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GP gets the jab

04 January 2021
GP gets the jab

A GP is among those to receive the new Covid-19 vaccine as it begins its roll out to key workers and vulnerable groups.

Fish die in aquatic centre fire

04 January 2021
Fish die in aquatic centre fire

A fire was averted at an aquatic centre after a 'bursting fish tank' helped stop the spread of flames, but sadly some fish did perish.

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Asbestos fears prompt factory demolition bid

04 January 2021
Asbestos fears prompt factory demolition bid

An application to demolish a centuries old former asbestos factory on the green belt is to be put before councillors for approval.

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Teen bedroom bound amid Covid-19 reinfection fears

31 December 2020
Teen bedroom bound amid Covid-19 reinfection fears

A student shut herself in her room to protect family members after believing to have caught Covid-19 for a second time in three months.

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Man charged after 10-minute burglary spree

31 December 2020
Man charged after 10-minute burglary spree

Police investigating a string of burglaries have charged a man in connection with the violent incidents.

Home births suspended due to stretched ambulance crews

31 December 2020
Home births suspended due to stretched ambulance crews

Women wanting to give birth at home will not be able to due to a suspension of the service to ease pressures on the ambulance services.

Sheila Hancock made a Dame in New Year Honours list

31 December 2020
Sheila Hancock made a Dame in New Year Honours list

A former Kent school girl who went on to have an illustrious career on the stage and screen has been made a Dame in the Queen's New Year Honours.

£2.5bn London Resort park plans submitted

31 December 2020
£2.5bn London Resort park plans submitted

The long wait for plans for a multi-billion pound theme park in Kent is finally over as an application is to be submitted for review.

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Oxford vaccine 'really exciting'

30 December 2020
Oxford vaccine 'really exciting'

A GP says rollout of a newly approved Covid-19 vaccine will hopefully speed up the process and relieve pressure on the NHS.

'It's so important': Nurse vaccinates daughters at hospital where they work

29 December 2020
'It's so important': Nurse vaccinates daughters at hospital where they work

A nurse who came out of retirement to support colleagues on the frontline has vaccinated her own daughters who work as nurses at the same hospital.

Pub delivers hospital workers Christmas dinner

29 December 2020
Pub delivers hospital workers Christmas dinner

A pub and its staff pulled together to prepare and deliver Christmas dinners to frontline NHS staff working Christmas Day.

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Pharmacists step in to aid vaccine rollout

29 December 2020
Pharmacists step in to aid vaccine rollout

A group of community pharmacists were drafted in at short notice to ensure the safe and effective rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital.

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New homes target 'disappointing to say the least'

27 December 2020
New homes target 'disappointing to say the least'

A council has criticised the government's planning reform u-turn which it says will heap more pressure on local housebuilding targets.

'We'd like to get rid of it as soon as possible'

27 December 2020
'We'd like to get rid of it as soon as possible'

The Transport Minister has criticised lorry driver testing at the ports and says he wants to see it removed 'as soon as possible'.

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Fire crews battle industrial blaze

27 December 2020
Fire crews battle industrial blaze

A fire which saw smoke billowing into the air from a recycling centre has now been brought under control.

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Ferries struggling due to Storm Bella

27 December 2020
Ferries struggling due to Storm Bella

Truckers trapped in Kent are on their way home - but Channel crossings are subject to delays due to the weather, ferry operators have warned.

Free future ferry crossings for Kent residents

26 December 2020
Free future ferry crossings for Kent residents

A ferry company says it will offer Kent residents a free return journey once restrictions are lifted in recognition of the Christmas disruption.

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Muslim community delivers food to stranded truckers

26 December 2020
Muslim community delivers food to stranded truckers

Religious leaders have teamed up to help out with the relief efforts at an airport where truckers were stranded on Christmas Day.

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Boxing Day weather warning as Storm Bella to hit Kent

26 December 2020
Boxing Day weather warning as Storm Bella to hit Kent

A weather warning has been put in place for large parts of the county as calm conditions are set to be replaced by blustering winds.

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'More curry and pizza is on the way'

24 December 2020
'More curry and pizza is on the way'

The Kent Sikh community is rallying together once again to ensure stranded truckers don't go hungry this Christmas.

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