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Deadline for £170m revamp extended

25 April 2020
Deadline for £170m revamp extended

The deadline for a £170m infrastructure project – including a £63m railway station – has been extended, giving a council more time finish its plans.

Kent freight routes protected in government plan

24 April 2020
Kent freight routes protected in government plan

Vital freight routes between Kent and Europe have been given protection from the government to maintain supplies during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Council pause meeting to thank carers

24 April 2020
Council pause meeting to thank carers

Councillors paused their meeting being streamed online for the first time to take part in the weekly Clap for Carers.

Bin collections up 40% as union row rumbles on

24 April 2020
Bin collections up 40% as union row rumbles on

Councillors distanced themselves in a row over a waste contractor derecognising a trade union amid concerns about safe working measures for binmen.

Crime falls but drugs and weapon offences rise

23 April 2020
Crime falls but drugs and weapon offences rise

Crimes in Kent fell last year but there was a steep rise in the number of certain offences including drugs and illegal possession of weapons.

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The area of Kent with twice as many Covid-19 deaths

23 April 2020
The area of Kent with twice as many Covid-19 deaths

New figures reveal for the first time the areas of Kent with the highest number of people who have died from Covid-19.

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Pharmacists 'feel forgotten' in Covid fight

23 April 2020
Pharmacists 'feel forgotten' in Covid fight

A pharmacist says he feels as though the industry has been forgotten by the government but insists they're still open for business.

Air ambulance launches its 'most important' funding appeal

22 April 2020
Air ambulance launches its 'most important' funding appeal

The county's air ambulance is desperately trying to raise more than half a million pounds to keep the life-saving helicopter in the skies.

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Man arrested after stabbing

22 April 2020
Man arrested after stabbing

A man has been arrested after a stabbing at a house saw another man taken to hospital.

Huge new Covid-19 test site to open

22 April 2020
Huge new Covid-19 test site to open

A new drive-thru coronavirus testing site will be built in Kent, it has been announced.

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PPE supplies 'good' amid national crisis

22 April 2020
PPE supplies 'good' amid national crisis

Specialist PPE is in good supply at a Kent hospital despite senior NHS chiefs warning of a national crisis after staff said kits were running low.

Dead pet rabbit and ferret found dumped

21 April 2020
Dead pet rabbit and ferret found dumped

A runner discovered the bodies of a pet rabbit and ferret on a grass verge sparking an RSPCA investigation. Warning pictures may be distressing.

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Shop staff 'assaulted' in shoplifting incident

21 April 2020
Shop staff 'assaulted' in shoplifting incident

A woman will appear in court after shop staff were reportedly assaulted while trying to stop a shoplifter from stealing items from a store.

MPs pledge to solve 'shambolic' PPE issues

21 April 2020
MPs pledge to solve 'shambolic' PPE issues

A group of MPs have responded to calls for them to step in and resolve the "shambolic" lack of coronavirus protective kit for GPs in Kent.

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Doctors slam 'shambolic lack of PPE' for GPs

20 April 2020
Doctors slam 'shambolic lack of PPE' for GPs

Senior doctors in the county have blasted the "shambolic situation" in a letter to MPs as Kent GPs face a lack of personal protection equipment (PPE).

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Grieving dad's divorce battle fundraiser passes halfway mark

20 April 2020
Grieving dad's divorce battle fundraiser passes halfway mark

A fundraiser helping a grieving father to fight losing his home in a bitter divorce battle with his killer wife has now passed half its target.

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'I feel safer in Asia than coming home to UK'

17 April 2020
'I feel safer in Asia than coming home to UK'

A travel business owner living in Asia explains the impact of coronavirus on every day life in the normally chaotic streets of Cambodia.

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'She looked terrific to me, like a model'

16 April 2020
'She looked terrific to me, like a model'

War veteran and NHS fundraising superstar Captain Tom Moore reveals how he met the love of his life - a girl from Kent.

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Drive-thru testing begins for NHS staff

15 April 2020
Drive-thru testing begins for NHS staff

Hundreds of health workers on the frontline against Covid-19 in Kent are being tested at drive-thru centres open ahead of the government's schedule.

Man 'abused' in park for telling group to leave

13 April 2020
Man 'abused' in park for telling group to leave

A witness has spoken out about the 'disgraceful' actions of a group of people playing in a park who reportedly shouted at a man.

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