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£2.5bn theme park application accepted

£2.5bn theme park application accepted

A multi-billion pound theme park plan will move into the next phase after inspectors approved the latest application for the plans to be examined.

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Kent man arrested after 'Covid-deniers' raid hospital

Kent man arrested after 'Covid-deniers' raid hospital

A man is in police custody after a group of 'Covid-deniers' is alleged to have tried to remove a patient from hospital.

Fire burning for a month is choking village

Fire burning for a month is choking village

A rubbish fire has been spewing smoke across a village for more than a month - but cannot be extinguished for fear of polluting a waterway.

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'I'd never have known my child was dyslexic without lockdown'

'I'd never have known my child was dyslexic without lockdown'

As it was confirmed this week schools will not reopen until at least March 8, find out how our Secret Homeschooler is coping.

Kent's links to Oliver Twist

Kent's links to Oliver Twist

A new TV version of Oliver Twist prompted us to find out about Kent's links to Charles Dickens' novel.

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Pub dating back to 1860s could be turned into flats

Pub dating back to 1860s could be turned into flats

A prominent Kent pub dating back to the 1860s could be knocked down and turned into flats, if plans are approved.

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Motorway reopens following crash

Motorway reopens following crash

The M26 has reopened following a collision involving a car and lorry.

Hop Fest 2021 cancelled due to pandemic

Hop Fest 2021 cancelled due to pandemic

One of the county's most popular events has been cancelled for a second year because of the pandemic - eight months before it was set to happen.

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Anti-vaxxers 'barking mad', says MP

Anti-vaxxers 'barking mad', says MP

An MP has labelled anti-vaccine campaigners "barking mad" but refused to criticise a colleague who told them to "persist" in their lockdown protest.

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Three new mass coronavirus vaccine centres to open

Three new mass coronavirus vaccine centres to open

More mass coronavirus vaccination centres are expected to open 'imminently' across the county by the end of next week.

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Tributes paid to dedicated family man who died 'before his time'

Tributes paid to dedicated family man who died 'before his time'

A roofer and grandfather died after falling from a ladder while working.

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Police cordon off town car park after man falls from building

Police cordon off town car park after man falls from building

Emergency services were called to an incident at a town car park next to a shopping centre.

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Dashcam footage shows moment lorry topples over

Dashcam footage shows moment lorry topples over

Dramatic dashcam footage shows the exact moment an articulated lorry overturns on a slip road.

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Cov-vid-iots: The rule breakers caught on camera

Cov-vid-iots: The rule breakers caught on camera

Police have released bodycam footage, including of a mass card game and three men marooned on a sea fort, as they step up their lockdown crack down.

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Covid deaths pass 4,000 as 60% wait for jab

Covid deaths pass 4,000 as 60% wait for jab

New figures show about 60% of people in the top four priority groups are yet to be vaccinated in Kent as the county's death toll passes 4,000.

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Covid vaccine factory bomb scare arrest

Covid vaccine factory bomb scare arrest

A Kent man has been arrested after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid vaccine factory forcing the plant to be evacuated.

Hospitals deliver 'battlefield medicine' in second wave

Hospitals deliver 'battlefield medicine' in second wave

Health bosses at one NHS trust are cautiously optimistic that their peak of the second wave of Covid-19 has now passed.

Son wielded three knives in housework row with mum

Son wielded three knives in housework row with mum

A woman 'passed out in fear' after her son threatened her with a knife during a row over household chores.

Hospital to expand vaccine programme

Hospital to expand vaccine programme

A hospital is set to expand its Covid vaccination capacity for the public to receive jabs as roll out gathers pace in several towns.

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Plans dropped for town's fourth McDonald's

Plans dropped for town's fourth McDonald's

Residents concerned about the traffic impact of a new McDonald's will be breathing a sigh of relief after the fast-food giant withdrew its proposal.

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'There will be blood on your hands'

'There will be blood on your hands'

A man has been arrested after human rights activists took radical action during a protest calling on the Home Office to close Napier Barracks.

Elvis has not left the building as King makes return

Elvis has not left the building as King makes return

Residents have been left all shook up after Elvis reappeared at a vacant home which became an iconic landmark thanks to a poster of him.

Lorry on its side on main road

Lorry on its side on main road

Motorists have been warned to expect delays after a crash left a lorry on its side.

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Luxury flats take shape on old Pleasurama site

Luxury flats take shape on old Pleasurama site

Work on a luxury seafront development on a site left derelict for 23 years is steaming ahead with the second phase of work now under way.

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'Our daughter deserves a fighting chance'

'Our daughter deserves a fighting chance'

The family of a teenager fighting cancer are fundraising for a treatment which could be the 'last glimmer of hope' for their 'one-of-a-kind' daughter.

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Pensioner found and two arrested thanks to sharp-eyed cabbie

Pensioner found and two arrested thanks to sharp-eyed cabbie

A man and a woman have been arrested following a tip from a sharp-eyed taxi driver after a 76-year-old pensioner went missing.

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The story of the UK's first speeding ticket

The story of the UK's first speeding ticket

In 1896 an engineer from Kent became the first person fined by police after being caught travelling... at 8mph.

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'Tony was the fittest of us all - yet Covid still took him'

'Tony was the fittest of us all - yet Covid still took him'

The devastated family of a popular 'fit and healthy' postie say his death from Covid is tragic evidence that everyone needs to be on their guard.

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Cathedral lit purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Cathedral lit purple to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Canterbury Cathedral is among major UK landmarks that have been illuminated purple this evening in honour of international Holocaust Memorial Day.

Look inside giant new school campus

Look inside giant new school campus

A major new education centre consisting of a secondary school, primary school and a state-of the art sports centre has been approved.

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