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Council to dig into reserves to save residents from increases

14 February 2022
Council to dig into reserves to save residents from increases

An authority is set to take £1.65m from its £2m reserves to limit its council tax rise for residents.

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Fancy running a pub with 'stunning coastal views'?

13 February 2022
Fancy running a pub with 'stunning coastal views'?

A popular seafront pub which closed last month is now available to rent for £55k a year plus a £25k lease.

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Traditional carnival to return

12 February 2022
Traditional carnival to return

A town which banned lorries from its carnival is to let cars back in as it prepares for its first Festival of the Sea.

Teacher crisis closes school classrooms

11 February 2022
Teacher crisis closes school classrooms

One of Kent's largest comprehensives has been forced to hold online lessons because there are not enough teachers to run its classes.

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'Don't spend £20m on Sheerness'

11 February 2022
'Don't spend £20m on Sheerness'

A council's plan to spend a £20 million chunk of government money on one part of an island has split opinion.

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'Dad was king and I lived in palace - now I want to help'

10 February 2022
'Dad was king and I lived in palace - now I want to help'

A Nigerian princess who grew up in a palace is on a mission to help people in one part of Kent.

New leader needed for carnival

09 February 2022
New leader needed for carnival

A 129-year-old carnival could fold unless a new leader is found.

Rival port in fight for Dover freight traffic

09 February 2022
Rival port in fight for Dover freight traffic

Hauliers have been told they can avoid queues at Folkestone or Dover if they divert to another Kent port.

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Kent to Calais freight ferry to return

07 February 2022
Kent to Calais freight ferry to return

A freight-only ferry service between Kent and France suspended last month is to return 'in the coming weeks'

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Four flood alerts for Kent coast

04 February 2022
Four flood alerts for Kent coast

High winds have triggered four flood alerts along the Kent coast at high tide from Dartford and Medway to Sheppey and Margate.

Crash on M25 causes rush-hour chaos

03 February 2022
Crash on M25 causes rush-hour chaos

Long delays are affecting motorists at the Darenth Interchange between the A2 and M25 after an overturned car blocked a lane.

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We go on Britain's strangest boat trip

02 February 2022
We go on Britain's strangest boat trip

Tickets are selling fast for the last chance to see the ghostly masts of an American Second World War liberty ship still packed with explosives.

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Woman cut free after car crash

31 January 2022
Woman cut free after car crash

A woman was taken to hospital with back injuries after being cut free from a two-car crash.

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Flood alerts issued for Kent

31 January 2022
Flood alerts issued for Kent

Six areas along the Kent coast have been warned there may be flooding at high tide.

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Ex-soldiers and sailors being fast-tracked to jobs in Kent prisons

28 January 2022
Ex-soldiers and sailors being fast-tracked to jobs in Kent prisons

Ex-armed services personnel without jobs are being fast-tracked to become prison officers at three of Kent's jails.

Council braced for legal clash with developer

27 January 2022
Council braced for legal clash with developer

A council has told the developer behind a 10,000-home 'garden village' project to prove why it thinks a second junction on the M2 is needed.

Retired engineer's plan to stop traffic gridlock

27 January 2022
Retired engineer's plan to stop traffic gridlock

Retired engineer John Twiselton, fed up with getting caught in traffic jams caused by roadworks, has come up with his own cunning plan.

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Ambulance was on blue-light call before fatal crash

26 January 2022
Ambulance was on blue-light call before fatal crash

The driver of an ambulance involved in a crash with a cement mixer mistook a lay-by for a slip road.

Yobs throw stone from motorway bridge

25 January 2022
Yobs throw stone from motorway bridge

A woman driving a motorhome narrowly missed being hit by a stone that was thrown from a motorway bridge.

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Tributes to pensioner who was attacked in his own home

24 January 2022
Tributes to pensioner who was attacked in his own home

A popular pensioner who was beaten up in his own home has died, but it is not known if the attack contributed to his death.

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