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Head steps back from role amid formal review

20 April 2021
Head steps back from role amid formal review

The head of a troubled school where half the staff left their posts in a little over a year has "taken some time away for personal reasons".

'I have 100 work positions to offer'

15 April 2021
'I have 100 work positions to offer'

A recruitment agency boss is confused at the lack of interest in traineeships despite being based in a youth unemployment hotspot.

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Wandering pony stopped by police

14 April 2021
Wandering pony stopped by police

A pony has been seized after being found wandering along a country lane in the early hours.

Documentary on group's Spitfire rebuild

13 April 2021
Documentary on group's Spitfire rebuild

Volunteers are to appear on TV for their work in restoring a classic Second World War fighter plane.

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Young dad told he has inoperable brain tumour

10 April 2021
Young dad told he has inoperable brain tumour

A fundraising campaign has been launched after a dad of two young girls was told medics can't do anything about his brain tumour.

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Prince Charles asked to support Covid medal

07 April 2021
Prince Charles asked to support Covid medal

A former mayor has written to the Prince of Wales asking him to back a proposal to honour frontline Covid-19 workers.

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'Miracle man' survives eight heart attacks

24 March 2021
'Miracle man' survives eight heart attacks

A woman has described her husband as a 'man made of steel' after surviving eight heart attacks and suffering major organ failure.

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'I was doing my bit to fight Covid - not shopping'

23 March 2021
'I was doing my bit to fight Covid - not shopping'

A firefighter who was asked to help the fight against Covid was given a parking ticket when donating blood plasma took longer than he had expected.

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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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