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Council pays £40k to helped 'deprived' children

10 May 2021
Council pays £40k to helped 'deprived' children

A council has handed £40k to a children's charity to give early-years support to youngsters from deprived backgrounds to 'beat the poverty cycle'.

Kent businesswoman who left school at 15 now owns 16th century hotel

10 May 2021
Kent businesswoman who left school at 15 now owns 16th century hotel

A mum-of-two who quit school at 15 is about to reopen a 16th century coaching inn after a multimillion-pound investment.

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Models needed for fashion show 'with a difference'

10 May 2021
Models needed for fashion show 'with a difference'

A mum is asking women of all ages and sizes to have their bodies painted and join her on the catwalk.

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Conservatives take seat from Labour in town's by-election

07 May 2021
Conservatives take seat from Labour in town's by-election

The Conservatives have won the Sheerness by-election - taking a seat left vacant by Labour's Mark Ellen who died in February.

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To spell or not to spell

07 May 2021
To spell or not to spell

Should spelling be made easier? Our columnist thinks not...

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Drama as armed police surround house

07 May 2021
Drama as armed police surround house

Armed police swooped on a house after a person with a knife was seen on a roof. Firefighters were also called to help.

New blood-test booking system introduced at hospital

06 May 2021
New blood-test booking system introduced at hospital

Health bosses are introducing a book-only system for blood tests at a hospital after complaints patients had to queue outside in the cold and wet.

Dramatic footage as police chase ends in field

05 May 2021
Dramatic footage as police chase ends in field

A man aged 55 has been arrested after a police car chase ended in a farmer's field.

Care home training nurses from India to fill vacancies

03 May 2021
Care home training nurses from India to fill vacancies

A care firm has taken on 24 registered nurses from its Indian training centre in Kerala to work across all its homes to beat UK staff shortages.

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Academy reports increase in pupils

03 May 2021
Academy reports increase in pupils

Principal says 'tide is turning' as more parents sign up their children to academy.

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Model boats launched from five Kent beaches

03 May 2021
Model boats launched from five Kent beaches

Keep a look out for model boats washed up on Kent beaches. Freemasons launched nearly 200 wooden vessels for charity.

Freemasons launch the Great East Kent Boat Race

02 May 2021
Freemasons launch the Great East Kent Boat Race

Kent Freemasons are heading to the beach to launch model boats to take part in the Great East Kent Boat Race.

'Whistling Postman' hands over stolen £50

02 May 2021
'Whistling Postman' hands over stolen £50

Charity king Dale Howting, known as the 'whistling postman' , has insisted on handing over a stolen £50 to Demelza children's hospice.

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Veteran radio 'ham' Ted Trowell dies at 98

02 May 2021
Veteran radio 'ham' Ted Trowell dies at 98

Ted Trowell had been in contact with thousands of amateur radio operators across the world from 1938 when, at 15, he gained his first licence.

Funfair gives free rides to underprivileged youngsters

02 May 2021
Funfair gives free rides to underprivileged youngsters

Councillors switched from the ballot box to bumper cars to help a funfair open up for underprivileged children.

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Holiday park splashes out £1m for 'staycation summer'

02 May 2021
Holiday park splashes out £1m for 'staycation summer'

A holiday park has invested £1m to prepare for a boost in visitors predicted when coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted this summer.

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Comic Jimmy Cricket and ex-EastEnders' Shaun Williamson star in charity concert

30 April 2021
Comic Jimmy Cricket and ex-EastEnders' Shaun Williamson star in charity concert

Entertainers joined forces to perform a virtual Rotary Variety Show and helped raise £800 for charity.

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Housing secretary gives nod to 675-home development as planning inspector awards damages against council

30 April 2021
Housing secretary gives nod to 675-home development as planning inspector awards damages against council

Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick has created fury after allowing an appeal for 675 homes to be built in a Kent village.

Mum's battle for Covid jab after medical bungle

30 April 2021
Mum's battle for Covid jab after medical bungle

A mum of two discovered she could not get her Covid jab because another patient had used her NHS number 150 miles away.

Freezing baby badger rescued from roadside

29 April 2021
Freezing baby badger rescued from roadside

A wildlife charity has been looking after a baby badger found lost and wandering along the roadside.

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