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Road closed as shopping centre is hit by leak

14 July 2021
Road closed as shopping centre is hit by leak

Traffic is being affected after a water mains leak saw a road closed at a popular shopping centre.

Owner speaks out on future of former pub

12 July 2021
Owner speaks out on future of former pub

The owner of a former pub building says its future is uncertain after 'red tape' caused a nursery business to drop plans to move in.

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'Accident scam' man attacked bus then dived in river

12 July 2021
'Accident scam' man attacked bus then dived in river

A witness has told how he called the coastguard after seeing a shirtless man jump in the River Medway – prompting a major rescue effort.

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'It's a tornado!'

09 July 2021
'It's a tornado!'

A tornado enthusiast says the county came close to being hit by a twister this afternoon.

'Men blocked the road and tried to get in my car'

09 July 2021
'Men blocked the road and tried to get in my car'

A mum says she was stopped in the road by three strangers who jumped on her bonnet and tried to open her door.

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Almost £3k raised for community-spirited firm after raid

08 July 2021
Almost £3k raised for community-spirited firm after raid

A business is back up and running thanks to donations after it was targeted in a £8,000 raid.

Blow for owners of popular farm shop

08 July 2021
Blow for owners of popular farm shop

Plans to convert a farm shop and cafe into a three-bedroom bungalow have been turned down.

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Latest plans for riverside scheme revealed

07 July 2021
Latest plans for riverside scheme revealed

More than 300 further properties – including a nursing home for people with dementia – are being earmarked for a multi-million pound development.

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Designer scoops £10k Samsung prize with idea

05 July 2021
Designer scoops £10k Samsung prize with idea

A kitchen designer's dream of helping homeless people has taken a massive step forward after his invention won a £10k prize in a Samsung competition.

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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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