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£3m Covid 'surge hub' unlikely to ever be used

£3m Covid 'surge hub' unlikely to ever be used

08 February 2022

A Nightingale ward erected in the car park of a hospital in anticipation of Omicron hospitalisations may never be used for its intended purpose.

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£30k appeal to save children's bookshop

£30k appeal to save children's bookshop

08 February 2022

A book store for kids and young adults which has been battered by the pandemic is hoping donations can secure its future.

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Bid to bring new nuclear technology to Kent

Bid to bring new nuclear technology to Kent

07 February 2022

Discussions to potentially instal new nuclear technology, known as Small Modular Reactors, in Kent have begun.

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Repair bill for iconic former hotel could reach £4m

Repair bill for iconic former hotel could reach £4m

06 February 2022

The new owners of a listed seaside building have revealed for the first time the extent of the work needed to save it and reopen to the public.

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Hotel bill of £4.7 million for asylum seekers

Hotel bill of £4.7 million for asylum seekers

03 February 2022

A Parliamentary committee has been told of the daily cost of keeping asylum seekers in temporary accommodation.

Blaze spreads through derelict building

Blaze spreads through derelict building

03 February 2022

Two fire engines were called to tackle a blaze which broke out in a derelict outbuilding.

Fringe benefits: Claudia Winkleman brings live show to Kent

Fringe benefits: Claudia Winkleman brings live show to Kent

01 February 2022

TV star Claudia Winkleman is swapping Strictly for the stage with her first theatre tour.

Next steps in controversial development are approved

Next steps in controversial development are approved

27 January 2022

Councillors have narrowly approved storm drains and a substation at a seafront development despite environmental objections from locals.

Councillors to consider truck stop plans

Councillors to consider truck stop plans

24 January 2022

A proposal for a 115-space lorry park and an expanded business centre are to go before a planning committee.

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Toddlers rescued from Channel

Toddlers rescued from Channel

24 January 2022

Three toddlers were among the asylum seekers brought in by a lifeboat to a Kent port.

Firearms officers swoop on 'armed' man

Firearms officers swoop on 'armed' man

22 January 2022

Armed police arrested a man after reports of a suspect carrying a weapon in a town centre this evening.

New Kent centre 'ready' to process asylum seekers

New Kent centre 'ready' to process asylum seekers

21 January 2022

A former MOD site in Kent is ready to start processing asylum seekers arriving in the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.

Divisive housing scheme price rises by £16.5m

Divisive housing scheme price rises by £16.5m

20 January 2022

A council-led, seafront housing development will cost £45million to build - £16.5million more than originally planned.

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Registrations for electric cars soar

Registrations for electric cars soar

19 January 2022

Registrations for electric cars increase as drivers steer away from petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Three more beaches rated 'excellent' for water quality

Three more beaches rated 'excellent' for water quality

19 January 2022

Southern Water has achieved the highest ever ratings for beach bathing water quality.

Disaster averted as asylum seekers drift towards ferries

Disaster averted as asylum seekers drift towards ferries

18 January 2022

Disaster was averted after a dinghy drifted perilously close to departing ferries.

Using Navy to patrol Channel a 'gimmick'

Using Navy to patrol Channel a 'gimmick'

17 January 2022

Government plans to bring in Navy patrols in the English Channel have been branded "a gimmick" by Labour.

'Remorseless' teacher jailed for grooming student

'Remorseless' teacher jailed for grooming student

17 January 2022

A "remorseless" former PE teacher has been jailed after being found guilty of grooming and abusing a student.

'I was banned from Facebook for hating peas'

'I was banned from Facebook for hating peas'

17 January 2022

A businessman was banned from Facebook for nearly a week for 'inciting hatred' - over a post about his dislike of peas.

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Navy to 'police Channel and intercept asylum seekers'

Navy to 'police Channel and intercept asylum seekers'

17 January 2022

The Navy would patrol the Channel for asylum seekers while those reaching the UK could be sent to Africa, under reported plans by Number 10.

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