inn left empty by a former boss convicted of hoarding child sex abuse images.

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'I'm asking people who have never taught a lesson to cover classes'

01 December 2020
'I'm asking people who have never taught a lesson to cover classes'

A head teacher says his school faces 'crisis time' as staff shortages sparked by Covid have forced him to close classrooms to five year groups.

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'Tram system could solve city's traffic woes'

29 November 2020
'Tram system could solve city's traffic woes'

A council leader says 'no idea is off the table' as he bids to come up with solutions to solve traffic gridlock - including a possible tram system.

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Life of promise cut short by fatal slip

28 November 2020
Life of promise cut short by fatal slip

A young man with dreams of starting his own buisness died after tripping on to a railway line.

Boy, 16, arrested after brawl near station

27 November 2020
Boy, 16, arrested after brawl near station

A boy has been arrested after a violent brawl outside a train station which left a young man with a serious injury.

New Aldi opens on edge of town

26 November 2020
New Aldi opens on edge of town

A long-awaited Aldi supermarket has opened its doors to customers for the first time.

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Rapid tests for students heading home for Christmas

26 November 2020
Rapid tests for students heading home for Christmas

Students showing no signs of coronavirus will be able to get tested at Kent universities from next week in an effort to get them home for Christmas.

Police kick 20 yobs out of town centre

25 November 2020
Police kick 20 yobs out of town centre

Police kicked 20 yobs causing a nuisance to shoppers and residents in a crime-hit town centre out of the area thanks to a dispersal order.

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Street ambassadors 'to check lives are not being put at risk'

25 November 2020
Street ambassadors 'to check lives are not being put at risk'

A group of new recruits will patrol a district to ensure all businesses are following coronavirus guidelines.

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Entire year group in quarantine due to Covid case

25 November 2020
Entire year group in quarantine due to Covid case

Another school as ordered a whole year group to stay at home after a pupil tested positive for coronavirus.

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