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Play park safety review sees equipment removed after 'minor' mishaps

14 April 2021
Play park safety review sees equipment removed after 'minor' mishaps

A swing and slide at a new children's play park have been removed after parents raised safety fears.

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Remember from home

14 April 2021
Remember from home

Members of the public are being asked to follow this year's commemoration of the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid via online film to stay Covid compliant.

Pride group have their own stylish way to clean up

14 April 2021
Pride group have their own stylish way to clean up

Volunteers were dressed in both colourful and eye-catching clothes as they carried out the first of two litter picks in their town.

Boost of 150 jobs

13 April 2021
Boost of 150 jobs

A salad making firm in Kent is offering a mass of new vacancies, needed at a time when the economy is suffering because of the pandemic.

Grants scheme returns

12 April 2021
Grants scheme returns

Local groups can make applications for community grants with total funds now increased to help them carry out projects in a Covid-safe way.

'Our work is done'

12 April 2021
'Our work is done'

A scheme of SuperNeighbours, providing errands and company for those unable to leave home during the pandemic, is coming to an end.

How our town centre will change

09 April 2021
How our town centre will change

Whole sections of the heart of a Kent town will change after a council successfully bid more than £3 million from a goverment high street fund.

'Awesome' effort in Kelly's memory

08 April 2021
'Awesome' effort in Kelly's memory

A fundraising week on what would have been a teenager's 21st birthday has raised more than £500 for others with the rare cancer that took her life.

Horsebox stolen in farm raid

08 April 2021
Horsebox stolen in farm raid

A horsebox was stolen and fencing damaged during an overnight raid on a farm.

Searching for Superstars

08 April 2021
Searching for Superstars

A charity is seeking a new group of fundraisers to help keep up mental health support in the face of pressures caused by the pandemic.

Duran Duran tribute group to play after venue's reopening

07 April 2021
Duran Duran tribute group to play after venue's reopening

A band giving the sound of Eighties pop stars Duran Duran play at a concert hall following its reopening after this year's coronavirus lockdown ends.

'He was not going to recover this time'

07 April 2021
'He was not going to recover this time'

A former mayor has told of the heartbreak of losing her 39-year-old son two years after he survived and was recovering from septic shock.

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'Light at the end of the tunnel'

07 April 2021
'Light at the end of the tunnel'

Traders at a Kent town have told of their relief that they can re-open, in some cases fully, with the second phase of lifting coronvirus lockdown.

Probe after boy, 8, attacked by other youngsters

06 April 2021
Probe after boy, 8, attacked by other youngsters

Police are investigating an attack on an eight year-old boy who was left with a hand injury after being set upon by other youngsters.

Flooding action welcomed

03 April 2021
Flooding action welcomed

A Kent MP has praised government measures for a law aimed at reducing harm from storm overflows, which includes new legal duties on water companies.

Stay safe this Bank Holiday

02 April 2021
Stay safe this Bank Holiday

Residents who are planning to meet over the four-day Easter break are reminded to keep within the new, albeit eased, lockdown rules.

New chance on property ladder

01 April 2021
New chance on property ladder

A scheme backed by the government will from now on provide a fresh opportunity for first time buyers to secure the purchase of a house.

Cashless society?

01 April 2021
Cashless society?

A Kent town has lost one in five of its high street cash machines due to changes of lifestyle caused by the pandemic says a new survey.

Nearly 400 asylum seekers attempt crossing in two days

31 March 2021
Nearly 400 asylum seekers attempt crossing in two days

The Home Office says there have been 19 cross-Channel incidents involving 371 people believed to be asylum seekers in the last couple of days.

Major road shut after crash

31 March 2021
Major road shut after crash

A key route was closed in both directions after an accident which left a man in his 50s trapped in a vehicle by his injuries.

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