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New flooding task force

07 October 2021
New flooding task force

A special group, headed by an MP and water company boss, has been set up to protect residents in hotspots from the misery of deluges.

Funeral date for former head

07 October 2021
Funeral date for former head

The funeral takes place next week of a teacher whose career spanned four decades and who taught in Canada as well as Kent.

Teaching them young

06 October 2021
Teaching them young

Primary school age children are going through police mini cadet courses, with the scheme spreading though Kent.

Gripping smugglers' tale

06 October 2021
Gripping smugglers' tale

A Kent historian has published his first novel, about 18th century smugglers operating in his home town.

Contractors needed for milestone project

05 October 2021
Contractors needed for milestone project

Specialists are wanted for the restoration of a landmark 13th century building, with the work beginning next spring.

Bonus for speed check specials

05 October 2021
Bonus for speed check specials

Special constables on the lookout for motorists going too fast stopped and arrested a suspected drug driver.

Visit to charity by Princess Anne

05 October 2021
Visit to charity by Princess Anne

The Princess Royal was at a Kent port to tour the base of a power boating charity for the disabled.

Garden waste pickups back next week

04 October 2021
Garden waste pickups back next week

Discarded grass and bramble cuttings are being collected again from homes by contractors after a two-month suspension.

New look square on the way

04 October 2021
New look square on the way

A flagship £3.6 million project to transform the heart of a town centre is going ahead after being voted through by a council cabinet today.

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Finding illness in time

04 October 2021
Finding illness in time

A town hospital is getting a new diagnostics centre to detect sicknesses early on, the local MP has announced.

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Fury as police boss says Sarah 'shouldn't have let herself get arrested'

01 October 2021
Fury as police boss says Sarah 'shouldn't have let herself get arrested'

A police boss has sparked fury by saying murder victim Sarah Everard should "not have let herself be arrested".

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Top hole effort for charity

01 October 2021
Top hole effort for charity

A golf competition to help people with profound disabilities has raised more than £5,600 and another takes place shortly.

Ten arrested in £5 million drugs swoop

01 October 2021
Ten arrested in £5 million drugs swoop

A gang of 10, including four serving prisoners, have been arrested in a major drug trafficking probe.

Green light for hundreds of new homes

30 September 2021
Green light for hundreds of new homes

Planning approval has been given for up to 300 homes on the site of a barracks initially used in the First World War.

Girl, 15, raped in park next to school

30 September 2021
Girl, 15, raped in park next to school

Police have sealed off a playing field next to a school and nursery after a 15-year-old girl was raped.

New alliance to stop dog fouling and littering

30 September 2021
New alliance to stop dog fouling and littering

A council has teamed up with new contractors to tackle the scourge of litter and dog fouling.

Fundraising kept going despite Covid

30 September 2021
Fundraising kept going despite Covid

A Rotary president is ending an extraordinary year in his top post which, like for everyone, was dominated and shaped by coronavirus.

On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

30 September 2021
On patrol with the Saturday night guardians

Our reporter joined the street pastors looking after vulnerable people in a Kent town centre on a Saturday night.

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Dover TAP imposed again

29 September 2021
Dover TAP imposed again

Drivers are being warned of a traffic control system put in place this afternoon to stop town centre congestion.

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Tributes to train campaigner

28 September 2021
Tributes to train campaigner

Tributes have been paid after the death of a town councillor who fought to bring the High Speed train service to his town.

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