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Hundreds sign petition calling for cut to 'unfair' toll plans

01 September 2020
Hundreds sign petition calling for cut to 'unfair' toll plans

A petition lobbying the government to stop toll charges for the proposed £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing has been signed by hundreds of people.

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Row as free swimming sessions suspended

31 August 2020
Row as free swimming sessions suspended

Free swimming sessions for children "will return" amid fears Covid restrictions currently in place would lead to a permanent cut in the service.

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Plans for massive electricity cable to link Kent and France

28 August 2020
Plans for massive electricity cable to link Kent and France

A massive underwater electricity cable connecting the national grids of the UK and France is set to be built in Kent as plans are announced.

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Driver claimed fatal crash victim was faking her injuries

27 August 2020
Driver claimed fatal crash victim was faking her injuries

A drink driver four times the limit has been jailed after it was revealed he claimed the 20-year-old woman he killed was faking her injuries.

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Stroke units to close as campaigners lose legal challenge

27 August 2020
Stroke units to close as campaigners lose legal challenge

A judge has thrown out campaigners' claims the decision to reject a legal challenge to close stroke units was unlawful meaning three units will close.

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Burglar caught napping in stolen car

26 August 2020
Burglar caught napping in stolen car

A car thief has been locked up after being caught asleep by police in a vehicle he stole just hours earlier.

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Police unearth cannabis farm inside house

26 August 2020
Police unearth cannabis farm inside house

Video reveals the scale of a cannabis farm found inside several rooms throughout a house which police thought had been burgled.

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Drug dealer loses house after £10m stash seized

26 August 2020
Drug dealer loses house after £10m stash seized

A court has ordered a drug dealer linked with £10m cannabis haul hidden amongst rabbit hay to sell his house to pay for the proceeds of his crime.

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Police officer 'cut in face'

20 August 2020
Police officer 'cut in face'

A police officer was allegedly cut in the face during an attack by a man reportedly under investigation.

Boy, 17, found after month missing

14 August 2020
Boy, 17, found after month missing

A 17-year-old boy who was reportedly missing more than a month ago has been safely located.

No compensation deal for failed multi-million pound health firm

14 August 2020
No compensation deal for failed multi-million pound health firm

A failed health firm which ran £4 million contracts for GP services will not receive a payout as a deal is struck to end its involvement.

Prison gets cat to control 'severe' vermin problem

14 August 2020
Prison gets cat to control 'severe' vermin problem

Prison bosses have been forced into getting a cat to control a severe vermin problem as the ageing buildings are found to be of "minimal standard".

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Students still facing nervous wait for results

14 August 2020
Students still facing nervous wait for results

Dozens of college students expecting to receive important grades on A-level results day are still waiting more than 24 hours later after an error.

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Armed teenage drug dealer locked up

13 August 2020
Armed teenage drug dealer locked up

A teenage drug dealer caught on the streets with a knife, crack cocaine and heroin has been jailed.

HMS Medway put through paces in Caribbean

11 August 2020
HMS Medway put through paces in Caribbean

Sailors on board a warship named after the Towns have been put through their paces in a series of difficult training exercises with colleagues.

Work starts on £112m upgrades to A2 junctions

11 August 2020
Work starts on £112m upgrades to A2 junctions

Work on a controversial new flyover across the A2 is now under way with work expected to last for more than two years.

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Tunnel closed for emergency repairs

10 August 2020
Tunnel closed for emergency repairs

A tunnel on the A20 has been closed for emergency repairs to its camera network.

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Teen arrested after pensioner robbed on bus

10 August 2020
Teen arrested after pensioner robbed on bus

Police have arrested a teenage boy after an elderly woman was robbed on a bus.

Popular Halloween fest cancelled

10 August 2020
Popular Halloween fest cancelled

A family-favourite Halloween scare festival has been cancelled by organisers as they blamed uncertainty surrounding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspectors return to probe failing service

10 August 2020
Inspectors return to probe failing service

Government inspectors are due to visit a council to see what improvements have been made in services for vulnerable children.

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