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NHS offers £1,230 healthy food cash to hard-pressed parents

NHS offers £1,230 healthy food cash to hard-pressed parents

31 October 2023

Pregnant women and parents of young children can now apply for funding to help pay for milk, fruit and veg.

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Hospital set to receive multi-million-pound centre

Hospital set to receive multi-million-pound centre

31 October 2023

A new multi-million-pound diagnostic centre is to offer patients scans and tests closer to home in one area of Kent.

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'My Big Mac looked the same after nine months'

'My Big Mac looked the same after nine months'

29 October 2023

A herbalist concerned about what we put in our bodies left her McDonald’s meal on a shelf for months, only to discover it did not rot or go mouldy.

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Police officers deliver baby after woman goes into labour in car

Police officers deliver baby after woman goes into labour in car

28 October 2023

Constables helped deliver a baby girl, after her mum went into labour near a roundabout.

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‘I was a teenage runaway and I’ve been missing more than 50 times’

‘I was a teenage runaway and I’ve been missing more than 50 times’

28 October 2023

A woman who says she was addicted to running away as a teen has turned her life around and is now helping other youngsters with their struggles.

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Tragic epilepsy death of football-mad 26-year-old

Tragic epilepsy death of football-mad 26-year-old

28 October 2023

The devastated family of a football-mad 26-year-old who died following an epileptic seizure have told how “his smile could light up a room”.

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‘I’m washing out of a bowl and sleeping on the sofa’

‘I’m washing out of a bowl and sleeping on the sofa’

26 October 2023

A former carer has been left washing out of a bowl and sleeping on her sofa for nine months due to a delay with accessible housing.

‘Young people can get arthritis too’

‘Young people can get arthritis too’

26 October 2023

A Kent charity is raising awareness about the little-known condition, childhood arthritis.

History made as NHS given top civic honour

History made as NHS given top civic honour

25 October 2023

A council has marked the NHS's 75th anniversary by giving staff a top honour – the first time a non-military organisation has received the award.

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‘Dad wanted to stop others going through this hell’

‘Dad wanted to stop others going through this hell’

24 October 2023

A grieving daughter says her cancer-stricken dad was denied more precious time with his family because of repeated delays to his treatment.

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High-risk food thrown away as leisure centre cafe gets one-star hygiene rating

High-risk food thrown away as leisure centre cafe gets one-star hygiene rating

23 October 2023

A leisure centre cafe has received a one-star hygiene rating after food was being stored at temperatures six degrees above the legal limit.

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‘I got told I wouldn’t fit in when I lost my hearing - it shouldn’t be like that’

‘I got told I wouldn’t fit in when I lost my hearing - it shouldn’t be like that’

23 October 2023

A mum-of-two who lost her hearing at the age of nine says she finally feels accepted after learning sign language with her daughter.

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Woman blinded in one eye by flesh-eating parasite

Woman blinded in one eye by flesh-eating parasite

22 October 2023

A woman says she was left blind in one eye after contracting a flesh-eating parasite - from the tap or swimming pool.

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Family of granddad who died in ambulance crash still waiting for answers

Family of granddad who died in ambulance crash still waiting for answers

21 October 2023

The family of a courageous double amputee who died in an ambulance crash en route to the hospital are still waiting for answers seven months on.

Multi-million park revamp given £3.8m cash boost

Multi-million park revamp given £3.8m cash boost

21 October 2023

A park’s huge upgrade including a pump track, stage and outdoor gym could be ready as early as next summer after more funding was unlocked.

£7.4 million Covid ward still shut after almost two years

£7.4 million Covid ward still shut after almost two years

20 October 2023

A hospital ward built to deal with Covid patients still hasn’t opened two years later after “ongoing plumbing issues”.

Risk assessment carried out after RAAC found at Kent hospital

Risk assessment carried out after RAAC found at Kent hospital

19 October 2023

An inspection has been carried out at a Kent hospital after potentially unsafe concrete was identified in one part of its building.

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Health boss called back before committee over concerns

Health boss called back before committee over concerns

18 October 2023

A mental health trust boss returned before a council committee to give an updated strategy on how his service would improve after major criticism.

Disgust as ‘black mould’ appears on town centre sports shop ceiling

Disgust as ‘black mould’ appears on town centre sports shop ceiling

18 October 2023

Images have emerged of what appears to be black mould growing on the ceiling of a town centre sports shop.

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Almost 70k Kent residents fined going into London

Almost 70k Kent residents fined going into London

17 October 2023

Nearly 70,000 Kent motorists have amassed millions in ULEZ charges for driving in the emissions zone in the year up until its latest expansion.

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