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Army asked to help ambulance service

Army asked to help ambulance service

South East Coast Ambulance Trust has asked the army to help as pressure mounts on its 999 service.

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Poundland looks set to move to empty M&S

Poundland looks set to move to empty M&S

Poundland is tipped to be moving into a vacant M&S - but will it leave two giant voids in a High Street?

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Funnel cloud forms close to motorway

Funnel cloud forms close to motorway

Funnel clouds have been spotted forming again in the skies above Kent but fell short of becoming a full-blown tornado.

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Supermarket launches back to school packs to help families

Supermarket launches back to school packs to help families

Morrisons has designed back to school 'pick up packs' for families struggling to meet the costs of getting children ready for the new term.

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Tributes paid to popular Rory

Tributes paid to popular Rory

A growing number of flowers and heartfelt messages have been left in memory of a young man who died after a night out turned to tragedy.

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Pride festival gets go-ahead

Pride festival gets go-ahead

A celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in Medway will round off eight days of festivities.

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Bizarre find inside giant chicken egg

Bizarre find inside giant chicken egg

A family received a cracking surprise when they opened a ginormous chicken egg laid by their pet hen.

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Fight to save town's only theatre

Fight to save town's only theatre

A town is set to lose its only purpose-built theatre after its home is refurbished, with no alternative location in site.

RAC warns of 'more misery' as petrol hits eight-year high

RAC warns of 'more misery' as petrol hits eight-year high

Petrol prices have risen for the ninth month in a row with the RAC warning the situation shows no sign of improving.

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Pervert used cooking skills to land job with family

Pervert used cooking skills to land job with family

A convicted pervert used his cooking skills to land a job with a family, without disclosing his previous conviction.

Cyclist injured as serious incident closes road

Cyclist injured as serious incident closes road

Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene of an incident in which a cyclist has been injured.

Emergency crews called to beachgoer stuck in mud

Emergency crews called to beachgoer stuck in mud

Emergency services have rescued a person stuck in mud up to their waist on a beach.

Huge M25 delays after lorry crash

Huge M25 delays after lorry crash

There are big delays on the M25 after a lorry and a car crashed in the Dartford Tunnel.

Theme park giants up the ante over £2.5bn rival's plans

Theme park giants up the ante over £2.5bn rival's plans

One of the world's biggest theme park operators has called for changes to a £2.5bn rival attraction to be built in Kent to face additional scrutiny.

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£40 million housing development taking shape

£40 million housing development taking shape

Developers have been given the go-ahead to press on with the second phase of work at 330-home estate at a former gunpowder and aggregates site.

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Are people still wearing face masks?

Are people still wearing face masks?

Two weeks after lockdown restrictions were lifted we headed to towns across Kent to see how many people are holding on to their masks.

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Graves 'sink' by two feet following heavy rain

Graves 'sink' by two feet following heavy rain

A number of graves appear to have sunk at a town cemetery following heavy rainfall.

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‘Hit litterbugs with £5k fines'

‘Hit litterbugs with £5k fines'

A council’s head of enforcement is calling for tough Singapore-inspired fixed penalty notices, where repeat litter louts are fined £5,000.

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Improvements made at hospital trust but concerns remain

Improvements made at hospital trust but concerns remain

A healthcare watchdog has found slight improvements at a trust's medical care services - but inspectors still have concerns.

Kent's buskers return - but is there money to be made?

Kent's buskers return - but is there money to be made?

Musicians head to bustling town centres for the first time in more than a year, but face a brand new challenge as society goes contactless.

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'Nightmare' neighbour hits back after eviction

'Nightmare' neighbour hits back after eviction

A mum evicted from her flat after being branded a persistent nuisance claims many of the allegations against her are false.

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Civil servant who left secret files at bus stop named

Civil servant who left secret files at bus stop named

The identity of a civil servant who mislaid secret Ministry of Defence documents - found at a bus stop in Kent - has been revealed.

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Four taken to hospital after crash involving police car

Four taken to hospital after crash involving police car

Four people, including two police officers, were taken to hospital after a crash involving a police car.

Council uses 'golden hellos' to help fill social worker vacancies

Council uses 'golden hellos' to help fill social worker vacancies

More than £600,000 has been offered to people applying for jobs with in Kent County Council.

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Key player in drug gang jailed for four years

Key player in drug gang jailed for four years

A 24-year-old has been jailed for more than four years for his role in supplying Class A drugs to Kent.

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Calls to re-name Brands Hatch tunnel after marshal

Calls to re-name Brands Hatch tunnel after marshal

A petition has been launched asking race track organisers to name a tunnel after a marshal who was killed while volunteering at the circuit.

Crackdown over town's violence and crime

Crackdown over town's violence and crime

More CCTV, a ban on street drinking and measures encouraging bars to close earlier are being considered by one council.

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'My elderly mum soiled herself because shop staff wouldn't let her use the loo'

'My elderly mum soiled herself because shop staff wouldn't let her use the loo'

A great-grandmother with dementia soiled herself in public after a shop manager refused to let her use a staff-only bathroom.

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Supermarket becomes first to give free nappies to tiny babies

Supermarket becomes first to give free nappies to tiny babies

Free nappies for premature babies are available from pharmacies for the first time thanks to a partnership between Pampers and supermarket Asda.

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Plans for new craft beer shop and tap house

Plans for new craft beer shop and tap house

The owner of a Kent brewery is planning to open a new venue offering 24 craft beers on tap.

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