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Bank's 'insulting' advert features town it quit

05 July 2021
Bank's 'insulting' advert features town it quit

A bank has been slammed for using an advert featuring a town centre it quit three years ago.

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'I'm loving life on the Costa del Kent...'

05 July 2021
'I'm loving life on the Costa del Kent...'

After a difficult year reporter Nicola Jordan embarked on an adventure – here's how life on the Kent coast compares to her favourite Med getaways.

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'There's no staff': The post-lockdown hospitality problem

03 July 2021
'There's no staff': The post-lockdown hospitality problem

Hospitality bosses have told of the problems they are facing recruiting staff for bars and restaurants as the nation lurches out of lockdown.

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The number of children off school because of Covid

01 July 2021
The number of children off school because of Covid

The number of pupils currently isolating away from school has been revealed by the council.

More complaints over school-run chaos

30 June 2021
More complaints over school-run chaos

More residents have come forward to slam school-run parents who are causing daily problems by parking on double yellow lines and blocking roads.

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Popular venue shuts because of staff shortage

29 June 2021
Popular venue shuts because of staff shortage

A businesswoman says the chronic lack of hospitality workers has forced her to close down a popular brasserie.

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Phone problem surgery 'overwhelmed by vaccine work'

29 June 2021
Phone problem surgery 'overwhelmed by vaccine work'

A top councillor says staff at an under-fire medical practice are having problems answering the phones because they've been diverted to vaccine work.

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Journalist seized by terror-linked group

28 June 2021
Journalist seized by terror-linked group

A Kent journalist who was detained while working on assignment in the Middle East, has since been released.

Kent's amazing elephant bone discoveries

28 June 2021
Kent's amazing elephant bone discoveries

Bones discovered near the River Medway have proved that elephants once roamed the county.

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'School run chaos is forcing me to sell my house...'

28 June 2021
'School run chaos is forcing me to sell my house...'

A fed-up dad says he's putting his home on the market after facing a barrage of abuse from parents at two top private schools.

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Idea could transform homeless people's lives

25 June 2021
Idea could transform homeless people's lives

A designer is in the running to scoop £10,000 from Samsung for developing a practical product which could help homeless people get back on their feet.

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Health bosses 'should be waving big stick...'

25 June 2021
Health bosses 'should be waving big stick...'

The UK health watchdog and an MP get involved in surgery problems after patients said they have to make hundreds of calls to hold of their doctor.

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'I really still can't believe this has happened to me...'

24 June 2021
'I really still can't believe this has happened to me...'

After it was revealed two million Britons may have suffered Long Covid a mum has told of the horrific and often surreal symptoms she still lives with.

Club's plan to raise £100k for health workers

23 June 2021
Club's plan to raise £100k for health workers

A football club and its main sponsor are to host an event to raising funds to support local NHS workers who've worked tirelessly during the pandemic.

'I heard screeching tyres and then woman's screams...'

22 June 2021
'I heard screeching tyres and then woman's screams...'

After another accident on a notorious stretch of road a worried granny says it's just a matter of time before someone else dies.

Neighbour banned from going near couple after homophobic ordeal

20 June 2021
Neighbour banned from going near couple after homophobic ordeal

The police have said more could have been done to help a gay couple targeted by a neighbour who threatened and abused them.

Patients make hundreds of attempts to get through to surgery

16 June 2021
Patients make hundreds of attempts to get through to surgery

Concerns have been raised about accessing an under pressure doctors' surgery after patients were left frustrated by lengthy waits on the phone.

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Special helmet for baby born with flat head

15 June 2021
Special helmet for baby born with flat head

A baby born with a rare disorder has been fitted with a £2,000 helmet not available on the NHS.

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Football boss in court over £4m fraud claims

11 June 2021
Football boss in court over £4m fraud claims

The former vice chairman of Kent's biggest football club has been released on £400,000 bail after being arrested at Heathrow Airport.

Party time at bowling alley

10 June 2021
Party time at bowling alley

A bowling alley which was threatened with closure is getting into the groove thanks to a £75k makeover.

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