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Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

21 December 2022

A&E departments in Kent have been left resembling "a war zone" as patients wait days to be admitted to overstretched hospitals.

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Car overturns in third crash at roundabout in weeks

Car overturns in third crash at roundabout in weeks

20 December 2022

A car has overturned in a crash on a roundabout - the third in as many weeks, including one in which an 18-year-old was killed.

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Picture-perfect £2.2m home is straight out of a magazine

Picture-perfect £2.2m home is straight out of a magazine

20 December 2022

The bespoke design of this five-bedroom house is so stylish it even made its way onto the pages of a top-end magazine.

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Pensioner arrested as police clash with anti-hunt protestors

Pensioner arrested as police clash with anti-hunt protestors

19 December 2022

A hunt saboteur group has hit out at Kent Police after they arrested a pensioner involved in an anti-hunt protest for "harassment".

Striking CGIs reveal ambitious plans for cricket ground

Striking CGIs reveal ambitious plans for cricket ground

19 December 2022

New images show what Kent County Cricket Club’s home ground could look like if their ambitious proposals are green-lit.

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Beach hut owners to pay five times more to rent shacks out to others

Beach hut owners to pay five times more to rent shacks out to others

18 December 2022

Beach hut owners have been ordered to pay five times more to sublet the seafront properties following a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

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Detroit-style pizza restaurant to launch

Detroit-style pizza restaurant to launch

18 December 2022

A new restaurant describing itself as "Kent's first Detroit pizza joint" is set to open its doors.

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Weeks of traffic hell after 'developers bungle work'

Weeks of traffic hell after 'developers bungle work'

18 December 2022

Motorists will face delays on a busy route until the new year due to developers bungling building works.

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Building controversial 4,000-home estate could take 20 years

Building controversial 4,000-home estate could take 20 years

17 December 2022

Work at a controversial 4,000-home estate will not begin until least 2024 and will take up to 20 years to complete, say developers.

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'I experienced Christmas party season outside Kent's 'rowdiest' McDonald's'

'I experienced Christmas party season outside Kent's 'rowdiest' McDonald's'

17 December 2022

With festive spirits high and alcohol flowing, would trouble break out on a stretch of Kent high street once branded a 'no-go zone'? We found out...

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Kent's top takeaways - from the best curry to the highest-rated kebab

Kent's top takeaways - from the best curry to the highest-rated kebab

16 December 2022

Where can you get the county's best Chinese takeaway? Or Mexican? Or pizza? The answers are all here...

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Bar slashes planned opening hours after residents' backlash

Bar slashes planned opening hours after residents' backlash

15 December 2022

A business launching at a £115m complex has reined in its planned opening hours following fears it would make life “barely tolerable” for neighbours.

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Plans to build communal BBQs on two Kent beaches

Plans to build communal BBQs on two Kent beaches

15 December 2022

A council is looking at installing permanent barbecue stations on two Kent seafronts ahead of a divisive beach ban on disposable grills.

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'We've done nothing wrong - why should we knock it down?'

'We've done nothing wrong - why should we knock it down?'

15 December 2022

A woodland owner and his site manager have been ordered to tear down their "office" - despite planting 100,000 trees to preserve the picturesque plot.

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School preps pupils for armed intruders and chemical attacks

School preps pupils for armed intruders and chemical attacks

14 December 2022

Schoolchildren have been practising barricading doors and hiding under desks as part of drills to prepare for armed intruders and chemical attacks.

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Kebab shops in running to be crowned UK's best

Kebab shops in running to be crowned UK's best

13 December 2022

Eight Kent restaurants and takeaways are in the running to be crowned among the country's best kebab shops.

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Bear cub rejected by family given new home in time for Christmas

Bear cub rejected by family given new home in time for Christmas

13 December 2022

A baby bear rejected by its family at a Kent zoo has found a new home elsewhere in the county just in time for Christmas.

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‘All we have left is a vape shop, takeaway and post office’

‘All we have left is a vape shop, takeaway and post office’

13 December 2022

Plans to transform one of the last-remaining businesses in a village high street will make the area irreversibly "poorer”, residents fear.

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School with heating issues won't close 'because of a flurry of snow'

School with heating issues won't close 'because of a flurry of snow'

12 December 2022

The head teacher of a school with heating issues insists classes will not be cancelled "just because of a snow flurry".

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Ice causing rail chaos

Ice causing rail chaos

11 December 2022

Trains are cancelled across East Kent all day due to ice on the tracks.

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