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Matalan opens new store

Matalan opens new store

A major clothes retailer has moved half a mile to open a new branch in a town centre.

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Climbing centre bounces back after false start

Climbing centre bounces back after false start

A new business that had been open just six months before lockdown says it has had a successful restart since welcoming back climbers.

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Flasher exposes himself from car

Flasher exposes himself from car

Police are hunting a man after he exposed himself to a woman from his car.

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Why there is no need to start panic buying

Why there is no need to start panic buying

Bare shelves in some supermarkets have prompted fears that people have started to stockpile goods.

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Electrical fault sparked huge industrial blaze

Electrical fault sparked huge industrial blaze

A huge industrial fire that burned for three days was started by an electrical fault.

Two year groups sent home after confirmed Covid case

Two year groups sent home after confirmed Covid case

Sixty-three students and staff have been told to self-isolate after a confirmed Covid-19 case at a primary school.

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'Work from home if you can'

'Work from home if you can'

New government restrictions are set to see pubs, bars and restaurants close at 10pm daily while people are urged to work from home wherever possible.

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Angry seagull injures pupils as it 'holds school hostage'

Angry seagull injures pupils as it 'holds school hostage'

A head teacher says a child was repeatedly pecked on the head by a "renegade seagull" - which has also left staff with facial injuries.

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Here are all the schools impacted by Covid-19

Here are all the schools impacted by Covid-19

Here is an up to date list of all the schools which have had to send year groups home to self isolate for two weeks or taken other measures.

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Kent's links to the Great British Bake Off

Kent's links to the Great British Bake Off

As one of the nation's favourite shows returns to our television, we look at the links The Great British Bake Off show has with Kent.

'Shipping containers' appear as hotel construction continues

'Shipping containers' appear as hotel construction continues

Residents have been left scratching their heads after a huge stack of 'shipping containers' appeared on a hotel building site.

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First asylum seekers arrive at barracks

First asylum seekers arrive at barracks

The first of up to 400 people have arrived at military barracks which have been converted to house asylum seekers.

Man wanted after officer rammed by fleeing car

Man wanted after officer rammed by fleeing car

Police have released the image of a man wanted in connection with a violent incident that left an officer with leg injuries.

Lorry drivers with Covid symptoms 'may need accommodation'

Lorry drivers with Covid symptoms 'may need accommodation'

Contingency plans are being considered to find accommodation for foreign lorry drivers coming into the county with coronavirus symptoms.

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240 buses on routes to meet school demand

240 buses on routes to meet school demand

More than 240 public buses are being used for Kent school use as education bosses say the local transport service remains secure.

Single case of Covid-19 confirmed at school

Single case of Covid-19 confirmed at school

A letter has been sent to parents and some children have been told to stay home following a confirmed case of coronavirus at a secondary school.

Prison X-ray scanner's immediate impact

Prison X-ray scanner's immediate impact

New technology catches out inmates trying to smuggle batteries, mobile phones and drugs into prison in first week of use.

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Violent son died after dad sat on him waiting for police

Violent son died after dad sat on him waiting for police

A young man died after his dad, who he had stabbed with a screwdriver, sat on him while waiting for police to help.

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Headteachers' 'concerned' over barracks used to house asylum seekers

Headteachers' 'concerned' over barracks used to house asylum seekers

An MP says constituents, including two headteachers, have contacted him with concerns over plans to house 400 asylum seekers in military barracks.

Grammar school teacher and pupil test positive for Covid-19

Grammar school teacher and pupil test positive for Covid-19

A whole year group and another class 'bubble' have been told to self-isolate after a school confirmed two positive Coronavirus tests.

County lines drug dealer locked up

County lines drug dealer locked up

A drug dealer was tracked down through the top-ups he purchased for the burner phone he used to make sales.

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Woman drives into boyfriend after row

Woman drives into boyfriend after row

A woman who knocked over her partner after a row leaving him with life-threatening injuries has been jailed.

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Two stabbed at holiday park

Two stabbed at holiday park

Police are investigating after two men were injured at a popular caravan park.

Man dies as car overturns

Man dies as car overturns

Police want to hear from anyone who may have dash-cam footage of vehicle before fatal crash.

34 schools report Covid incidents

34 schools report Covid incidents

Testing has been described as the "biggest constraint" on the education sector as 34 Kent schools report Covid incidents, a committee was told.

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What does 'end' to rail franchising mean for passengers?

What does 'end' to rail franchising mean for passengers?

After the government announced a change in the way trains are operated, we ask what it means for Kent's railways.

Parents could face fines for keeping pupils at home

Parents could face fines for keeping pupils at home

A head teacher has warned parents to only keep children at home if they have been told to self-isolate - or else risk a fine.

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A dream come true for Bake Off hopeful

A dream come true for Bake Off hopeful

A Kent woman has revealed the highs and lows of her first week on The Great British Bake Off.

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Second diver airlifted to hospital in month

Second diver airlifted to hospital in month

A diver has been taken to hospital in a serious condition in the second incident in a month at a lake diving site.

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Four staff and 25 children sent home from primary school

Four staff and 25 children sent home from primary school

A class and its teachers has been sent home to self isolate after a girl tested positive for Covid-19.

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