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Eight more migrants found at sea

10 December 2019
Eight more migrants found at sea

French coastguards picked up eight migrants in the Channel, totting up a total nine incidents in three days and involving 119 people.

'Pension deficit - we can cope'

10 December 2019
'Pension deficit - we can cope'

A ferry operator has dismissed media claims that it is in trouble because of a pension shortfall. It offers a bigger picture of the finances.

8,619 'fare dodgers' caught in 28 days

09 December 2019
8,619 'fare dodgers' caught in 28 days

Thousands of train passengers have been prosecuted or fined after being caught in a crackdown on fare evasion.

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Major cargo terminal opens

09 December 2019
Major cargo terminal opens

Yesterday saw the opening of a terminal as the latest progress in a major £250 million docklands redevelopment.

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Hole in wall crash - one arrest

09 December 2019
Hole in wall crash - one arrest

One man has been arrested after a car collision that led to two injuries and caused a hole in a house's flank wall.

Migrants: 19 more found

06 December 2019
Migrants: 19 more found

A new find of migrants on small boats brings the figure up to more than 100 people in three days. This is the eighth incident in that time.

Lengthy ferry delays amid strikes and bad weather

06 December 2019
Lengthy ferry delays amid strikes and bad weather

A cross-Channel operator is warning of holdups of up to 90 minutes on sailings due to bad weather and French strikes

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Celebrity chef meets diners

06 December 2019
Celebrity chef meets diners

Diners had the chance to sit at the table with Marco Pierre White in a pre-booked event in Kent.

XR protesters fined

05 December 2019
XR protesters fined

Two pensioners are among three people found guilty of a public order offence in an Extinction Rebellion protest in Kent.

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Record number of migrants found today

04 December 2019
Record number of migrants found today

An unprecedented 79 migrants were picked up in five separate incidents this morning. Four groups were stopped at sea and one already landed.

Eviction threat to care home resident

04 December 2019
Eviction threat to care home resident

An elderly woman was told to pay a 25% fee increase by a care company - or leave. This would have raised the weekly cost from £600 to £750.

Mass air and sea operation

04 December 2019
Mass air and sea operation

Border Force the RNLI, police, and coastguards have been involved in multiple incidents off the Kent coast.

13 more migrants stopped

03 December 2019
13 more migrants stopped

Two boatloads of migrants containing Iranians and an Albanian have been intercepted by Border Force.

'How I saved grandad's life'

03 December 2019
'How I saved grandad's life'

A boy of 10 rescued his grandfather suffering a heart attack just a week after he had learned first aid.

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Developer buys country park

02 December 2019
Developer buys country park

A country park and business estate totalling 299 acres has been bought by a developer.

Double treat at Christmas

02 December 2019
Double treat at Christmas

A town saw two festive lights switch-ons within an hour: one at the main square, the other at a shopping complex.

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Getting their skates on

30 November 2019
Getting their skates on

A Kent port's month-long White Cliffs Christmas event begins tomorrow and will include a massive ice rink and stalls.

Memorial for road crash pedestrian

29 November 2019
Memorial for road crash pedestrian

Relatives are flying in from as far as America to mourn a man killed in a collision with a car nearly three weeks ago.

Town Christmas lights go on tomorrow

29 November 2019
Town Christmas lights go on tomorrow

The switching on of festive lights will be the culmination of four hours of entertainment including the showing of a Jungle Book film.

First Christmas lights switch-on for retail complex

28 November 2019
First Christmas lights switch-on for retail complex

A leisure and retail centre, which opened only 20 months ago, will have an inaugural turning on of festive lights this weekend.

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