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What is happening to your council services?

What is happening to your council services?

The coronavirus outbreak has caused changes to the way council services are being run from bins to roads and caring for the most vulnerable.

Woman threatened with blade

Woman threatened with blade

A suspected robber has been charged with four offences after a car was stolen by someone with a bladed weapon.

Beds delivered to NHS Nightingale coronavirus hospitals

Beds delivered to NHS Nightingale coronavirus hospitals

Specialist operator's jumped into action over the weekend to assist with the delivery of medical beds.

New bus times 'not helping hospital staff get to work'

New bus times 'not helping hospital staff get to work'

A key hospital worker has stressed new bus times which have been put in place just aren't feasible for NHS staff to get to and from work.

Rare honour for long-serving councillor

Rare honour for long-serving councillor

A former councillor has been honoured for dedicating his life to helping others.

Police car damaged in crash

Police car damaged in crash

A police car has been left damaged after it was involved in a crash with another car at a roundabout.

Arrests after machete and cannabis seized

Arrests after machete and cannabis seized

Two men were arrested after reports of a man wielding a machete.

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Carluccio's restaurants to appoint administrators

Carluccio's restaurants to appoint administrators

A popular Italian restaurant chain could close permanently because of coronavirus losses.

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Logistics firm to offer emergency deliveries

Logistics firm to offer emergency deliveries

A freight company has joined a national drive to keep the country stocked during the coronavirus crisis.

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Online baby ballet keeps toddlers on their toes

Online baby ballet keeps toddlers on their toes

A dance studio is streaming its classes so pre-schoolers can get their daily ballet fix.

Firefighters called to animal pen blaze

Firefighters called to animal pen blaze

Crews received reports of a blaze at a small enclosure.

'Do the decent thing, stay away'

'Do the decent thing, stay away'

A park says it will be reporting parents seen lifting children over its chained gates to the police.

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Meet the barista keeping the virus army fuelled

Meet the barista keeping the virus army fuelled

We spoke to the Kent barista delivering coffee and food to workers on the coronavirus frontline.

Missing man found safe

Missing man found safe

Police have now safely located the person.

Waste company fined after worker crushed by JCB

Waste company fined after worker crushed by JCB

A worker received life changing injuries when a JCB knocked him to the ground and drove over half his body.

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Community rallies to support hospital staff

Community rallies to support hospital staff

Doctors and nurses on the frontline against coronavirus have been getting supplies brought to them to boost morale during the fight they're facing.

Search for driver after car found submerged in river

Search for driver after car found submerged in river

Police are searching for a person believed to have left on foot after a car was found submerged a river.

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Scissor carrying man charged with theft and assault

Scissor carrying man charged with theft and assault

Officers arrested a man on suspicion of striking a shop worker.

Bluewater to close with only 'essential shops' remaining open

Bluewater to close with only 'essential shops' remaining open

The county's biggest shopping centre has taken the decision to "largely close", with only essential shops remaining open.

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Longest serving paramedic retires after 41 years

Longest serving paramedic retires after 41 years

A paramedic has been commended for her dedication and recognised as the longest serving member of the ambulance service.

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