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Patients kept waiting four hours

11 January 2018
Patients kept waiting four hours

A Kent NHS trust was one of the worst-performing health bodies in the country during December, it has emerged.

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Ukip leader has 'no plans to stand down' over relationship

11 January 2018
Ukip leader has 'no plans to stand down' over relationship

The Ukip leader says he will not resign - despite growing calls for him to stand down over his relationship with a 25-year-old glamour model.

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Plan to recruit 200 extra police officers

10 January 2018
Plan to recruit 200 extra police officers

Kent's crime commissioner wants to recruit hundreds more police officers, but taxpayers will face higher bills to help meet the costs.

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Kelly Tolhurst moves to Whips office

09 January 2018
Kelly Tolhurst moves to Whips office

Rochester and Strood MP Kelly Tolhurst handed role as government Whip

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Bus service purge 'in limbo' after chief loses job

09 January 2018
Bus service purge 'in limbo' after chief loses job

Plans to slash dozens of subsidised bus services are up in the air after the sudden departure of Kent's cabinet transport chief.

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Calls for Ukip leader to quit

08 January 2018
Calls for Ukip leader to quit

A party leader has been urged to step down by a rival for bringing 'the party into disrepute'.

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Lib Dem leader wades in on ambulance admission row

08 January 2018
Lib Dem leader wades in on ambulance admission row

The Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable says the issue over patients waiting in ambulances for admission to hospitals in Kent is worsening.

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Roles given to Kent MPs in cabinet reshuffle

08 January 2018
Roles given to Kent MPs in cabinet reshuffle

Theresa May is reshuffling her top team and there may be mixed fortunes for Kent MPs.

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Transport boss at county council loses his cabinet job

08 January 2018
Transport boss at county council loses his cabinet job

The politician in charge of Kent's roads has been moved out of the role.

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Ex-campaign aide's swipe at Ukip leader over relationship

05 January 2018
Ex-campaign aide's swipe at Ukip leader over relationship

A Kent Ukip councillor has launched a scathing attack on Twitter of the Ukip leader after he left his wife for a 25-year-old model.

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Ambulance crisis at A&E

04 January 2018
Ambulance crisis at A&E

A third of people were left waiting in ambulances for more than half an hour outside A&E units in Kent last week.

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Ukip leader in relationship with model half his age

04 January 2018
Ukip leader in relationship with model half his age

The Ukip leader has confirmed he has split from his wife and started a new relationship with a model less than half his age.

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Fee to carry out roadworks to continue

03 January 2018
Fee to carry out roadworks to continue

A trial which charged firms thousands of pounds each day to carry out roadworks is set to be extended.

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MP still in the dark over allegations

03 January 2018
MP still in the dark over allegations

A Kent Tory MP suspended from the party says he still doesn't know why he's being investigated... two months on.

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Government accused of running NHS into the ground by Thanet politician

03 January 2018
Government accused of running NHS into the ground by Thanet politician

Hundreds of operations planned at Kent hospitals are to be cancelled as the NHS grapples with winter crisis

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Border force plan 'like Dad's Army'

01 January 2018
Border force plan 'like Dad's Army'

Plans to recruit border force volunteers at small air and sea ports have been likened to "Dad's Army" by a Kent MP.

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Political review of the year

30 December 2017
Political review of the year

It's been an extraordinary 12 months in the world of politics by anyone's standards. We take a look at the impact it had on Kent.

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Beleaguered MP 'overwhelmed' by messages of support

21 December 2017
Beleaguered MP 'overwhelmed' by messages of support

Ashford MP Damian Green has tweeted his thanks to supporters following his resignation

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'Live chat' service launched for victims of crime

20 December 2017
'Live chat' service launched for victims of crime

An online live chat service has been launched by a charity dedicated to helping victims of crime.

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Schools set for multi-million-pound extension

20 December 2017
Schools set for multi-million-pound extension

Five heavily over-subscribed secondary schools are to expand in the hope of addressing a shortfall of around 120 places next year.

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