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Half of schools hit by Covid cases

24 December 2020
Half of schools hit by Covid cases

Half of schools have been struck down by cases of coronavirus, it's been revealed as critics slammed the government's "chaotic" response next term.

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'Imminent' trade deal should stop future port chaos

24 December 2020
'Imminent' trade deal should stop future port chaos

Ports in Kent are set to be able to continue trading freely with Europe with an historic Brexit deal being agreed.

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Luck of the Irish reunites cross-Channel swimmer with lost trophy

24 December 2020
Luck of the Irish reunites cross-Channel swimmer with lost trophy

The 50-year-old mystery of a missing trophy awarded to Kent's first cross-Channel swimmer has been solved after it turned up in an Irish charity shop.

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Mum smashes fundraising target with Christmas bells

23 December 2020
Mum smashes fundraising target with Christmas bells

A mum says she's been amazed after making Christmas bells and raising more than £1,000 for a charity which has supported her disabled son.

Soldier returns home to help sister take Covid test

23 December 2020
Soldier returns home to help sister take Covid test

A soldier helped his key worker sister take her coronavirus test while on deployment back in his home town.

How the world is watching Kent

23 December 2020
How the world is watching Kent

The chaos brought by the travel ban at ports in Kent has been the focus of media outlets around the world as attention focussed on the county.

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Guilty verdicts over lorry deaths of 39 Vietnamese people

21 December 2020
Guilty verdicts over lorry deaths of 39 Vietnamese people

A jury has convicted four men for their parts in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children found in the back of a lorry.

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Panto saved by 600-video production

21 December 2020
Panto saved by 600-video production

Theatre lovers have thought of a novel way around ensuring the magic of their annual family panto continues despite the latest lockdown.

Missing girl, 14, safely found

21 December 2020
Missing girl, 14, safely found

A teenage girl who went missing sparking a police search has been safely located.

Hospital staff in 'anxious' wait for vaccine

18 December 2020
Hospital staff in 'anxious' wait for vaccine

Workers at a Kent hospital say they've been left without any information about when the vaccine will arrive there despite being on standby for weeks.

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More vaccine centres opened

18 December 2020
More vaccine centres opened

More GP surgeries will start issuing coronavirus vaccines after additional centres were set up and approved by NHS bosses.

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'It's the best day in 2020'

18 December 2020
'It's the best day in 2020'

Doctors on the frontline at one of the country's most under pressure hospitals treating coronavirus speak of relief and excitement as vaccine arrives.

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Army develops virus killing spray and is using it in Kent

18 December 2020
Army develops virus killing spray and is using it in Kent

A coronavirus-killing spray developed by the army which kills Covid in 60 seconds is being used by the military in Kent.

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Doorstep cameras help capture burglar

17 December 2020
Doorstep cameras help capture burglar

A thief who targeted three homes in one night has been jailed after doorbell security cameras found placed him at the scene trying to break in.

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Extra security as Primark to open all night

17 December 2020
Extra security as Primark to open all night

Clothing giant Primark will open stores all night and employ extra security staff to manage queues of Christmas shoppers.

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'Special day' as hospital begins Covid vaccinations

17 December 2020
'Special day' as hospital begins Covid vaccinations

Coronavirus vaccines are being issued to more patients in Kent as another hospital started rolling out the jab for the first time.

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'Are you having a laugh?' Backlash at council's Christmas advice

17 December 2020
'Are you having a laugh?' Backlash at council's Christmas advice

Warnings about switching to video games instead of playing board games this Christmas by a council have been branded "nonsense" by angry residents.

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NHS leaders: 'We really need your help'

16 December 2020
NHS leaders: 'We really need your help'

Lives depend on people following the rules to help ease extreme pressure facing GPs and hospitals as Kent NHS leaders say they need the public's help.

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Officer 'exploited' vulnerable woman for sex after Tinder match

16 December 2020
Officer 'exploited' vulnerable woman for sex after Tinder match

A voluntary police officer who incessantly messaged and offered to pay a vulnerable woman £300 for sex after meeting on Tinder has been struck off.

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Testing week reveals dozens of symptom-free Covid patients

15 December 2020
Testing week reveals dozens of symptom-free Covid patients

Unsuspecting coronavirus patients have been identified in their dozens during the first week of a community-wide testing scheme in towns across Kent.

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