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Parade with giant refugee puppet

09 October 2021
Parade with giant refugee puppet

A near-12ft model of an asylum seeker child will be carried in a procession with lanterns through a Kent town.

Lorry window smashed as bricks thrown at drivers from motorway bridges

09 October 2021
Lorry window smashed as bricks thrown at drivers from motorway bridges

Car windows have been damaged as yobs hurled bricks from motorway bridges at those driving below.

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Detention sites 'unsuitable,' say inspectors

08 October 2021
Detention sites 'unsuitable,' say inspectors

Independent monitors have criticised the holding centres being used for asylum seekers at two Kent towns.

Thousands raised in memory of Phil

08 October 2021
Thousands raised in memory of Phil

A total £2,600 has been reaped by bus drivers in a fun day and football match following the death of a workmate from cancer.

Favourite dish for community

08 October 2021
Favourite dish for community

A café that was started by a homelessness group in the summer has served 2,000 meals in its first three months.

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.

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