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Kent's beaches stay deserted over Easter break

14 April 2020
Kent's beaches stay deserted over Easter break

Most followed government advice and stayed away from the coast over Easter. But some were spotted in holiday parks - to the fury of residents.

Ice cream vans: should they still be on the streets?

12 April 2020
Ice cream vans: should they still be on the streets?

Ice cream vans have been seen working around Kent this Easter. But should they be allowed out? Here's your chance to vote.

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Campaign to reopen Kent's churches

12 April 2020
Campaign to reopen Kent's churches

Clergy are asking the Archbishop of Canterbury to reopen churches so they can film their Easter services there.

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Kent couple stranded in New Zealand

10 April 2020
Kent couple stranded in New Zealand

A husband and wife on a trip to see their family in New Zealand are confined to one house now the country has ordered a full coronavirus lockdown.

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Hospitals close X-ray units

10 April 2020
Hospitals close X-ray units

Two community hospitals have had their X-ray units taken away to support Medway Maritime Hospital.

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Running Spider Man spotted in village

10 April 2020
Running Spider Man spotted in village

A dad-of-two who dresses up as Spider Man for his daily run has become a hit with children stuck at home because of the coronavirus lockdown.

Kent holiday isle in lockdown

10 April 2020
Kent holiday isle in lockdown

A council has ordered visitors to stay away from a top seaside resort for Easter because of the coronavirus epidemic.

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How to say thanks to the NHS

07 April 2020
How to say thanks to the NHS

Banners and posters are springing up around the country supporting NHS workers and other frontline staff.

Health staff hit the right note with Stay At Home video

06 April 2020
Health staff hit the right note with Stay At Home video

Greatest Showman singer Keala Settle has added her support to a version of her song This Is Me recorded by a choir of Kent healthcare workers.

Brown bin collections are back

06 April 2020
Brown bin collections are back

A council is to reintroduce garden waste collections tomorrow after a two-week halt because it now has more bin men.

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Serving up tennis memories

06 April 2020
Serving up tennis memories

Author Peter Cheevers looks back at when tennis courts were full of characters before the coronavirus lockdown.

The diary of a shop-worker during coronavirus madness

02 April 2020
The diary of a shop-worker during coronavirus madness

What is it like dealing with angry and rude shoppers? A Tesco manager shares an eye-opening extract from her no-holds barred diary from the frontline.

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Dockyard disaster: how closure shattered an entire community

31 March 2020
Dockyard disaster: how closure shattered an entire community

It was 60 years ago today that Sheerness Dockyard closed and ripped the heart out of an entire community. The same thing later happened in Chatham.

Promoters pull plug on music festival

30 March 2020
Promoters pull plug on music festival

Coronavirus has claimed another victim as promoters have been forced to cancel a two-day Kent music festival planned for July.

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Priest had to change in car park because of new crematorium funeral rules

28 March 2020
Priest had to change in car park because of new crematorium funeral rules

Clergy no longer use crematorium changing rooms because of new coronavirus rules. Plus: grave count-up ordered and how to beat church closures.

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Rainbows are springing up all over Kent

27 March 2020
Rainbows are springing up all over Kent

More rainbows have been appearing all over Kent to show support to health and care staff and essential workers. Do we have yours in our album?

Holiday resorts and high streets end up looking like ghost towns

25 March 2020
Holiday resorts and high streets end up looking like ghost towns

As the coronavirus lockdown bites, seaside towns which had been preparing for the Easter holiday are deserted with locked shops and shuttered arcades.

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Holiday park stand-off resolved - for now

25 March 2020
Holiday park stand-off resolved - for now

Protesters who staged a 'sit-in' at a Kent holiday park against Boris Johnson's coronavirus lockdown have left. But they say they'll be back.

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Stand-off as caravan owners refuse to quit holiday park

24 March 2020
Stand-off as caravan owners refuse to quit holiday park

Caravan owners are refusing to leave a holiday park which is due to close as part of Boris Johnson's lockdown rules.

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Artist launches fun pictures for home-schooled children

24 March 2020
Artist launches fun pictures for home-schooled children

An artist is posting sketches on social media for frazzled mums and dads to get their children to colour in during the coronavirus lockdown.

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