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Towns' trouble-hit GP provider loses last surgery

01 February 2022
Towns' trouble-hit GP provider loses last surgery

A trouble-hit health provider has handed over running its final GP practices in towns following another damning visit from the health watchdog.

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Boy entering station with 'joint behind ear' arrested

31 January 2022
Boy entering station with 'joint behind ear' arrested

A boy was allegedly spotted by police at a railway station with a cannabis joint behind his ear, carrying a knife and trying to 'blag' a free ticket.

Restaurant to make Bluewater return

28 January 2022
Restaurant to make Bluewater return

A coffee shop and natural fast food chain is set to make its return to the shopping centre.

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Man defecated outside homes 30 times

28 January 2022
Man defecated outside homes 30 times

A man who defecated outside houses on 30 different occasions has been slapped with a fine in court.

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Nine in 10 hospital beds taken up

27 January 2022
Nine in 10 hospital beds taken up

Winter pressure on Kent's hospitals has been laid bare with more than nine out of 10 beds in the county occupied by patients, latest figures show.

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Paedophile jailed after sharing images of children as young as 10

27 January 2022
Paedophile jailed after sharing images of children as young as 10

A registered sex offender has been sent to prison after making and sharing indecent images of children while under watch by police.

Fears pier sale to Uber Boat will cause 'monopoly' on river

20 January 2022
Fears pier sale to Uber Boat will cause 'monopoly' on river

A row is brewing over the takeover of a town's pier by a private company.

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'They were such colourful characters, so we want to remember them'

18 January 2022
'They were such colourful characters, so we want to remember them'

A memorial space in honour of two 'colourful characters' has been proposed in a town centre's popular cut-through green space.

Holiday park reveals 'major' upgrade plan

18 January 2022
Holiday park reveals 'major' upgrade plan

Holiday park operator Haven has revealed plans for new play and adventure attractions and a brand new entertainment centre at a Kent park.

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Weapons and drugs seized as five arrested

14 January 2022
Weapons and drugs seized as five arrested

Weapons and drugs were seized from a car believed to be linked to a suspected burglary leading to five people being arrested.

Calls to stop 'smart motorway' Thames crossing

14 January 2022
Calls to stop 'smart motorway' Thames crossing

Critics have called for a new road crossing linking Kent and Essex to be halted after the government scrapped the roll out of smart motorways.

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Kent's first milk bank opens at hospital

13 January 2022
Kent's first milk bank opens at hospital

Newborn babies and new mums struggling to breastfeed are being supported with a new milk bank which has opened at a Kent hospital.

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Heroic passers-by help rescue girl from railway bridge

13 January 2022
Heroic passers-by help rescue girl from railway bridge

A man has described the terrifying moment he helped rescue a young girl perched precariously on a railway bridge threatening to jump in front a train.

Covid rates at highest point in pandemic

12 January 2022
Covid rates at highest point in pandemic

Almost 9,000 new cases of Covid have been reported in the latest range of weekly figures for three authority areas in Kent.

Knives seized after drugs den burglary

12 January 2022
Knives seized after drugs den burglary

An early morning break-in at a flat led police to discover a cannabis factory and recover knives discarded nearby.

'Contraception left me paralysed'

11 January 2022
'Contraception left me paralysed'

A woman has lost the use of her arm after her contraceptive implant got stuck so deep, doctors can't get it out.

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Cladding crisis residents 'cautiously optimistic' as developers told to foot bill

10 January 2022
Cladding crisis residents 'cautiously optimistic' as developers told to foot bill

Leaseholders hit by the cladding crisis facing unaffordable bills to fix fire-risk buildings have reacted to the government's announcement.

Carers' training helps in race to save lives

10 January 2022
Carers' training helps in race to save lives

Care workers raced to help save lives of people collapsed in the street after their first aid training and quick-thinking kicked in.

Huge rise in hospital staff absences as half off due to Covid

08 January 2022
Huge rise in hospital staff absences as half off due to Covid

New figures show Kent hospital trusts have seen a staggering rise in the number of staff being forced off work due to Covid in recent weeks.

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BMW with skirting board poking out of window stopped by police

07 January 2022
BMW with skirting board poking out of window stopped by police

A driver who left skirting boards dangerously hanging out of a car window has been convicted for driving offences.

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