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Ambulance service is latest to ditch County Town

Ambulance service is latest to ditch County Town

An ambulance call centre is the latest service to leave Kent's administrative capital, for a new £6.5 million station 13 miles away.

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Supermarket pharmacies to begin Covid booster roll-out

Supermarket pharmacies to begin Covid booster roll-out

A supermarket is to begin delivering Covid-19 booster jabs - as health officials reveal concerns about flu and coronavirus circulating together.

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Tap water supplying thousands contaminated by E. coli

Tap water supplying thousands contaminated by E. coli

Tap water supplying more than 400 postcodes in Kent and Surrey could have been contaminated by E. coli.

Aldi opens new supermarket next to B&Q

Aldi opens new supermarket next to B&Q

Kent's newest supermarket has opened its doors to customers for the first time.

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Tributes to 'Bob the Bike,' 93, after crash death

Tributes to 'Bob the Bike,' 93, after crash death

Tributes have poured in to a legendary cyclist killed in a tragic road accident this week.

'Medical emergency' on motorway bridge

'Medical emergency' on motorway bridge

Emergency services have been called to an incident on a busy motorway.

Gogglebox stars' mansion sells for £5m

Gogglebox stars' mansion sells for £5m

A 17-bedroom and 14-bathroom mansion owned by Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker has now sold.

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Nightclub rapist plied victim with drink

Nightclub rapist plied victim with drink

A devious rapist who met his victim at a nightclub and plied with drink has been jailed after dragging her through the courts.

Shock rebellion ends plan for 330 homes on key route

Shock rebellion ends plan for 330 homes on key route

In a shock rebellion councillors have rejected a development of 330 homes on a key route linking two boroughs.

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'It's a miracle children were not killed'

'It's a miracle children were not killed'

There are calls for a children's play area to be moved after it was badly damaged in a car crash.

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Teacher's trial told of her 'campaign of grooming' pupil

Teacher's trial told of her 'campaign of grooming' pupil

A former PE teacher is accused of the historic sexual abuse of a pupil, which escalated from handing out sweets into 'terrifying' attacks.

Battle to save rare Victorian railway signal box from demolition

Battle to save rare Victorian railway signal box from demolition

Villagers are rallying to save an "iconic" Victorian signal box from the scrapheap after Network Rail revealed is set to be demolished next year.

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'It's not an empty second home, it just won't sell'

'It's not an empty second home, it just won't sell'

A woman unable to sell her late mum's home due to Covid says it is unfair the council wants to double the amount of tax she has to pay on it.

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Long-awaited cinema finally opens

Long-awaited cinema finally opens

A new cinema, which has been in the works for six years, is opening today with the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die.

'School can cope with extra pupils transferring'

'School can cope with extra pupils transferring'

A teaching academy trust closing an school has moved to assure parents of its future plans as an MP steps up her fight to stop it shutting.

Secret Drinker, the footie team and a pub of two halves

Secret Drinker, the footie team and a pub of two halves

Secret Drinker visits a pub of two halves and rubs shoulders with a football team with questionable music taste before stumbling upon a real gem.

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The Kent links to new TV show The Larkins

The Kent links to new TV show The Larkins

As the new adaptation of The Darling Buds of May hits our TV screens this weekend, we take a look at its many links to 'perfick' Kent.

Towns fall short in City of Culture bid

Towns fall short in City of Culture bid

Medway's bid to become the UK City of Culture has ended after the area failed to make the final eight of the prestigious competition.

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Fuel group call for inquiry into petrol crisis

Fuel group call for inquiry into petrol crisis

A group representing petrol retailers has called for an independent inquiry into the fuel crisis, amid concerns the recovery is happening too slowly.

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Protest over docks development

Protest over docks development

Campaigners have staged a protest outside a chapel where a crucial vote was originally intended to be held on the council's draft Local Plan.

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Kent schools warn against watching Squid Game

Kent schools warn against watching Squid Game

Multiple schools in the county are warning parents not to let their children watch Netflix's new hit show Squid Game because of the violence.

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Missing girls found safe

Missing girls found safe

Two missing teenagers at the centre of a police hunt have been found safe.

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Cyclist killed in bin lorry crash named

Cyclist killed in bin lorry crash named

A young cyclist was killed when he collided with a bin lorry along a busy town road.

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Paramedic thought death of Grindr killer's first victim was 'suspicious'

Paramedic thought death of Grindr killer's first victim was 'suspicious'

A paramedic who was called to the first victim of serial killer Stephen Port has told a jury he believed the death was immediately suspicious.

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Changes at hospital will be 'discriminative'

Changes at hospital will be 'discriminative'

A decision to end close a surgery and walk-in centre at a hospital discriminates against people who live nearby, says a parish council.

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Dad 'didn't mean' to hurt firefighter who is 'unlikely to recover'

Dad 'didn't mean' to hurt firefighter who is 'unlikely to recover'

A man who kicked a firefighter in the head has said he didn't mean to hurt the victim, who is unlikely to ever recover.

Man dies after being hit by train

Man dies after being hit by train

A man has sadly died at a railway station after being struck by a train.

'I got fined for parking outside my own home'

'I got fined for parking outside my own home'

A man has received a £100 parking fine for parking in front of his own home.

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Men beaten with baseball bats after van forced off road

Men beaten with baseball bats after van forced off road

Two men have been attacked after their van was rammed, with the vehicle then set fire to while it was being recovered.

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Police cordon off street after stabbing

Police cordon off street after stabbing

Police have descended on a quiet residential street after a stabbing.

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