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Former hospital gets new lease of life

15 March 2021
Former hospital gets new lease of life

Historians feared the worst when Britain's oldest surviving hospital closed in 2016 but it's getting a new lease of life.

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'I am deeply honoured'

11 March 2021
'I am deeply honoured'

A former Medway schoolboy who now runs a well-known family firm has been officially appointed by the Queen today as the High Sheriff of Kent.

Bending over backwards to get back

11 March 2021
Bending over backwards to get back

Hundreds of youngsters are getting ready to get back to their gymnastics club.

Vandals target alpaca farm

10 March 2021
Vandals target alpaca farm

Vandals have destroyed posters advertising a popular children's animal attraction just as the owners are preparing to welcome visitors back.

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Calls for first UK Covid death in Kent to be officially recognised

10 March 2021
Calls for first UK Covid death in Kent to be officially recognised

The daughter of a man who died of Covid before the virus had been recognised in the UK, is calling for her dad to be known as Britain's first victim.

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'We have had a lot of love from the football community'

09 March 2021
'We have had a lot of love from the football community'

People have rallied round after vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at a sports club.

Planning fight steps up

08 March 2021
Planning fight steps up

A campaign has been launched amid fears there are plans to build a road through an area described as a "treasured green lung".

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'All ages can get asthma and all ages can die from it'

04 March 2021
'All ages can get asthma and all ages can die from it'

A long-term asthma sufferer is angry her condition has been downgraded in the priority groups to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Body pulled from water

04 March 2021
Body pulled from water

Emergency services were called to a riverside spot after a body was spotted.

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Frustrations grow over planning inquiry

03 March 2021
Frustrations grow over planning inquiry

A protest banner and posters opposing a controversial plan to build homes on farmland have disappeared.

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Nine-year-old's cardiac arrest was 'avoidable'

03 March 2021
Nine-year-old's cardiac arrest was 'avoidable'

A coroner has penned a report to health bosses highlighting an "oversight" by medical staff which contributed to the death of a nine-year-old boy.

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College feels hit of pandemic

03 March 2021
College feels hit of pandemic

A college restaurant and beauty salon, which were open to the public and manned by students for training, will not reopen after lockdown is lifted.

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Fury as yobs smash up football club

02 March 2021
Fury as yobs smash up football club

Vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a football ground just weeks before players were due to return after lockdown.

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Symptom-free tests urged for school return

01 March 2021
Symptom-free tests urged for school return

Families with children returning to school next Monday are being encouraged to book symptom-free Covid tests.

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'I sorted grot-spot and this is the thanks I get'

26 February 2021
'I sorted grot-spot and this is the thanks I get'

A house proud grandad has appealed for common sense to prevail after being ordered to tear up a £300 pathway he's built on a "dumping ground".

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Popular tea shop owner dies of Covid

25 February 2021
Popular tea shop owner dies of Covid

Tributes have been paid to a highly-respected trader who has died after a battle with coronavirus.

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Town features in hit ITV drama

23 February 2021
Town features in hit ITV drama

A part of the county was featured on TV last night when a top-rated crime drama returned to our screens.

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Residents hit out at 'monstrosity' flyover

18 February 2021
Residents hit out at 'monstrosity' flyover

A council has been accused of trying to "pull the wool over people's eyes" by including a new bridge as part of a £170m development scheme.

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Boy clears up after snow litter louts

18 February 2021
Boy clears up after snow litter louts

A nine-year-old environmentalist was so upset by debris left behind by visitors to his village that he mounted a clear-up operation.

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'The way they have acted is the lowest of the low'

18 February 2021
'The way they have acted is the lowest of the low'

The owners of a store fined £1,000 for breaching lockdown restrictions have been overwhelmed by support in what has been a very difficult year.

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