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Regatta returns after three years

06 May 2022
Regatta returns after three years

A seafront and harbour regatta is back for the first time since 2019 after the end of pandemic restrictions.

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Post-lockdown boost for hall

06 May 2022
Post-lockdown boost for hall

A community centre, financially struck by pandemic restrictions, is finding its feet again following a £1,000 grant.

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Water buffalo brought into nature reserve

06 May 2022
Water buffalo brought into nature reserve

Water buffaloes have been brought onto open land to help keep ditches clear, a task that usually needs machinery.

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Businessman and former councillor dies

05 May 2022
Businessman and former councillor dies

The business world in Kent has lost a property developer who has died in his 90s.

Suspected supplier of small boats arrested

05 May 2022
Suspected supplier of small boats arrested

A man suspected of providing vessels for people smuggling has been detained and may be extradited.

Central American P&O staff sacked over language skills

05 May 2022
Central American P&O staff sacked over language skills

Two foreign workers say they were dismissed by P&O Ferries because of limited skills in English.

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Jobs bounceback after pandemic

04 May 2022
Jobs bounceback after pandemic

Statistics show unemployment falling back to the levels before coronavirus and in some cases going down even lower.

Work begins to transform hospital site

04 May 2022
Work begins to transform hospital site

Builders have been seen doing initial work on land formerly occupied by a hospital, which is now earmarked for housing.

Court of appeal to review Couzen's whole life order

04 May 2022
Court of appeal to review Couzen's whole life order

Top judges will hear a challenge by Sarah Everard's murderer against his whole life tariff.

Ground breaking for major border centre

29 April 2022
Ground breaking for major border centre

Building work begins on a post-Brexit customs clearance centre with an MP taking the first dig of the shovel.

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New fundraising boost for war victims

29 April 2022
New fundraising boost for war victims

An American supper has raised nearly £2,500 for those suffering during the conflict in Ukraine.

Ship painting smashes sale estimate at auction

29 April 2022
Ship painting smashes sale estimate at auction

A picture of a 19th century collision of two vessels has sold for more than four times its expected price at an auction.

Driver in court year after moped death

29 April 2022
Driver in court year after moped death

A car driver will go on trial next month after a road collision which led to a teenager's death last year.

Sacked P&O chef's delight at landing new job

28 April 2022
Sacked P&O chef's delight at landing new job

A chef who was one of the victims of the P&O sackings has been given exactly the same job by a town pub.

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Sacked P&O staff queue at jobs fair

27 April 2022
Sacked P&O staff queue at jobs fair

Hundreds attended a recruitment fair, which offered new opportunities for P&O employees who lost their jobs last month.

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First pictures as P&O sets sail after six weeks

26 April 2022
First pictures as P&O sets sail after six weeks

The first ship from P&O Ferries has crossed the Channel after a suspension of services for nearly six weeks.

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P&O Channel crossings from Dover to resume

25 April 2022
P&O Channel crossings from Dover to resume

P&O Ferries journeys from Kent are expected to start again on Wednesday following the suspension of its services after it sacked 800 staff.

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Rows and 'urine smell' at care home

25 April 2022
Rows and 'urine smell' at care home

A care home has been put into special measures after failings including a lounge smelling of urine and rows between residents not being handled.

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Woman flown to hospital after accident

22 April 2022
Woman flown to hospital after accident

A woman was taken to hospital by air ambulance after an accident last night involving a car and a pedestrian.

Painting of sea collision on sale

22 April 2022
Painting of sea collision on sale

A picture showing an accident between two vessels in the 19th century off Kent is up for auction next week.

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