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Alert issued to 'be prepared' for flooding

28 December 2021
Alert issued to 'be prepared' for flooding

Two flood alerts have been put in place along the River Medway with warnings for surrounding villages and footpaths.

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Man charged over railway station 'damage rampage'

28 December 2021
Man charged over railway station 'damage rampage'

A man has been charged after thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to windows and other property at a railway station.

Lifeboat crews called to 'person in water' discover dead sheep

28 December 2021
Lifeboat crews called to 'person in water' discover dead sheep

Selfless lifeboat crews put their Christmas celebrations on hold to respond to reports of a person in the water – which turned out to be a dead sheep.

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Delays clear after crash near crossing

28 December 2021
Delays clear after crash near crossing

Drivers attempting to head back into the county faced delays following a crash on the Essex side of the Dartford Crossing.

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Large pig spotted on the loose in cemetery

27 December 2021
Large pig spotted on the loose in cemetery

A pig on the loose became the talk of the town after it was spotted traipsing around a cemetery close to a busy main road.

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Christmas food bank usage 'double' pre-pandemic levels

27 December 2021
Christmas food bank usage 'double' pre-pandemic levels

Food banks across the county have warned numbers needing help have doubled this Christmas amid ongoing concerns over work and government support.

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Arsenal star's doorstep surprise for boy with spinal tumour

27 December 2021
Arsenal star's doorstep surprise for boy with spinal tumour

A Premier League footballer made a nine-year-old boy's Christmas after turning up at his house with presents.

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Main road shut due to oil spill

24 December 2021
Main road shut due to oil spill

An oil spill has prompted a two day clean up operation and diversions being put in place along a major route in and out of a busy town centre.

Pub to relaunch as LGBT+ Pride bar

23 December 2021
Pub to relaunch as LGBT+ Pride bar

A popular pub which reopened during the pandemic is set to relaunch in the New Year with a host of new events aimed towards the LGBT+ community.

Parents 'too scared' to let kids walk to school via 'unsafe' street

23 December 2021
Parents 'too scared' to let kids walk to school via 'unsafe' street

Kids are being driven to school rather than have them risk crossing an 'unsafe' road where a ten-year-old girl was killed, a parent has claimed.

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Piano prodigy's busking debut at station

23 December 2021
Piano prodigy's busking debut at station

A 12-year-old piano whiz who was unable to perform for hospice residents due to Covid has raised hundreds after performing at a railway station.

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Fire crews called to car blaze on A2

22 December 2021
Fire crews called to car blaze on A2

Traffic was brought to a halt on a busy stretch of motorway while firefighters attended the scene of a vehicle fire on the hard shoulder.

Station road shut for water leak

20 December 2021
Station road shut for water leak

A busy section of road leading to a town train station has been shut whilst emergency works are carried out to fix a pipe leak.

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Pub forced to shut and axe Christmas bookings

17 December 2021
Pub forced to shut and axe Christmas bookings

A pub has been forced to close at short notice and cancel festive bookings due to staff needing to isolate.

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Plans for Millwall FC training ground in Kent 'progressing well'

17 December 2021
Plans for Millwall FC training ground in Kent 'progressing well'

The boss of a South London-based football club says a planning application for a new training ground in Kent could be submitted soon.

Three arrests over 'noxious' spray attack

17 December 2021
Three arrests over 'noxious' spray attack

A group of men have been arrested after police used a stinger device to stop a vehicle wanted in connection with a suspected 'noxious' spray attack.

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Speed limits reduced to tackle 'accident prone' roads

17 December 2021
Speed limits reduced to tackle 'accident prone' roads

Various speed limits have been reduced on main roads near villages as part of a trial scheme to tackle "accident prone" routes.

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Warning after 'racist stickers' plastered around town

16 December 2021
Warning after 'racist stickers' plastered around town

Police have issued a warning and spoken to residents after reports of offensive 'racially aggravated' stickers left on lampposts and a bus stop.

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.

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