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Southern Water to splash out £2m improving town's creek

Southern Water to splash out £2m improving town's creek

02 October 2021

Company to invest £2m upgrading waste-water treatment plant after questions from town MP.

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Electric BMW crashes into Tesco

Electric BMW crashes into Tesco

02 October 2021

Stunned shoppers looked on as the driver of an electric BMW lost control and crashed into the front of a Tesco store.

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Popular restaurant to get new garden for al-fresco dining

Popular restaurant to get new garden for al-fresco dining

02 October 2021

One of a town's best-loved restaurants is to boast a garden for outdoor dining as part of a project dedicated to its popular former owner.

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Are iPads in the classroom ruining children's handwriting?

Are iPads in the classroom ruining children's handwriting?

02 October 2021

As schools across Kent invest thousands of pounds into getting technology in the classrooms, how is the basic skill of handwriting being affected?

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Mum battling Cystic Fibrosis running London Marathon

Mum battling Cystic Fibrosis running London Marathon

02 October 2021

A mum who has been battling Cystic Fibrosis all of her life is to run the London Marathon this weekend.

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Seafront garden gets makeover for the bees

Seafront garden gets makeover for the bees

01 October 2021

A council has spent £2,000 on replanting a public garden to make it better for bees and other pollinators.

Foodbank boss says service is pushed to its limits

Foodbank boss says service is pushed to its limits

01 October 2021

A foodbank desperate for donations is warning of tough times ahead for families after the end of the furlough scheme.

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Kent Covid patient numbers almost halve in three weeks

Kent Covid patient numbers almost halve in three weeks

01 October 2021

Covid cases are up 20% in Kent but the number of people with the virus in the county's hospitals has fallen 49% in three weeks.

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'YouTube magnets could have killed my son'

'YouTube magnets could have killed my son'

01 October 2021

A seven-year-old boy had to undergo emergency surgery on a punctured bowel after swallowing toy magnets made popular by YouTube videos.

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Man in 40s found dead at homeless shelter

Man in 40s found dead at homeless shelter

30 September 2021

A man has been found dead at accommodation run by a Kent-based homelessness charity.

Time flies as town loses its clock tower

Time flies as town loses its clock tower

30 September 2021

A Kent seaside town is now without the clock tower which had stood there for 119 years.

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'Are you sure these cards are all for me?'

'Are you sure these cards are all for me?'

30 September 2021

A care home resident was delighted to receive 700 cards from strangers around globe on her 100th birthday following an appeal by her care home.

The story behind town's iconic statue

The story behind town's iconic statue

30 September 2021

He's famous for sporting a traffic cone on his head and pointing the wrong way, but who was the man behind one of the county's best-loved statues?

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Woman, 23, diagnosed with incurable breast cancer

Woman, 23, diagnosed with incurable breast cancer

30 September 2021

Donations have been pouring in for a nail technician diagnosed with incurable breast cancer aged just 23.

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'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

'Bypasses could help save World Heritage status'

30 September 2021

A council warns its city will face 'reputational harm' if it loses World Heritage status, but hopes a double bypass vision will safeguard heritage.

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'Mental health services are failing people like my son'

'Mental health services are failing people like my son'

30 September 2021

The mum of a Kent teen who took his life a year ago today fears nothing has been done to prevent future tragedies, despite a coroner's concerns.

'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

'Perfect storm' set to leave families struggling to eat

30 September 2021

A Kent charity warns the end of furlough and of a temporary uplift in universal credit could lead to a spike in demand for food banks this winter.

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'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

'Pub plan will redefine village's last 1,000 years of existence'

30 September 2021

Residents have hit out at plans to develop land around their village pub.

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Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

Celebration for 'happy, vibrant' Maddie, 22, after murder-suicide

29 September 2021

Family and friends of a former Kent schoolgirl who was tragically killed in a suspected murder-suicide have gathered to celebrate her life.

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

29 September 2021

A 2,000-year-old Roman temple discovered three years ago while building a housing estate has been saved and is now open to the public.

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