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Residents in care home lived in 'appalling conditions'

23 December 2021
Residents in care home lived in 'appalling conditions'

Inspectors found faeces on pillows and no toilet paper in lavatories when they sprang a surprise visit on a care home, according to a shocking report.

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More road closures announced on key Kent route

23 December 2021
More road closures announced on key Kent route

National Highways has announced three closures on the A249 at Sittingbourne in the new year as part of building works for a flyover.

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New research finds people crossed the Channel in Bronze Age

22 December 2021
New research finds people crossed the Channel in Bronze Age

Foreigners have been visiting England to pick partners since the Bronze Age 3,000 years ago, according to new research using DNA found in Kent.

Fire crews tackle blazing van

22 December 2021
Fire crews tackle blazing van

Delays on M20 coastbound carriageway caused by van on fire.

£20m bid to put seaside fun back at heart of town

22 December 2021
£20m bid to put seaside fun back at heart of town

A council is to apply for up to £20m in a bid to regenerate a town with a focus on seaside fun.

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Man arrested after Santa 'threatened with a punch'

21 December 2021
Man arrested after Santa 'threatened with a punch'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and causing harassment, alarm and distress after Santa said he was attacked on his sleigh.

Port worker among seven arrested after £90m of cocaine found at docks

21 December 2021
Port worker among seven arrested after £90m of cocaine found at docks

Seven men are to appear in court after a Kent port was sealed off by armed police and 1.2 tonnes of drugs found in a cargo ship.

Covid jab centre set up in unused hospital ward

20 December 2021
Covid jab centre set up in unused hospital ward

Health bosses trying to complete the government's booster jab programme have commandeered a mothballed hospital ward as a vaccination centre.

Animal sanctuary wins planning reprieve as puppies dumped at gate

19 December 2021
Animal sanctuary wins planning reprieve as puppies dumped at gate

A Kent charity facing possible closure has won a stay of execution, the same week two shivering puppies were dumped at its gates.

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Hospital to become new Covid vaccination centre?

17 December 2021
Hospital to become new Covid vaccination centre?

Staff are preparing to convert an unused hospital ward into a new Covid vaccine centre, it is said.

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Tributes paid to EMU founder

16 December 2021
Tributes paid to EMU founder

Tributes have been paid to David O'Neill who has died at the age of 63. He co-founded one of Kent's volunteer event marshalling units.

Shot fired at train

15 December 2021
Shot fired at train

Shocked passengers say a gun was fired at their train and shattered a glass window.

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Dock strike threatens imports of Audi, VW and Skoda cars

15 December 2021
Dock strike threatens imports of Audi, VW and Skoda cars

Dock strikes planned for the new year over jobs and pay could affect VW Group cars being imported into Britain, says a union.

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Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

15 December 2021
Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

Two dancing dinosaurs and a record number of sightseers flocked to this seaside town's lantern parade and fireworks display.

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Santa is back after attack

15 December 2021
Santa is back after attack

A town's Santa Claus is back on the road after a drunk threatened to punch him on his sleigh.

Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

15 December 2021
Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

A 'Believe' ball Christmas gift presented to a town by the artist behind Moo Mop Mouse was smashed and shattered by teenagers after just 40 minutes.

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Villagers 'concerned' at parish council spending

14 December 2021
Villagers 'concerned' at parish council spending

A parish council has spent thousands on HR advice over the past year but says it can't reveal why.

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Pioneer woman priest Lorna Smith has died aged 78

13 December 2021
Pioneer woman priest Lorna Smith has died aged 78

Tributes to former schoolteacher to went on to become one of England's first women priests.

Thugs to be locked up longer

13 December 2021
Thugs to be locked up longer

Two yobs who terrorised a town by staging three robberies at knife-point have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal.

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Builder takes 10 years to convert pub into restaurant

12 December 2021
Builder takes 10 years to convert pub into restaurant

A former pub once believed to have been visited by Charles Dickens has been converted into a fine-dining restaurant - on the Isle of Sheppey.

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