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Supermarkets and volunteers tackle £20 Universal Credit cut

18 October 2021
Supermarkets and volunteers tackle £20 Universal Credit cut

A supermarket has launched Pick Up Packs to help families in need and a community has launched a mobile shop in a converted double-decker bus.

Petition set up after crash chaos

11 October 2021
Petition set up after crash chaos

A petition has been set up for another route to part of Kent after a serious accident led to drivers being stranded by a seven-hour road closure.

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'No sign of E.coli', says water company

08 October 2021
'No sign of E.coli', says water company

A water company has confirmed its supplies aren't contaminated with E. coli after thousands were told to boil their tap water.

Memorial gardens planned for borough

08 October 2021
Memorial gardens planned for borough

Three memorial gardens could be created across part of Kent to remember the hundreds of residents who have died from coronavirus.

Calls for urgent work at 'ugly' cinema site

07 October 2021
Calls for urgent work at 'ugly' cinema site

Councillors have called for urgent action at an abandoned cinema which is becoming an "eye-sore" in the town.

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Man pushed into bush and punched in robbery

07 October 2021
Man pushed into bush and punched in robbery

A man was pushed into a bush and punched during an early morning robbery.

Kent schools warn against watching Squid Game

07 October 2021
Kent schools warn against watching Squid Game

Multiple schools in the county are warning parents not to let their children watch Netflix's new hit show Squid Game because of the violence.

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Missing girls found safe

07 October 2021
Missing girls found safe

Two missing teenagers at the centre of a police hunt have been found safe.

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'It was so bad I couldn't eat anymore'

07 October 2021
'It was so bad I couldn't eat anymore'

In this week's Eat My Words, our reporter ventured to a familiar-feeling chicken restaurant that, to put it mildly, failed to hit the spot.

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Five injured in multi-car crash

06 October 2021
Five injured in multi-car crash

A man had to be rescued from his car after a crash injured five people.

93-year-old cyclist dies after crash

06 October 2021
93-year-old cyclist dies after crash

An elderly man has died from his injuries after his bike collided with a green Vauxhall.

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New plans for Vietnamese restaurant resubmitted

06 October 2021
New plans for Vietnamese restaurant resubmitted

A proposal for a new Asian restaurant, turned down with a jokey comment as part of a planning blunder, has been resubmitted.

Power cut affects thousands

05 October 2021
Power cut affects thousands

Thousands have been left without power in a Kent town due to a power cut.

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Racist stickers with hidden razor blades found near school

05 October 2021
Racist stickers with hidden razor blades found near school

Police are investigating after racist and extremist stickers with razor blades underneath were hidden at a bus stop near a school.

Beggar banned from high street

05 October 2021
Beggar banned from high street

A man has been banned from a Kent high street for three years for begging and given a criminal behaviour order.

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Kent remains badly hit by petrol crisis as Army brought in

05 October 2021
Kent remains badly hit by petrol crisis as Army brought in

The military is continuing to deliver fuel across Kent today as the county remains one of the worst hit parts of the country.

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New sites added to heritage list

05 October 2021
New sites added to heritage list

Councillors have agreed to add half a dozen new sites in a Kent borough onto a heritage list.

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Man jailed after 'random' knife attacks

04 October 2021
Man jailed after 'random' knife attacks

A man who was previously jailed for stabbing his ex-partner to death has been sent back to prison for trying to randomly knife strangers.

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Wayne Couzens' links to cold cases over last 30 years investigated

04 October 2021
Wayne Couzens' links to cold cases over last 30 years investigated

The location of murderer and rapist Wayne Couzens over the past 30 years is being traced to see if he was close to any cold cases.

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down

04 October 2021
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down

Two of social media's biggest hitters, and a popular messaging service, are both down after more than 100,000 people report problems.

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