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Monsoon Accessorize considers sale amid 'significant pressure'

Monsoon Accessorize considers sale amid 'significant pressure'

Bosses at a women's fashion retailer are drawing up a range of options in order to keep the business alive amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Pharmacies to close for lunch to cope with virus demand

Pharmacies to close for lunch to cope with virus demand

Various stores will shut intermittently across the county to give staff a break and allow them to restock.

Returning nurse's plight to celebrate NHS heroes

Returning nurse's plight to celebrate NHS heroes

A nurse - who is among the 20,000 staff who have returned to work for the NHS - is celebrating front line 'heroes' with daily social media posts.

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Aldi lifts product restrictions as stock levels improve

Aldi lifts product restrictions as stock levels improve

A supermarket chain has announced it is lifting temporary restrictions on many of its products as stock availability has now improved.

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'A wonderful show of appreciation for the heroes of the nation'

'A wonderful show of appreciation for the heroes of the nation'

Tributes and thank you notes have been left outside a Kent hospital for the NHS workers battling coronavirus.

Pause on care home consultation

Pause on care home consultation

People who have been unable to submit their views on the closure of a care home will get another opportunity after the coronavirus outbreak.

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Beds delivered to NHS Nightingale coronavirus hospitals

Beds delivered to NHS Nightingale coronavirus hospitals

Specialist operator's jumped into action over the weekend to assist with the delivery of medical beds.

Kent GP speaks about Covid-19 recovery

Kent GP speaks about Covid-19 recovery

A GP with suspected coronavirus has tweeted daily condition updates revealing her Covid-19 journey from the hospital wards to isolation and recovery

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What we've learned about home working

What we've learned about home working

As we get to grips with doing our jobs remotely, the potential for trouble is never far away.

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Taxi drivers suffer from coronavirus lockdown

Taxi drivers suffer from coronavirus lockdown

The county's cabbies, many of whom are self-employed, fear the ongoing lockdown could ruin them financially.

Kent doctor raises £1 million for PPE

Kent doctor raises £1 million for PPE

A Kent physician has helped raise a staggering amount for equipment, aided by a top film star.

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'Everyone's just desperate to get home'

'Everyone's just desperate to get home'

A couple are stranded on a cruise ship heading for Florida after they weren't allowed to alight to get their original flights in Rio.

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Technology keeps cub pack together

Technology keeps cub pack together

The coronavirus lockdown has not stopped young cub scouts from holding their weekly meeting online.

New bus times 'not helping hospital staff get to work'

New bus times 'not helping hospital staff get to work'

A key hospital worker has stressed new bus times which have been put in place just aren't feasible for NHS staff to get to and from work.

Family's viral Les Mis lockdown success

Family's viral Les Mis lockdown success

Watch one Kent family's lockdown-themed rendition of Les Misérables hit One Day More.

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Further cutbacks to bus services

Further cutbacks to bus services

A bus company is making more changes to its reduced service in all areas it operates in response to the coronavirus crisis and help key workers.

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Tesco 'sorry' after cancelling delivery to at-risk couple

Tesco 'sorry' after cancelling delivery to at-risk couple

A full-time carer whose partner is at risk of contracting coronavirus because he has MS was forced to go out after her online shop was cancelled.

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Covid-19 deaths in Kent rise to 34

Covid-19 deaths in Kent rise to 34

At least 34 people died from coronavirus in Kent in just over two weeks.

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