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Boat drifts away and becomes stuck under bridge

02 January 2023
Boat drifts away and becomes stuck under bridge

Firefighters had to be called out to help secure a vessel which was adrift and wedged under a town centre bridge.

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Worse fur wear: Fox rescued from garden gate

02 January 2023
Worse fur wear: Fox rescued from garden gate

The RSPCA had one of its busiest years ever after being called to thousands of animal rescues in Kent and beyond.

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Landslide work to shut vital rail route

29 December 2022
Landslide work to shut vital rail route

Work is to take place on a significant stretch of railway to reduce the risk of landslips.

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Southeastern warns of 'severe disruption' next week as strikes continue

28 December 2022
Southeastern warns of 'severe disruption' next week as strikes continue

Members of two railway unions are set to walk out next week in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, sparking further disruption.

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First look at eye-catching transformation of former hospital site

26 December 2022
First look at eye-catching transformation of former hospital site

Designs for new homes overlooking the sea on the grounds of a former hospital have been revealed.

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'Britain is broken and it'll take more than pomp and pageantry to fix it'

22 December 2022
'Britain is broken and it'll take more than pomp and pageantry to fix it'

Britain is broken and all Rishi Sunak can do is boast King Charles' coronation will show off the best of British, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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Flooding forces library to close - and it won't reopen for weeks

21 December 2022
Flooding forces library to close - and it won't reopen for weeks

Water damage has led to the closure of a town centre library for the safety of staff and customers.

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Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

21 December 2022
Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

A&E departments in Kent have been left resembling "a war zone" as patients wait days to be admitted to overstretched hospitals.

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Dismay as historic hotel to be converted into homes

20 December 2022
Dismay as historic hotel to be converted into homes

A former pub is set to be turned into houses - despite opposition from residents - after Brexit and Covid left the business struggling financially.

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Opening of long-awaited athletics track delayed yet again

19 December 2022
Opening of long-awaited athletics track delayed yet again

A town's latest sporting facility will not open until the new year after the ill-fated project was hit by further complications.

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The abandoned Kent racecourse lost 10 years ago

18 December 2022
The abandoned Kent racecourse lost 10 years ago

We look back at the closure of the county's last horse racing track and speak to those with fond memories that still endure a decade on.

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Couple's anger as daughter, 8, 'exposed to trans ideology' at school

16 December 2022
Couple's anger as daughter, 8, 'exposed to trans ideology' at school

A religious couple say their young daughter was exposed to transgender "ideology" at primary school against their wishes.

'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

15 December 2022
'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

Forget the Three Lions, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths, the real hero is another man with three lions on his shirt winning half a world away.

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'My heart nearly stopped when I saw kids on icy pond'

15 December 2022
'My heart nearly stopped when I saw kids on icy pond'

A healthcare worker has spoken of her shock at seeing children playing by icy water - just days after four children died in a frozen lake.

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Council to press on with new leisure centre and homes despite soaring costs

15 December 2022
Council to press on with new leisure centre and homes despite soaring costs

Spending on the controversial regeneration of a coastal site was paused this autumn after costs began to spiral amid economic turmoil.

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'They smashed up my pride and joy and fled'

15 December 2022
'They smashed up my pride and joy and fled'

A teacher has described the moment she discovered a stolen car had ploughed into hers - writing off her £12,000 BMW before the driver fled the scene.

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People living in huge 10,000-home 'garden town' by 2025

13 December 2022
People living in huge 10,000-home 'garden town' by 2025

Exclusive: The first homes at one of Kent's most controversial developments could be occupied within three years - with up to 10 new schools planned.

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Unsafe former care home could be converted into Airbnb

08 December 2022
Unsafe former care home could be converted into Airbnb

A former residential home shut down after a spate of incidents involving mistreatment of residents could be converted back into a house, or an Airbnb.

'Nurses are not shock troops of Communist revolution'

08 December 2022
'Nurses are not shock troops of Communist revolution'

Nurses are not the shock troops of the socialist revolution and media scare stories can only go so far, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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School locked down after pupil makes threats

07 December 2022
School locked down after pupil makes threats

A pupil's threats forced a school into a lockdown that saw children confined to their classrooms.

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