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Four sailors who ran aground in an open boat had no life-jackets, charts or radio

02 April 2018
Four sailors who ran aground in an open boat had no life-jackets, charts or radio

A party of sailors including two teenage girls had to be rescued when their boat ran aground after losing a rudder.

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Broken down van is delaying motorists in town centre

29 March 2018
Broken down van is delaying motorists in town centre

Motorists are struggling to get home tonight after a van has ended up blocking two lanes of a main road in one of Kent's busiest towns.

Blues guitarist Kris Barras is in town tonight

28 March 2018
Blues guitarist Kris Barras is in town tonight

Top rock guitarist and former cage-fighter Kris Barras returns to Kent tonight to play gig for blues club

Kent and Medway NHS win £19.5 million boost

28 March 2018
Kent and Medway NHS win £19.5 million boost

Five projects in Kent and Medway are to receive a £19.5 million cash injection as part of a £760 million investment in the NHS across the country.

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Church to the rescue as health bosses close weight clinic

28 March 2018
Church to the rescue as health bosses close weight clinic

Severely overweight patients have been left in the lurch after health bosses axe specialist service on day the government launched its war on obesity.

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Commuters suffered one-hour delays

26 March 2018
Commuters suffered one-hour delays

Drivers on their home had to contend with delays of up to an hour at the Dartford Tunnel.

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Search called off for missing man

26 March 2018
Search called off for missing man

A man missing for more than three days has been found safe and well.

Air ambulance called to 'serious' motorbike crash

26 March 2018
Air ambulance called to 'serious' motorbike crash

A main road was shut for nearly seven hours while police investigated a crash that has left a biker badly injured.

Boat-owners in battle to keep craft in creek

20 March 2018
Boat-owners in battle to keep craft in creek

Factories on an old industrial estate are to be pulled down. But the work could keep boat-owners from their vessels.

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DIY SOS home in running for design award

18 March 2018
DIY SOS home in running for design award

A bungalow built in Kent in nine days for Nick Knowles' BBC TV show DIY SOS has been shortlisted for a top architects' award.

Publican stranded in snow by Ryanair

16 March 2018
Publican stranded in snow by Ryanair

A pub landlord from has told of his nightmare 16-hour bus ride after budget airline Ryanair dropped him 500 miles from his destination.

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Dockers told to pay back cash after smuggling cigarettes

15 March 2018
Dockers told to pay back cash after smuggling cigarettes

Two dockworkers who smuggled a consignment of 32,600 cigarettes off a ship have been ordered to pay back more than £8,000 to customs - or go to jail.

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Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

14 March 2018
Carnival stalwart steps down after 27 years

It is all change at a 125-year-old Kent carnival as chairman resigns after new queen is crowned.

Why were so many grit bins empty?

07 March 2018
Why were so many grit bins empty?

After the snow, now the inquests have started into what went wrong. And why so many salt boxes were empty?

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Deadly palm oil washed up on beach

06 March 2018
Deadly palm oil washed up on beach

Coastguards have warned dog-owners to be on their guard after deadly palm oil has been found washed up on a Kent beach.

VIDEO: So cold the sea is freezing

01 March 2018
VIDEO: So cold the sea is freezing

For the first time since 1963 the sea around Kent is starting to freeze.

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Bomb ship film screening cancelled

28 February 2018
Bomb ship film screening cancelled

Bad weather has forced the public showing of A Disaster Waiting To Happen about the Sheppey bomb ship to be called off.

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Health services affected by snow

28 February 2018
Health services affected by snow

Bad weather forced a minor injuries unit to close today and also affected several health clinics.

Two men arrested after rape allegation

27 February 2018
Two men arrested after rape allegation

Police have quizzed two men about an alleged rape and assault.

Building site lorries creating muddy hell

23 February 2018
Building site lorries creating muddy hell

Residents complained after mud from a building site was spread all over nearby roads.

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