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Thames Freeport 'opens for business'

16 December 2021
Thames Freeport 'opens for business'

A new freeport has opened on the Thames in a move billed as capable of creating thousands of jobs and unlocking new infrastructure projects in Kent.

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Teen arrested over high street robbery

16 December 2021
Teen arrested over high street robbery

A teenager was chased and arrested by police after being recognised by officers as a suspect in an earlier robbery which took place in the town.

First look inside new £32m secondary school

15 December 2021
First look inside new £32m secondary school

Secondary school pupils were invited along for a sneak peek inside new multi-million pound facilities which are scheduled to open next year.

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Hospital food and canteen set for an upgrade

15 December 2021
Hospital food and canteen set for an upgrade

A hospital's restaurant and dining facilities are set for a facelift as part of an overhaul of services – including catering, cleaning and portering.

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'UK’s most expensive biscuit' up for grabs

15 December 2021
'UK’s most expensive biscuit' up for grabs

A luxury take on one of the nation's favourite treats, the chocolate digestive, will be made available for free to several shopping centre visitors.

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Town named Kent's homeless hotspot

14 December 2021
Town named Kent's homeless hotspot

According to new research by Shelter, one in every 172 people are classed as homeless in a Kent town amid fears of a 'rising tide' of evictions.

Booster jab ramp-up plan

14 December 2021
Booster jab ramp-up plan

A GP surgery says it is preparing to "pull out all the stops" to offer hundreds more vaccine slots as part of the ramped-up booster programme.

Nativity returns to town

13 December 2021
Nativity returns to town

Crowds of families and friends lined the streets to catch a glimpse of some camels as a popular nativity procession returned to a town centre.

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Traffic held on M2 due to crash

10 December 2021
Traffic held on M2 due to crash

Traffic was temporarily held on the M2 coastbound whilst highways crews attended to reports of a crash involving two vehicles.

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Hundreds of new garden city homes unveiled

10 December 2021
Hundreds of new garden city homes unveiled

Hundreds of new homes have been released as part of the latest phase of a major garden city development in a former quarry.

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Stephen Port victim's partner demands Met chief resign after failings

10 December 2021
Stephen Port victim's partner demands Met chief resign after failings

The boyfriend of Stephen Port's youngest victim has called for a police head to resign after an inquest found failings "probably" led to more deaths.

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Councillors unable to vote at county meet due to new restrictions

09 December 2021
Councillors unable to vote at county meet due to new restrictions

Some elected members of Kent County Council will be barred from voting at an upcoming meeting due to efforts to curb the spread of Covid.

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Drink driver threatened people with knife

09 December 2021
Drink driver threatened people with knife

A suspected drink driver reportedly found threatening people with a large knife has been arrested.

Omicron case confirmed at primary school

09 December 2021
Omicron case confirmed at primary school

A mobile testing unit has been put in place at a primary school where a case of the new Omicron variant has been detected.

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Homeless man's bedding set on fire

08 December 2021
Homeless man's bedding set on fire

An investigation has been launched after police were called to reports a homeless man's bedding had been set alight.

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Calls to name new retirement flats

08 December 2021
Calls to name new retirement flats

Local residents are being urged to come up with a name for a block of new retirement apartments being constructed near a town centre.

Traffic held on A2 due to lorry crash

08 December 2021
Traffic held on A2 due to lorry crash

Long queues formed on parts of the A2 due to a crash involving a lorry and three cars.

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Kent's 'Silicon Valley' brainchild named property entrepreneur of the year

08 December 2021
Kent's 'Silicon Valley' brainchild named property entrepreneur of the year

An entrepreneur behind a co-working space billed as a 'mini Silicon Valley' has been named one of the first black recipients of a prestigious award.

Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

07 December 2021
Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

A leading academic has come under fire after branding a walkout by students at an event he hosted featuring a controversial columnist "pathetic".

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Man banned from owning animals after flea-infested kittens die

07 December 2021
Man banned from owning animals after flea-infested kittens die

WARNING: Distressing images. A man has been disqualified from keeping animals after neglecting his four cats - resulting in two sadly dying.

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