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Final day for majority of symptom-free covid test sites

Final day for majority of symptom-free covid test sites

Only two sites in the county for asymptomatic testing will remain open after today, as eight more close.

Mystery man is back with paint attacks

Mystery man is back with paint attacks

A retired couple have been targeted as paint was hurled all over their car, seven months after a spate of similar incidents stopped.

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Stannard's prostate fundraiser

Stannard's prostate fundraiser

A fundraising page has been launched to help Gillingham legend Jim Stannard undergo a prostate operation.

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Recalling epidemics of a century ago

Recalling epidemics of a century ago

Covid-19 is not the latest disease to affect classrooms, 100 years ago a deadly outbreak of measles caused one headteacher to cry.

CCTV captures moment cat hit by speeding car

CCTV captures moment cat hit by speeding car

The owner of a cat who was hit by a speeding car outside her home say he hopes the 'heartless' culprits who left the moggy injured are caught.

'It's not just a bad period - this disease affects me every single day'

'It's not just a bad period - this disease affects me every single day'

A nurse with a condition affecting one in 10 women says battling for a diagnosis left her feeling like she was mad.

Mum's plea for mental health help before son's murderous Hitler rant

Mum's plea for mental health help before son's murderous Hitler rant

A nurse pleaded for mental health help for her son for two years before he launched a murderous attack on her while ranting about Hitler.

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Shopping centre's parking system a 'fiasco'

Shopping centre's parking system a 'fiasco'

A car park operator insists measures are on the way to reduce problems, as a councillor becomes the latest motorist to fall foul of the system.

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'End our garden village blight'

'End our garden village blight'

Landowners are demanding proof that their council has excluded them from a scheme to create a garden village of 4,000 homes.

Author makes 'incredible' donation to charity

Author makes 'incredible' donation to charity

A Kent-born author has been praised after making a generous donation to a dogs charity.

Man in hospital after being stabbed

Man in hospital after being stabbed

A teenage girl is one of three people to be arrested after a man was stabbed and had to be taken to hospital.

Cyclist injured after crash

Cyclist injured after crash

A cyclist has been taken to hospital with multiple injuries after a collision with a car.

Hak: We want to interact with fans

Hak: We want to interact with fans

Maidstone boss Hakan Hayrettin has arranged an open training session as the club prepare to welcome back supporters.

'People think they can just book and not turn up'

'People think they can just book and not turn up'

Restaurant owners in Kent say customer no shows are becoming such a problem they are thinking of introducing deposit schemes.

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'You might as well have spent McDonald's money on Mars'

'You might as well have spent McDonald's money on Mars'

Six years on, councillors want to know how money given by a fast food giant to improve traffic around its new restaurant was spent.

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Cemetery's glimpse into tragic history of 7,000 asylum patients

Cemetery's glimpse into tragic history of 7,000 asylum patients

A graveyard being revamped after laying neglected hides the stories of thousands of people who were treated at a nearby asylum.

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How Kent's vineyards scored at the International Wine Challenge

How Kent's vineyards scored at the International Wine Challenge

This English Wine Week, here are the award winning Kent tipples recognised in one of the industry's biggest global contests.

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Will it be second time lucky for Red Arrows?

Will it be second time lucky for Red Arrows?

Organisers and visitors will be sweating over whether they can see the Red Arrows after weather curtailed their first display.

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Striking pub mural honours wartime hero

Striking pub mural honours wartime hero

A village has found a unique way of remembering an Australian pilot on the 77th anniversary of his death in a crash.

They were only Poor Boys but they played with Status Quo

They were only Poor Boys but they played with Status Quo

We look back to the night clubs of the 1960s.

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