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Reward for feeding the stranded

08 January 2021
Reward for feeding the stranded

A church group has been given a £5,000 council grant for coming to the aid of drivers and passengers trapped during last month's roads chaos.

Help needed for children's shelter

07 January 2021
Help needed for children's shelter

A pre-school, unable to raise money in traditional ways because of the pandemic, has gone online to provide funds for a outdoor shelter..

84 HGV drivers came to Kent without permit

06 January 2021
84 HGV drivers came to Kent without permit

Lorry drivers are reminded that they must have special permits to enter the county as they travel toward mainland Europe.

Mass of face masks for charities

06 January 2021
Mass of face masks for charities

A company has given 180,00 masks to protect against coronavirus in its biggest ever good causes donation.

One squad's crime blitz

06 January 2021
One squad's crime blitz

A specialist police team has secured nearly 70 charges in a month for crimes such as robbery, fraud, theft and burglary in several towns.

Stay indoors to stay safe - again

05 January 2021
Stay indoors to stay safe - again

Leading community figures have reacted to the third national lockdown for coronavirus with people ordered to confine themselves to home once again.

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'Schools gave most of my family Covid-19'

05 January 2021
'Schools gave most of my family Covid-19'

A mum whose family was struck down by coronavirus is relieved that schools have closed, saying reopening them added to the spread.

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Conceiving a fresh start

31 December 2020
Conceiving a fresh start

A cheeky Brexit-themed adverisement is a serious campaign to tackle the problem of impotence for couples.

Double honour for wartime surgeon

30 December 2020
Double honour for wartime surgeon

A renowned wartime surgeon now has two plaques put up in her memory, side by side, at a hospital.

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Neighbours mourn remarkable centenarian

29 December 2020
Neighbours mourn remarkable centenarian

A great-grandfather who lived in the same street for more than a century has died from coronavirus aged 101.

'I'm never coming back here'

24 December 2020
'I'm never coming back here'

Drivers have reacted with relief but also aired their frustration as they slowly head home after days of chaos.

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'My family are waiting for me for Christmas'

22 December 2020
'My family are waiting for me for Christmas'

As drivers remain stranded in Kent with the border still shut we spoke to them about their prospects of getting home for Christmas.

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Lockdown around the clock

21 December 2020
Lockdown around the clock

An enterprising choir, separated because of the pandemic, have used video technology to sing a version of a Bill Haley classic.

Fury over Winter Wonderland chaos

18 December 2020
Fury over Winter Wonderland chaos

Dozens of furious people have told how their plans to attend a Winter Wonderland event tonight were left in ruins by three-hour queues.

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Crews tackle house fire for eight hours

18 December 2020
Crews tackle house fire for eight hours

Firefighters spent more than eight hours battling a house fire.

Woman bailed over fatal 'hit-and-run'

18 December 2020
Woman bailed over fatal 'hit-and-run'

A woman who was arrested after a man was killed after being struck by a car in a suspected hit-and-run, has now been bailed by police.

Missing woman found

17 December 2020
Missing woman found

Police confirm a woman last seen at her town's railway station has now been discovered safe and well.

Violent rapist locked up for life

17 December 2020
Violent rapist locked up for life

A man who dragged a young woman into bushes and attacked her has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

'Too little in the eleventh hour'

17 December 2020
'Too little in the eleventh hour'

A port authority complains that, as Transition is ending, it has got a tiny fraction of the money it needed for post-Brexit border controls.

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Multi-car crash - one victim taken to hospital

17 December 2020
Multi-car crash - one victim taken to hospital

A casualty, one of two treated by paramedics, had to be conveyed to hospital after a collision involving three vehicles.

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