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Awards on the look out for selfless neighbours

09 August 2021
Awards on the look out for selfless neighbours

Nominations are open for Good Samaritans and volunteers who have gone out of their way to help others over the past year.

'Garish yellow lines ruining our prettiest streets'

07 August 2021
'Garish yellow lines ruining our prettiest streets'

A councillor is calling for bright yellow lines painted in an historic town, to be removed and replaced with subtler markings.

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Police cadets help catch speeding drivers

06 August 2021
Police cadets help catch speeding drivers

Teens from the Volunteer Police Cadets have been carrying out checks in speeding hotspots in one Kent town.

Art auction raises thousands for Happy Scrubs project

06 August 2021
Art auction raises thousands for Happy Scrubs project

More than 200 sets of brightly coloured scrubs can be donated to staff in care homes and hospices after thousands were raised at an online auction.

CCTV appeal after shop worker sexually assaulted

06 August 2021
CCTV appeal after shop worker sexually assaulted

Police would like to speak to this man after a shop worker was touched inappropriately.

'What happened in my brother's final moments?'

03 August 2021
'What happened in my brother's final moments?'

The sister of a man found on a Kent beach is appealing for information to find out what happened to him the night he died.

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New Elmer story sold exclusively in town

03 August 2021
New Elmer story sold exclusively in town

As we near the end of Elmer's Big Heart of Kent Parade, a new story in the Elmer series is being sold exclusively in two town centre shops.

Mother devastated after son dies 42 days after cancer diagnosis

30 July 2021
Mother devastated after son dies 42 days after cancer diagnosis

The family of a 30 year old man who died soon after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour are raising money in his memory.

'Thieves who stole dad's funeral flowers are lowest of the low'

30 July 2021
'Thieves who stole dad's funeral flowers are lowest of the low'

A grieving family who have already faced a devastating loss say they are heartbroken their loved one's funeral flowers were stolen from a crematorium.

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Fire crews tackle house blaze

29 July 2021
Fire crews tackle house blaze

Firefighters have spent the afternoon tackling a house fire in a rural town.

Op Brock to be stood down

29 July 2021
Op Brock to be stood down

An unpopular contraflow on a Kent motorway will be removed just two weeks after it was deployed in response to lockdown restrictions lifting.

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Woman dies in police custody

29 July 2021
Woman dies in police custody

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating after a 43-year-old woman died in police custody in Kent.

'I was X Factor star at 16 but it had to end eventually'

29 July 2021
'I was X Factor star at 16 but it had to end eventually'

Two Kent artists have reminisced about their "otherworldly" time on The X Factor, as the ITV hit gets the chop after 17 years.

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Figures show police force does not reflect Kent

29 July 2021
Figures show police force does not reflect Kent

Figures show the county's police force is not representative of Kent, with three times more male sergeants than female.

Time to nominate your unsung care home hero

29 July 2021
Time to nominate your unsung care home hero

An award scheme designed to praise acts of compassion is looking for nominations for selfless care or residential homes.

Kent tops grim animal cruelty list

28 July 2021
Kent tops grim animal cruelty list

More animals are shot by air rifles in Kent than anywhere else in the country, new figures reveal.

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Plans to restore Maunsell Forts off Kent coast

27 July 2021
Plans to restore Maunsell Forts off Kent coast

A major project is underway to prevent structures used in the Second World War off the coast of Kent from crumbling into the sea.

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Driver fell asleep at wheel and killed her mother

27 July 2021
Driver fell asleep at wheel and killed her mother

A woman who tragically killed her own mother after falling asleep behind the wheel causing a head on collision has narrowly avoided jail.

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Doctor says emotional thank you from hospital bed

26 July 2021
Doctor says emotional thank you from hospital bed

An A&E doctor out of work because of a life-threatening illness has thanked hundreds of well-wishers who have supported him financially.

More police to patrol rural town

26 July 2021
More police to patrol rural town

Police patrols are being stepped up in a rural town in a bid to tackle a rise in anti-social behaviour.

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