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Council to fund transport to Covid jab for vulnerable

04 February 2021
Council to fund transport to Covid jab for vulnerable

A council has set up a helpline so that the clinically extremely vulnerable people in a Kent borough can get to their vaccination appointments easier.

Council litter police to get new contract

04 February 2021
Council litter police to get new contract

A Kent council could extend its contract for litter police, which allows them to dish out fines worth more than £100, by three years.

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New pictures of rail works after landslip

03 February 2021
New pictures of rail works after landslip

"Good progress" is being made on work to fix a 40m landslip that has forced a railway line to close.

Town centre vehicle ban extended

01 February 2021
Town centre vehicle ban extended

Vehicles look set to be banned from three of Kent's town centres until 2022 in a continued effort to protect shoppers.

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£70m project to house prison leavers

01 February 2021
£70m project to house prison leavers

A multi-million pound scheme to house homeless prison leavers across the country, including Kent, is being launched this year.

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'Amazing' teacher's suicide after coronavirus anxiety

30 January 2021
'Amazing' teacher's suicide after coronavirus anxiety

A "workaholic" prison teacher who always saw the best in people took his own life after locking himself away during the pandemic.

Kent man one of 'handful' to trial Elon Musk's broadband service

30 January 2021
Kent man one of 'handful' to trial Elon Musk's broadband service

A Kent man has become one of a select few people in the UK to test out billionaire Elon Musk's new satellite broadband service Starlink.

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Three in hospital after crash

29 January 2021
Three in hospital after crash

Three people were taken to hospital after a crash between a motorcycle and a car near a roundabout.

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Abandoned dog had just given birth

29 January 2021
Abandoned dog had just given birth

A neglected springer spaniel who its thought was used by gangs to breed was found dumped in a Kent village.

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Bride-to-be's plea after cancer bombshell

29 January 2021
Bride-to-be's plea after cancer bombshell

A desperate bride-to-be is pleading for help to arrange her wedding after finding out her future mother-in-law has been given a year to live.

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EE customers facing network problems

29 January 2021
EE customers facing network problems

EE customers in a part of Kent are facing network problems as "essential improvements" are made to three masts in the area.

Pub dating back to 1860s could be turned into flats

29 January 2021
Pub dating back to 1860s could be turned into flats

A prominent Kent pub dating back to the 1860s could be knocked down and turned into flats, if plans are approved.

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The story of the UK's first speeding ticket

28 January 2021
The story of the UK's first speeding ticket

In 1896 an engineer from Kent became the first person fined by police after being caught travelling... at 8mph.

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Historic pub to be partially knocked down for flats

27 January 2021
Historic pub to be partially knocked down for flats

A pub which has been in Kent since the early 1830s could be knocked down to make way for flats and a smaller micro brewery.

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Fraud charge after pensioner targeted

25 January 2021
Fraud charge after pensioner targeted

A man has been charged with fraud after an elderly man made a cash payment to someone pretending to be a council worker.

Bridge problem causes train delays

25 January 2021
Bridge problem causes train delays

Problems with a bridge in Kent are preventing trains from running.

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Nando's set to open in summer as Pizza Hut closes

25 January 2021
Nando's set to open in summer as Pizza Hut closes

As one family friendly restaurant in Kent announces it is shutting permanently another sets its sight on a summer opening.

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Girl, 10, raises £900 with sponsored silence

25 January 2021
Girl, 10, raises £900 with sponsored silence

A Kent girl has raised £920 for a horse riding centre after going silent for 24 hours.

Landslip shuts train line for two weeks

22 January 2021
Landslip shuts train line for two weeks

Trains will not run between two Kent towns for two weeks as engineers tackle a 40-metre-long landslip which blocked a railway line.

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Rugby club perform Westlife in lockdown

22 January 2021
Rugby club perform Westlife in lockdown

A Kent rugby club has banded together to perform a cover of a famous Westlife song to remember better days on the pitch.

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