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Holiday park spends £1m on luxury lodges to meet staycation demand

05 March 2021
Holiday park spends £1m on luxury lodges to meet staycation demand

The new boss of a series of holiday parks is putting his money where his mouth is to encourage Brits to spend their holidays at home this summer.

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Row over 'Gruppenfuhrer' reference at meeting

04 March 2021
Row over 'Gruppenfuhrer' reference at meeting

A Labour councillor caused a storm after calling herself a 'former gruppenfuhrer' in a tribute to a former colleague.

£14m windfall for Kent Police

01 March 2021
£14m windfall for Kent Police

Government to pay police costs for looking after stranded lorry drivers at Christmas, patrolling Napier Barracks and sorting out Brexit.

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River cordoned off in bomb scare

01 March 2021
River cordoned off in bomb scare

Police created an exclusion zone around a river after a suspected bomb was found.

Go-ahead for more Kent music festivals

01 March 2021
Go-ahead for more Kent music festivals

Organisers of Chickenstock, Party In The Park and A New Day music festivals have confirmed they are coming back this year.

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'Vaccinate teachers rather than experiment with their health'

26 February 2021
'Vaccinate teachers rather than experiment with their health'

An academy boss whose organisation runs two schools in Kent has accused government advisors of 'experimenting' with teachers' health.

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The terrifying night the train didn't stop

26 February 2021
The terrifying night the train didn't stop

In 1971, a train ploughed through the buffers and came to rest on top of a taxi - here is the incredible story told by some of the survivors.

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John Nurden joins the Jabberwocky Club

25 February 2021
John Nurden joins the Jabberwocky Club

Kent columnist John Nurden on getting his first Covid-19 vaccination

Another angry councillor quits town council

25 February 2021
Another angry councillor quits town council

Another councillor has walked out on a town council complaining he had been 'gagged'.

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'Our despicable treasurer should be in prison'

24 February 2021
'Our despicable treasurer should be in prison'

A charity which ran a pre-school has labelled its former treasure "despicable" after she admitted stealing nearly £38,000 over a decade.

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New leak spotted on water main to island

24 February 2021
New leak spotted on water main to island

A walker has discovered a new leak on a water main in a wood which burst five years ago and cut off supplies to an island.

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Grandad's beach hut plan for wartime relic

23 February 2021
Grandad's beach hut plan for wartime relic

A retired engineer says a dilapidated seafront 'covered way' threatened with demolition could be used to house beach huts.

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Residents in fear after burglars strike as they sleep

19 February 2021
Residents in fear after burglars strike as they sleep

Police are seeking witnesses and CCTV footage after a spate of night time burglaries left residents terrified.

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Car crash destroys church wall

19 February 2021
Car crash destroys church wall

A car has careered off the road in a town centre and demolished the wall of a church.

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Robert Jenrick asked to investigate Local Plan consultation

18 February 2021
Robert Jenrick asked to investigate Local Plan consultation

Tory councillors have asked Secretary of State Robert Jenrick to intervene in a Kent council's Local Plan review.

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Environment Agency opposes £9m egg farm plans

18 February 2021
Environment Agency opposes £9m egg farm plans

The Environment Agency has opposed plans to build three chicken sheds for 192,000 birds over "insufficient information".

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Sandi Toksvig features Kent on Channel 4's Extraordinary Escapes

17 February 2021
Sandi Toksvig features Kent on Channel 4's Extraordinary Escapes

QI presenter Sandi Toksvig takes award-winning actress Jessica Hynes to some of Kent's top attractions in Channel 4's Extraordinary Escapes.

Arsenal legend Eduardo backs Kent businessman's grass roots sport appeal

17 February 2021
Arsenal legend Eduardo backs Kent businessman's grass roots sport appeal

Former Arsenal footballer Eduardo Da Silva is backing a Kent businessman who is raising cash to support grass roots sports clubs across the UK.

Fishing boat sinking remains a mystery

17 February 2021
Fishing boat sinking remains a mystery

Mystery surrounds why a boat suddenly sank while on its moorings and even after it was salvaged, experts have still been unable to find a cause.

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Sex predator arrested in his bedroom

16 February 2021
Sex predator arrested in his bedroom

A paedophile who preyed on young girls and later jailed was arrested in his bedroom and filmed as part of a shocking TV programme.

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