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Hold tight as we take a ride on the buses

29 April 2021
Hold tight as we take a ride on the buses

When Arriva decided to ditch some of its Kent routes we climbed aboard for a magical mystery tour and spent a day on a bus for less than a fiver.

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How Covid altered the high street in one Kent town

29 April 2021
How Covid altered the high street in one Kent town

When non-essential shops were allowed to reopen in one Kent town it looked a lot different to how it was before the last Covid lockdown.

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New lifeboat unveiled for Kent

28 April 2021
New lifeboat unveiled for Kent

A Shannon-class RNLI lifeboat has been spotted off the coast settling into its new home.

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Holiday park surrenders its drinks licence

28 April 2021
Holiday park surrenders its drinks licence

A holiday park has handed back its drinks licence after police found alcohol being served and drunk in the clubhouse during a coronavirus lockdown.

Parish council issues legal challenge in Local Plan battle

28 April 2021
Parish council issues legal challenge in Local Plan battle

Parish council lawyers say a borough council's Local Plan consultation is not legally compliant and should be withdrawn.

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Family firm steps in to save bus routes

26 April 2021
Family firm steps in to save bus routes

An independent bus company has agreed to take over two of the three Kent bus routes which travel giant Arriva announced it was dropping.

Sixties pop star back on the radio

24 April 2021
Sixties pop star back on the radio

The lead singer of The Settlers folk group who quit pop to follow God is back on the radio.

Police tape off home

22 April 2021
Police tape off home

Police have cordoned off a house on an estate with forensics at the scene.

Vandals desecrate village war memorial

19 April 2021
Vandals desecrate village war memorial

Wooden stakes protecting newly-planted trees at a war memorial have been ripped out by yobs during an attack in the early hours.

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Council panned in 'toiletgate' saga

19 April 2021
Council panned in 'toiletgate' saga

A council has been told off by the Local Government Ombudsman for not not listening to residents when it built new public loos on the seafront.

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Town blitzed by anti-Covid stickers

18 April 2021
Town blitzed by anti-Covid stickers

A town spokesman has demanded that culprits who illegally fly-posted lampposts with anti-Covid stickers should be found and made to take them down.

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Incredible story of the Murad - the car which never was

18 April 2021
Incredible story of the Murad - the car which never was

Inventor Wadia Murad was light years ahead of his time and planned to produce his new car in Kent. But then his dreams turned into a nightmare.

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Burst water main causes delays for commuters

16 April 2021
Burst water main causes delays for commuters

Motorists have been warned to expect delays after a water main burst near a town centre. KCC says temporary traffic lights could remain for a week.

Armed driver hunted after threatening pedestrian

16 April 2021
Armed driver hunted after threatening pedestrian

Police have launched an appeal after a pedestrian was threatened with a weapon by a motorist.

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Vandals trample down fairy doors

16 April 2021
Vandals trample down fairy doors

Children have been left shocked after yobs destroyed a fairy door trail through woodland.

Community raises £2k for 'whistling postman' Dale

15 April 2021
Community raises £2k for 'whistling postman' Dale

When charity collector Dale Howting had his day's takings stolen he was ready to pay back the £50 out of his own pocket. But he never expected this!

ITV drama Too Close sees car crash off Kent bridge

15 April 2021
ITV drama Too Close sees car crash off Kent bridge

Dramatic scenes of a car crashing off a bridge and into water took two weekends to film for ITV drama Too Close.

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Fundraiser, 87, gives chase as thieves steal collection box

13 April 2021
Fundraiser, 87, gives chase as thieves steal collection box

A well known charity supporter, who's been cycling for more than 40 years to raise cash, is devastated after thieves swiped his bike and donations.

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Businesses finally reopen as lockdown eases

12 April 2021
Businesses finally reopen as lockdown eases

Pub gardens, hairdressers, shops and more are reopening today for the first time in months as lockdown eases.

Exclusive: How Storm Aiden stopped filming ITV's new drama Too Close

09 April 2021
Exclusive: How Storm Aiden stopped filming ITV's new drama Too Close

The producer of ITV's new mini-series Too Close has told how 50mph winds stopped filming a spectacular car crash scene at a bridge in Kent.

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