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Parking wardens taken off the streets to answer helpline

24 March 2020
Parking wardens taken off the streets to answer helpline

A council is re-training its parking wardens to support vulnerable residents - and it follows a ticketing row

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Country hotel offers rooms to NHS key workers

24 March 2020
Country hotel offers rooms to NHS key workers

A country hotel owner will make rooms available to the NHS as it battles the coronavirus

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Homeless helped off the streets in global pandemic

20 March 2020
Homeless helped off the streets in global pandemic

A council has moved fast to find homes for rough sleepers in the coronavirus crisis.

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Appeals for support as everyday life in Tenterden changes

20 March 2020
Appeals for support as everyday life in Tenterden changes

Organisations find new ways to help residents during the coronavirus outbreak.

'I panicked and just wanted to keep my twin babies safe'

16 March 2020
'I panicked and just wanted to keep my twin babies safe'

A mum is warning others after her kitchen went up in flames

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Displays of kindness in coronavirus crisis

16 March 2020
Displays of kindness in coronavirus crisis

Offers of shopping and friendly phone calls on postcards that could prove a life-saver

Doctors' surgery screens patients at door

14 March 2020
Doctors' surgery screens patients at door

A surgery is battling coronavirus by screening patients at the door and offering video-link appointments.

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Is this Kent's worst road for potholes?

07 March 2020
Is this Kent's worst road for potholes?

Motorists say they are being driven "nutty" by a road looking like an "off-road track" just weeks after the council carried out repairs.

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Destruction likened to Amazon logging

05 March 2020
Destruction likened to Amazon logging

The scale of destruction in one woodland has been likened to the illegal logging of the Amazon - despite it being 5,400 miles away in rural Kent.

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Vintage fans to star on Bargain Hunt

28 February 2020
Vintage fans to star on Bargain Hunt

An appearance on Bargain Hunt is a dream come true for an ex-hospice shop manager and her friend.

'Living in fear' after raiders target shop

25 February 2020
'Living in fear' after raiders target shop

A video has captured a break-in at a convenience store that has left the manager living in fear.

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18th century pub saved from demolition

24 February 2020
18th century pub saved from demolition

An historic pub which was set to be bulldozed will now be transformed into a "stunning" family home after developers faced strong opposition.

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Woman 'doubled over in pain' turned away from A&E

23 February 2020
Woman 'doubled over in pain' turned away from A&E

A woman had to get a taxi to a London hospital after her local hospital turned her away, despite being in 'agony' after her surgery.

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'I'm worried my mum will just give up on life'

21 February 2020
'I'm worried my mum will just give up on life'

A grandmother, 87, was heartbroken after learning of plans to move her from the place that's become her home.

Princess Anne in Kent

12 February 2020
Princess Anne in Kent

HRH The Princess Royal visits a town to open a dementia-friendly sheltered housing scheme.

Swimmers evacuated from pool as roof rips in storm

10 February 2020
Swimmers evacuated from pool as roof rips in storm

A leisure centre has been forced to close for the second time in storms.

Popular summer festival axed after 11-year run

07 February 2020
Popular summer festival axed after 11-year run

The organisers of a huge summer music festival have pulled the plug on it.

Prada and Chanel bags among designer goods stolen in break-in

03 February 2020
Prada and Chanel bags among designer goods stolen in break-in

A shop owner is offering a "generous reward" for information after a break-in when designer bags were stolen.

Lorry driver says he was 'forced off road'

31 January 2020
Lorry driver says he was 'forced off road'

A lorry driver ended up in a ditch as he tried to avoid an oncoming truck.

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Paul Hollywood judges village bake-off

27 January 2020
Paul Hollywood judges village bake-off

A pub was packed as punters hoped for a Hollywood handshake as part of a baking contest.

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