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Motorway closures this weekend as bridge installed

Motorway closures this weekend as bridge installed

A stretch of the M20 and an M26 junction will be shut over the weekend as a footbridge is installed to replace one which collapsed.

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Coffee shop fights to save Christmas lights

Coffee shop fights to save Christmas lights

A café has started a fundraiser to bring back Christmas lights to a town centre after discovering the festive display could no longer go ahead.

'I had to escape as I genuinely believed he was going to kill me'

'I had to escape as I genuinely believed he was going to kill me'

This is what domestic abuse can look like - as her attacker is jailed Jennifer Salter speaks of her experience to raise awareness.

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MPs call for borough tier system

MPs call for borough tier system

A group of Kent MPs has called for coronavirus restrictions to be applied on a borough or district level rather than county-wide.

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Primary schools sends pupils home after coronavirus cases

Primary schools sends pupils home after coronavirus cases

Pupils are self-isolating after coronavirus hit two more schools.

Hampers could replace Christmas lunch for elderly

Hampers could replace Christmas lunch for elderly

A cafe is acting as a drop-off point for public donations.

High tide has overwhelmed river dyke

High tide has overwhelmed river dyke

A farmer has been left worrying about salt water damaging the grass where he usually grazes cattle after flooding.

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Homes plan given green light

Homes plan given green light

Plans for up to 300 new homes on former agricultural research land have been given outline planning permission following a narrow vote.

Station bridge nearing completion

Station bridge nearing completion

A new mural at a town's railway station reminds passengers of a link to a local school.

Council hit by Covid

Council hit by Covid

A borough has closed its headquarters building for a week due to Coronavirus.

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MP hits out at council over flooding woes

MP hits out at council over flooding woes

A Kent MP has hit out at the council after flooding in the same part of her constituency for the past 10 years.

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Accident on motorway leads to traffic build up

Accident on motorway leads to traffic build up

An accident involving four vehicles on a motorway led to queuing traffic.

Victim taken to hospital after assault

Victim taken to hospital after assault

A man was left with facial injuries after he was attacked by four men.

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Air ambulance called to boat in difficulty

Air ambulance called to boat in difficulty

Emergency services including the air ambulance were called to reports of a person in difficulty on a lake.

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Road closed after trailer overturns

Road closed after trailer overturns

Police were forced to close a road this morning after a trailer overturned and obstructed the carriageway.

GP practice hit by Covid outbreak

GP practice hit by Covid outbreak

A group of three surgeries serving around 21,000 patients has seen five members of staff catch the coronavirus.

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MP's hilarious and heart-warming tweets

MP's hilarious and heart-warming tweets

A gaffe has mistakenly linked a Kent MP with the Yorkshire Ripper - but it has become the latest in a series of funny Twitter exchanges.

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Two arrested after man injured in crash

Two arrested after man injured in crash

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash on the M20 left one man injured.

Covid-19 case forces sixth form to close

Covid-19 case forces sixth form to close

Pupils in a sixth form have been told to work from home after a positive case of coronavirus.

Firefighters tackle shed on fire

Firefighters tackle shed on fire

Two fire crews were called out this lunchtime to deal with a shed which was ablaze.

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