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Ice one! Family firm cleans up fly-tipped fridges

20 May 2020
Ice one! Family firm cleans up fly-tipped fridges

A Facebook post showing a photo of dumped fridges made Chris Cox so angry he arranged to collect them.

Holiday park's improvement plans face opposition

20 May 2020
Holiday park's improvement plans face opposition

A parish council has objected to a holiday park's plan to replace 10 old chalets and caravans with nine new chalets.

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Horses left 'without food or water'

19 May 2020
Horses left 'without food or water'

Villagers say they are feeding five starving horses left on waste ground. But the RSPCA says the animals are owned and there is nothing it can do.

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Parish council splashes out £10k on PPE supplies for its village

19 May 2020
Parish council splashes out £10k on PPE supplies for its village

A parish council has received a delivery of visors, face masks, aprons, gloves and hand spray to distribute to care homes in its village.

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Prisoners given £5 a week to 'phone home' during lockdown

18 May 2020
Prisoners given £5 a week to 'phone home' during lockdown

Prisoners are receiving £5 phone credits a week to keep in touch with families and friends during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Planning U-turn signals all-year opening for caravan parks

18 May 2020
Planning U-turn signals all-year opening for caravan parks

Councillors want planning restrictions eased to let some holiday parks stay open all year to help with the housing shortage.

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The doctor will see you now - at another surgery

18 May 2020
The doctor will see you now - at another surgery

Patients have been switched to a temporary GP surgery after a lease on premises expired. But a new purpose-built surgery is on the way.

Could this group be the new Spice Girls?

18 May 2020
Could this group be the new Spice Girls?

The man behind hits for Take That and the Spice Girls is producing a new all-girl 'super group' in coronavirus lockdown featuring a Kent singer.

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Firefighters prepare to salute former colleague

18 May 2020
Firefighters prepare to salute former colleague

A former firefighter who tackled a giant paper mill blaze and floods will get a special send-off when his hearse stops outside his old station.

Giant drilling rig becomes unexpected tourist attraction

18 May 2020
Giant drilling rig becomes unexpected tourist attraction

A jack-up drilling rig used in the North Sea is now attracting visitors after it has been towed into a Kent port.

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Police bring in helicopter to hunt for criminals

17 May 2020
Police bring in helicopter to hunt for criminals

Police are searching for the occupants of a white van which failed to stop during a late-night chase.

Fight to save ear of abandoned dog

15 May 2020
Fight to save ear of abandoned dog

A vet and an animal rescue sanctuary are trying to save the ear of an Alsatian dog which has been found abandoned in Kent.

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No 3 Tin Cottage gets a visit from Dolly Molly-Polly

15 May 2020
No 3 Tin Cottage gets a visit from Dolly Molly-Polly

Find out what happens when Dolly Molly-Polly turns up at No 3 Tin Cottage with a giant carpet bag in the latest from National Share A Story Month.

Photo released of granny mugger

14 May 2020
Photo released of granny mugger

Police have released a picture of Craig Creasey who is now in jail after being caught on camera robbing a grandmother on her way to the shops.

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Thug jailed for robbing grandmother

14 May 2020
Thug jailed for robbing grandmother

A man arrested after being caught on CCTV mugging an old woman on her way to the shops has been sent to prison for 16 months.

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Cricket club bowled over by fundraising efforts

14 May 2020
Cricket club bowled over by fundraising efforts

Upchurch Cricket Club has been bowled over by the response to its appeal to keep it afloat during the coronavirus lockdown.

Coronavirus lockdown rules relaxed at the seaside

13 May 2020
Coronavirus lockdown rules relaxed at the seaside

Kite surfers flocked to a Kent seaside resort after the government eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions on exercising in public.

Another Kent event has bitten the dust thanks to Coronavirus

12 May 2020
Another Kent event has bitten the dust thanks to Coronavirus

The annual celebration to mark a Kent town's official return to Britain after 350 years of Dutch control has been sunk by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pub turns into drive-thru takeaway

12 May 2020
Pub turns into drive-thru takeaway

A Kent pub boss is opening up a drive-thru fast food takeaway in his car park in a desperate bid to stay in business.

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How Kent's emergency coronavirus community hubs are working

08 May 2020
How Kent's emergency coronavirus community hubs are working

Each district, borough or city council has set up a community hub to help the vulnerable during the Covid-19 lockdown. But what do they actually do?

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