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Troubled care home showing signs of improvement

10 November 2023
Troubled care home showing signs of improvement

A residential care home which was previously rated inadequate and put into special measures still requires improvement, a report has found.

Warning after pensioner almost scammed out of £4,000

10 November 2023
Warning after pensioner almost scammed out of £4,000

Police had to step in to help a woman in her late 70s after a person pretending to be her back told her to send £4,000 to a random address.

Elderly residents forced to find new care home within 48 hours

09 November 2023
Elderly residents forced to find new care home within 48 hours

Multiple families have been left with a frantic search to find a new care home after a water supply problem forced theirs to shut.

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Paramount suing £2.5bn London Resort theme park firm

09 November 2023
Paramount suing £2.5bn London Resort theme park firm

Plans for a stalled multi-billion pound theme park in Kent faces a fresh challenge following reports its owners are being taken to court.

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Man accused of stealing Christmas trees and perfume

09 November 2023
Man accused of stealing Christmas trees and perfume

A 58-year-old will appear in court accused of stealing more than £1,400 worth of perfume and Christmas trees.

Lorry fire blocks part of A2 near Bluewater

09 November 2023
Lorry fire blocks part of A2 near Bluewater

All lanes have reopened after a lorry fire on the A2 led to the road being blocked for a number of hours.

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Four-week consultation launched for new schools plan

09 November 2023
Four-week consultation launched for new schools plan

Parents and residents are being asked for their thoughts on proposals to change secondary education on the Island.

Paedophile who assaulted boy and messaged children across world is jailed

07 November 2023
Paedophile who assaulted boy and messaged children across world is jailed

A sex offender who was found with more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been locked up after admitting multiple offences.

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MP ‘delighted’ as King’s Speech mentions big change for football

07 November 2023
MP ‘delighted’ as King’s Speech mentions big change for football

A Kent politician has welcomed the news an independent football regulator which will keep an eye on finances of the game is set to be announced.

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Woman charged with attempted murder after high street stabbing

07 November 2023
Woman charged with attempted murder after high street stabbing

A 27-year-old woman is the second person to be charged with attempted murder and possessing a knife after a man was stabbed at a town centre property.

Man glassed at town centre bar

07 November 2023
Man glassed at town centre bar

A 34-year-old man is set to appear at crown court after an incident at a bar left a man with head injuries.

Electricity restored to hundreds of homes after power cut

06 November 2023
Electricity restored to hundreds of homes after power cut

Electricity has returned to 850 homes after people were left without power today.

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‘Ageing’ leisure centre could get multi-million pound revamp

06 November 2023
‘Ageing’ leisure centre could get multi-million pound revamp

Councillors are set to decide whether to give a town’s leisure centre a major revamp or build a £19.8 million new one.

Mystery skull to be investigated

06 November 2023
Mystery skull to be investigated

The history of a skull which was found at a historic site is being researched before it goes on display at a town centre museum.

Boxing gym fighting for survival after fire guts home

03 November 2023
Boxing gym fighting for survival after fire guts home

A community boxing club is appealing for help after its gym was destroyed by a blaze following an electrical fault.

Murderer wins appeal after killing woman on night out

03 November 2023
Murderer wins appeal after killing woman on night out

A man who admitted killing and sexually assaulting a woman as she walked home has won an appeal to reduce the minimum term of his life sentence.

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Rape-obsessed killer could be freed next year

02 November 2023
Rape-obsessed killer could be freed next year

A murderer who hacked his ex-girlfriend to death and tried to set up a rape club is set to face a parole hearing.

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Gang members locked up after cannabis robbery leads to fatal stabbing

02 November 2023
Gang members locked up after cannabis robbery leads to fatal stabbing

The last members of a 13-man gang have been jailed after a 25-year-old was killed during a robbery.

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Around 300 redundancies expected at water company

02 November 2023
Around 300 redundancies expected at water company

A water company is set to make multiple workers from its retail and digital teams redundant as faces billions pounds worth of debt.

Boxer killed in crash was ‘big, friendly giant’

01 November 2023
Boxer killed in crash was ‘big, friendly giant’

Tributes have poured in for a dad killed in a horror crash who spent his time helping people with their mental health.

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