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Ferry firms strike agreement to reduce lorry hold-ups

26 May 2021
Ferry firms strike agreement to reduce lorry hold-ups

Two ferry firms are allowing lorry drivers to take the first available sailing, whoever is running the service.

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Hey Baby! Animal sanctuary welcomes rare new arrival

25 May 2021
Hey Baby! Animal sanctuary welcomes rare new arrival

Staff at a Kent animal sanctuary are celebrating the birth of a big cat cub, which is now the third generation of jaguars there.

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Elizabeth I painting on show as museum opens

25 May 2021
Elizabeth I painting on show as museum opens

A 16th century portrait of Elizabeth I heralds the reopening of a museum as the long drawn out coronavirus lockdown nears its end.

Bill of £185,000 for tobacco thieves

24 May 2021
Bill of £185,000 for tobacco thieves

A gang who sold on confiscated tobacco now have huge sums to pay, under the Proceeds of Crime Act, on top of their jail sentences.

Face to face meetings back

24 May 2021
Face to face meetings back

Councillors are together in the same room after more than a year, as Kent moves gradually out of lockdown.

Kent woman arrested at McDonald's animal rights blockade

24 May 2021
Kent woman arrested at McDonald's animal rights blockade

A woman from Kent was one of a group of demonstrators taken in by police after direct action at four McDonald's depots.

'Digital payments don't work for everyone'

21 May 2021
'Digital payments don't work for everyone'

A new cashpoint has been installed after people in the community asked for one.

'Dive down' to 300-year-old shipwreck

20 May 2021
'Dive down' to 300-year-old shipwreck

A virtual dive trail has been set up to explore the sunken wreck of a warship struck down during a storm in the 1700s.

Great-grandmother inspires Charlie's fundraising success

19 May 2021
Great-grandmother inspires Charlie's fundraising success

A primary school boy has raised £500 for the Alzheimer's Society after getting his fellow pupils to dress in blue for a day.

Cash appeal for homeless centre

19 May 2021
Cash appeal for homeless centre

Fundraisers have set up a new appeal to help create a centre in their town to support homeless people.

Rain or snow, fundraisers marched on

18 May 2021
Rain or snow, fundraisers marched on

Two women have raised more than £1,500 for breast cancer sufferers by walking in the harshest weather.

Magic mushrooms seized after police raid

17 May 2021
Magic mushrooms seized after police raid

Two people have been arrested and drugs, phones and cash seized after police swooped on a town centre property.

The streets will refill

17 May 2021
The streets will refill

After months of Covid-19 lockdown more restrictions are being lifted today, in a third easing of rules.

Ex-Kent cricketer Iggy's inspiring challenge

16 May 2021
Ex-Kent cricketer Iggy's inspiring challenge

A former Kent cricketer has completed a 5k charity challenge with the support of his family, despite facing severe disability.

At-risk kart circuit set to reopen

16 May 2021
At-risk kart circuit set to reopen

A Kent karting circuit where Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button learnt their craft is set to reopen next month following uncertainty around its future.

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More than 300 suspected asylum seekers stopped at sea

16 May 2021
More than 300 suspected asylum seekers stopped at sea

Hundreds of suspected asylum seekers have been intercepted by British and French authorities over two days.

Road holdup warning

16 May 2021
Road holdup warning

A Kent town route has been partially blocked in both directions following a reported accident.

Asylum seekers: seven rescues in six days

15 May 2021
Asylum seekers: seven rescues in six days

The French have taken in 79 people suspected of trying to cross the Channel by small boats within a week.

Cyclist injured in hit-and-run

15 May 2021
Cyclist injured in hit-and-run

Police are hunting for a driver who left the scene of an accident, in which a man on a bicycle was hospitalised.

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'Keep the blind safe on platforms'

15 May 2021
'Keep the blind safe on platforms'

An MP wants tactile surface markings to protect the visually impaired at two railway stations in his constituency.

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