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Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

19 August 2021
Life in the Kent town in the global spotlight

Asylum seekers, lorry queues and Brexit have put the world's attention on a Kent town but reporter and resident Sam Lennon explains why he never left.

Flagship's maiden voyage

18 August 2021
Flagship's maiden voyage

A new cruise liner has begun the first of eight sailings from a port in Kent and is now heading for the Isles of Scilly.

Bungalows would 'only add to parking problems'

18 August 2021
Bungalows would 'only add to parking problems'

Neighbours are fighting a planned development, which they fear could block the movement of emergency vehicles.

Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

17 August 2021
Sandwich Festival returns on Bank Holiday weekend

Italian cars, food and the making of medieval boat parts are among the attractions in a town festival.

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Retirement homes take first occupants

17 August 2021
Retirement homes take first occupants

A total 15 independent living houses and flats for older residents, with a communal area, have now opened up.

Friends reunited

17 August 2021
Friends reunited

Members of a social group, kept apart during the pandemic, have finally met again after a total 500 days.

Land Rovers for lifeboatmen's funeral

16 August 2021
Land Rovers for lifeboatmen's funeral

Mourners lined the road to pay their respects as a cortege for the funeral of a lifboatman passed.

Digging for the past

16 August 2021
Digging for the past

An archaeological excavation is taking place over three weeks before a multi-million pound revamp at a town's main square.

Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

13 August 2021
Plans to house 8,000 asylum seekers

The Home Office wants to provide temporary accommodation for those arriving in small boats across the Channel, ending the use of hotels.

Please help little Theo

13 August 2021
Please help little Theo

A crowdfunding page has been set up to help pay for tests for a four-month-old baby for a bone disorder.

Pupils celebrate GCSE results

12 August 2021
Pupils celebrate GCSE results

Students aged 16 have received their GCSE grades and many have succeeded despite a second academic year disrupted by coronavirus.

New arrest after beer garden attack

11 August 2021
New arrest after beer garden attack

A second person has been taken in by police after a man was attacked at a pub garden and ended up in hospital.

'Home Guard' asylum seeker tweet mocked by Dad's Army fans

11 August 2021
'Home Guard' asylum seeker tweet mocked by Dad's Army fans

A councillor who suggested a 'Home Guard' should be used to deal with asylum seekers landing in Kent has spoken out after a barrage of criticism.

Operation Brock here to stay

10 August 2021
Operation Brock here to stay

Unpopular Operation Brock will be a permanent option on the M20 instead of being removed for good in October.

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Divers explore 342-year-old warship

10 August 2021
Divers explore 342-year-old warship

Divers have examined a 17th-century naval vessel, from the time of Charles II, that sank in a major storm off Kent.

Sixth formers' A level successes

10 August 2021
Sixth formers' A level successes

Teenagers have enjoyed high grades this summer despite the unprecedented disruption to their studies caused by the pandemic.

Charity's new workshop

09 August 2021
Charity's new workshop

A group for the homeless has a new centre, following the raising of £230,000, where old material can be reused.

Three-car crash causes rush-hour jams

09 August 2021
Three-car crash causes rush-hour jams

Traffic is queueing on a key commuter route after a three-car rush-hour crash.

Knifepoint Pokémon robbery suspect arrested

09 August 2021
Knifepoint Pokémon robbery suspect arrested

A suspect has been arrested after Pokémon cards were stolen in a knifepoint robbery.

How Kent celebrated the wedding of Charles and Diana

29 July 2021
How Kent celebrated the wedding of Charles and Diana

It was a time of riots and unrest but the wedding of Charles and Diana in the summer of 1981 offered a rare moment of national unity.

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