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Parents' fury at having to homeschool again over engineering works

08 June 2021
Parents' fury at having to homeschool again over engineering works

Families have shared their frustration at having to home school their children yet again, but this time because of over running playground works.

Founder of law firm suspended for 'offensive' tweets

08 June 2021
Founder of law firm suspended for 'offensive' tweets

A lawyer who mocked the name of Harry and Meghan's daughter has been suspended from her company after the firm deemed the comments 'unacceptable'.

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Questions over lorry's handbrake after binman crushed

08 June 2021
Questions over lorry's handbrake after binman crushed

A coroner will explore the state of a bin lorry's braking mechanism after a worker was killed trying to stop it rolling away at a school.

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Police appeal after alcohol stolen from Co-op

07 June 2021
Police appeal after alcohol stolen from Co-op

Officers believe this woman may have information after three bottles of spirits were stolen from a convenience store.

CCTV appeal after bulk perfume theft

07 June 2021
CCTV appeal after bulk perfume theft

Police would like to speak to two women seen on CCTV after perfume was reportedly stolen from a high street store.

Father and son take on 2,200-mile car journey

04 June 2021
Father and son take on 2,200-mile car journey

A father and son are taking on a fundraising challenge in a bright pink car they transformed in memory of a little boy who loved Peppa Pig.

What to expect at new variant test site

04 June 2021
What to expect at new variant test site

We visited a mobile testing unit set up after concerns about Indian variant cases in a town to see how it all works.

Targeted testing to start over variant cases

03 June 2021
Targeted testing to start over variant cases

A mobile unit capable of testing 400 people a day is being deployed in another Kent town after 20 cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed.

Mobile testing unit opens amid concerns over Indian variant

02 June 2021
Mobile testing unit opens amid concerns over Indian variant

A mobile Covid-19 testing unit is operating in a town where 'a handful of cases' linked to the Indian strain have been identified.

Yoga prodigy receives Prime Minister's award

02 June 2021
Yoga prodigy receives Prime Minister's award

An 11-year-old boy who has been teaching yoga to kids across the world during the pandemic has received the Prime Minister's Points of Light Award.

'There will be so much traffic, a child could be killed'

01 June 2021
'There will be so much traffic, a child could be killed'

A mother who started a petition against the possible closure of a busy railway bridge has been backed by more than 1,100 people.

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Delays after car flips on motorway

01 June 2021
Delays after car flips on motorway

There were delays for drivers heading to the coast after a car flipped onto its side after a collision with a lorry on the motorway.

Schoolgirl punished for toilet break after starting period

31 May 2021
Schoolgirl punished for toilet break after starting period

A teenager was secluded and put on report after being refused permission to use the toilet despite starting her period.

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World famous elephant comes to town

29 May 2021
World famous elephant comes to town

Author David McKee is encouraging everyone to back a charity art trail, inspired by his world famous character, which is coming to Kent this summer.

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'It's not about Covid, it's about avoiding chaos'

28 May 2021
'It's not about Covid, it's about avoiding chaos'

Schools have been criticised for depriving pupils of memorable 'muck-up days' by ending term early but heads say this has been happening for years.

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‘I've brought up children here so it can't be bad'

27 May 2021
‘I've brought up children here so it can't be bad'

Three years after an estate was regenerated, we visit to see what residents think of their revamped surroundings.

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Cigar butt discarded by Churchill fetches £4,200 at auction

26 May 2021
Cigar butt discarded by Churchill fetches £4,200 at auction

A cigar butt thrown away by Sir Winston Churchill in the 1940s has sold for more than £4,200 at auction.

Man hit by freight train at work demands employer takes responsibility

26 May 2021
Man hit by freight train at work demands employer takes responsibility

A father who lost his right arm after an horrific collision at work is calling for his employer to apologise so he can begin to rebuild his life.

Plans to revamp train stations announced

25 May 2021
Plans to revamp train stations announced

Empty buildings at train stations could be transformed into shops, cafés and community projects under plans to improve the use of Kent's railways.

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Pub to be revamped to honour wartime links

21 May 2021
Pub to be revamped to honour wartime links

The group behind the Battle of Britain Airshow has announced a pub with an attachment to Kent's aviation history will have a 1940's theme.

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