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Profits surge for firm behind controversial asylum accommodation

16 January 2022
Profits surge for firm behind controversial asylum accommodation

A contractor which operates Napier Barracks has paid a £7m dividend after securing Home Office contracts worth £1bn.

Rugby club seeks to solve 'ridiculous' parking issue

16 January 2022
Rugby club seeks to solve 'ridiculous' parking issue

A rugby club is seeking permission to increase car parking capacity to allow it to stage bigger events in future.

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'Resume Eurostar services as soon as possible'

15 January 2022
'Resume Eurostar services as soon as possible'

A candidate vying to represent Kent in the French parliament is calling on Eurostar to restore direct links between the county and the continent.

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Three charged after £2k shoplifting spree

14 January 2022
Three charged after £2k shoplifting spree

Three have appeared in court accused of carrying out a spate of thefts from shops and petrol stations.

Man dies attempting to cross Channel

14 January 2022
Man dies attempting to cross Channel

A passenger believed to be attempting to reach the UK in a small boat has died after French authorities pulled him from the waters of the Channel.

Children rescued from Channel

13 January 2022
Children rescued from Channel

The coastguard had to deploy an aeroplane above the English Channel during a search and rescue operation alongside the lifeboat.

Rail services suspended after train derails

13 January 2022
Rail services suspended after train derails

A replacement bus service was being used after the derailment of a freight train caused disruption to passenger services.

Nurse retires after 44 years in the community

12 January 2022
Nurse retires after 44 years in the community

A hospice nurse who fell into the profession while 'loafing around' after leaving school has been praised for years of caring and compassion.

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'LFTs can keep port moving'

12 January 2022
'LFTs can keep port moving'

Bosses at the Port of Dover are asking for access to daily Covid testing for key workers announced by the Prime Minister.

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Refugee charity to receive human rights award

11 January 2022
Refugee charity to receive human rights award

An organisation which helps support young refugees and asylum seekers as they settle in the county is to be honoured next month.

Tributes to driver killed after car hit tree

11 January 2022
Tributes to driver killed after car hit tree

Flowers and candles have been left at the spot where a 34-year-old motorist was killed when his car left the road and struck a tree.

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Gym to open at shopping centre

11 January 2022
Gym to open at shopping centre

A low-cost fitness chain is to open its first branch in Kent later this year.

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People brought ashore after Channel crossing

10 January 2022
People brought ashore after Channel crossing

Border Force and RNLI crafts have picked up groups of people making the Channel crossing in small boats.

Fundraising campaign for historic military building

07 January 2022
Fundraising campaign for historic military building

A charity has ambitions to transform a Grade II listed library on a military camp into an educational centre for future generations.

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Two people and dog stabbed after four men enter home

07 January 2022
Two people and dog stabbed after four men enter home

Police are hunting a gang of four men who entered a property before attacking two people and a dog.

Victim was stabbed to death in his own flat

06 January 2022
Victim was stabbed to death in his own flat

Two people have appeared in court accused of the murder of a 66-year-old who died after he was attacked at home.

'I thought alcohol was freedom, but it was a prison'

06 January 2022
'I thought alcohol was freedom, but it was a prison'

A former bar owner has written a candid book about his battles with alcohol which he hopes will help others confront their 'drinking demons'.

'Assault' suspect released without charge

05 January 2022
'Assault' suspect released without charge

A man who was held by police after a woman was found with serious head injuries on New Year's Eve has now been released.

Hospital's Covid 'surge hub' will be ready next week

04 January 2022
Hospital's Covid 'surge hub' will be ready next week

A temporary Nightingale ward capable of holding up to 100 patients will be completed next week in readiness for increased admissions.

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Police arrest pair on suspicion of murder after man's death

04 January 2022
Police arrest pair on suspicion of murder after man's death

A man and woman have been arrested as part of a murder investigation after a man died.

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