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Can you spare a few hours to help others?

Can you spare a few hours to help others?

05 December 2019

This time it's the Samaritans who need help.

Breathing in part of Kent 'like smoking 140 cigarettes'

Breathing in part of Kent 'like smoking 140 cigarettes'

05 December 2019

New figures have revealed the part of Kent where the air is so toxic it is like smoking 140 cigarettes every year.

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Princess to visit two of the county's hospitals

Princess to visit two of the county's hospitals

04 December 2019

An award-winning maternity ward and one of the county's busiest emergency units are to get the royal seal of approval.

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Ban on harmful chemicals which could 'creep into food'

Ban on harmful chemicals which could 'creep into food'

04 December 2019

An innovative council has agreed to ban weed killers on its land in a bid to save children and insects from harmful chemicals.

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'Run-down hospital needs a rebuild'

'Run-down hospital needs a rebuild'

03 December 2019

The shadow Health Secretary paid a visit to a Kent hospital and admitted it needs to be rebuilt.

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County set for another royal visit

County set for another royal visit

03 December 2019

Another member of the royal family is heading to Kent, just weeks after the Queen completed a successful visit.

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Kent dementia patient forced to travel 50 miles for care

Kent dementia patient forced to travel 50 miles for care

03 December 2019

An elderly woman is being cared for 50 miles from home because health bosses are winding down a specialist dementia unit in her own town.

Grieving family's outburst at coroner

Grieving family's outburst at coroner

02 December 2019

The relatives of a mother who died in hospital stormed out of an inquest after unleashing an expletive-laden tirade at a coroner.

Crisis staff caught sleeping on suicide ward

Crisis staff caught sleeping on suicide ward

29 November 2019

A patient admitted to a mental health ward found two nurses asleep when he got up in the night looking for help.

'Miracle man' thanks crews after heart-attack recovery

'Miracle man' thanks crews after heart-attack recovery

29 November 2019

A heart attack victim and his family has thanked crews who gave him 18 electric shocks to bring him back from the brink of death.

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'I told the mental health team they killed my son'

'I told the mental health team they killed my son'

29 November 2019

A mum has vowed to set up a support service after witnessing her "little sidekick's" spiralling decline.

Fundraiser in memory of sepsis victim Millie

Fundraiser in memory of sepsis victim Millie

28 November 2019

Family and friends are planning a charity pub crawl to honour the birthday of a sepsis victim who died aged 21 in August.

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'Coming out is like going onto a battlefield'

'Coming out is like going onto a battlefield'

28 November 2019

A "safe space" has been set up for Kent's LGBTQ community amid a rise in hate crimes.

Dad cured of cancer following trial

Dad cured of cancer following trial

27 November 2019

A dad-of-two who was diagnosed with leukaemia has been cured of his cancer after taking part in a clinical trial.

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General Election 2019: 'Brexit? Don't worry, we'll be fine.'

General Election 2019: 'Brexit? Don't worry, we'll be fine.'

26 November 2019

Climate change was put front and centre by candidates at an election hustings debate.

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Dying mum marries partner of 40 years in hospital

Dying mum marries partner of 40 years in hospital

25 November 2019

A terminally ill woman was able to realise her dream and marry her partner of 40 years just eight days before passing away.

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Window cleaners walking from Canterbury Cathedral to Vatican

Window cleaners walking from Canterbury Cathedral to Vatican

25 November 2019

A pair of window cleaners want to raise £25,000 for the NHS by walking 1,240 miles.

Appeal for girl's life saving diabetic kit

Appeal for girl's life saving diabetic kit

24 November 2019

A seven-year-old's diabetic kit went missing while she was at a trampoline park.

Smear test result delays for Kent women

Smear test result delays for Kent women

22 November 2019

Four in five women in one area of Kent are having to wait more than three weeks to get their cervical screening results.

Physio 'massaged woman's breasts without consent'

Physio 'massaged woman's breasts without consent'

22 November 2019

A physiotherapist has been struck off after a health and professions tribunal service found he massaged a woman's breasts without her consent.

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