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BREAKING: Reported road closure after accident

21 January 2021
BREAKING: Reported road closure after accident

First reports suggest a section of an arterial route was closed both ways, with traffic queues, after an apparent accident.

'We need a revolution in thinking'

21 January 2021
'We need a revolution in thinking'

One man has offered a detailed blueprint to stop repeated road clog-ups for port-bound traffic, which are feared to resurface post-Brexit.

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Scoring for the homeless

21 January 2021
Scoring for the homeless

Eight new flats, named after a Victorian England footballer, have been acquired by a council to help prevent people sleeping on the street.

'Don't spoil charming street'

21 January 2021
'Don't spoil charming street'

A civic group is opposing a planning application for a block of six flats, saying it would affect the character of the area.

'Amazing ambassador for grassroots football'

20 January 2021
'Amazing ambassador for grassroots football'

Tributes have been pouring in for a ' big hearted' soccer league secretary who died from the new variant of Covid-19.

Plans for 14 new houses

20 January 2021
Plans for 14 new houses

A planning application, which has 37 neighbours against it and seven for, will be voted on by district councillors tomorrow evening.

'What about us?'

20 January 2021
'What about us?'

Vulnerable residents in part of the county with just a single centre open for public Covid vaccinations are yet to hear from their GPs.

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New fines warning for truckers

19 January 2021
New fines warning for truckers

The government is considering slapping £150 penalties on lorry drivers entering Kent without having passed a coronavirus test.

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'I didn't even feel it'

18 January 2021
'I didn't even feel it'

NHS staff received their coronavirus vaccinations at a specially set up jabs centre right next to their hospital.

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Litter picker finds 2ft machete

18 January 2021
Litter picker finds 2ft machete

A litter picker came across a 2ft machete during her rounds - and thinks it had been hidden for an attacker to retrieve.

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Loss of Millennium mayor

18 January 2021
Loss of Millennium mayor

A Labour councillor who was First Citizen of her town at the dawning of the 21st Century has died at the age of 91.

'Save the festival'

17 January 2021
'Save the festival'

A crowdfunding effort has been launched to rescue an annual film event that has now been crippled by the effects of the pandemic.

Vaccination rollout reaches port town

15 January 2021
Vaccination rollout reaches port town

A health service spokesman has confirmed that vaccinations against coronavirus in a district have started for the public today.

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Boss of 'B' Line drug gang jailed

14 January 2021
Boss of 'B' Line drug gang jailed

The final member of a dozen-strong network of drug dealers, who ran the so-called 'B' Line operation, has been sent to prison.

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'Use our centre'

14 January 2021
'Use our centre'

A community group has offered health bosses its building for Covid jabs for the public after complaints that its district only has one centre.

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Green power

14 January 2021
Green power

A total of 49 electric vehicle charging points are due to open in 18 locations in March to help combat climate change.

Fine of £5,000 for dumping

14 January 2021
Fine of £5,000 for dumping

A company has been fined £5,000, and made to pay £1,870 in costs and a surcharge, after being found guilty by magistrates of fly-tipping.

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'Mayhem' predicted

13 January 2021
'Mayhem' predicted

Members of the public in a district are expected to crowd to a single coronavirus vaccination centre: a petition has been raised demanding more.

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Fight against traffickers stepped up as crossing fall by 70%

12 January 2021
Fight against traffickers stepped up as crossing fall by 70%

A new group has been set up to combat the gangs sending asylum seekers across the Channel - with the perilous trips already down 70% due to efforts.

Crimebusting at their fingertips

12 January 2021
Crimebusting at their fingertips

A council cabinet has adopted a policy of using social media as a weapon to battle against criminal activities.

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