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Bright future ahead in post-Covid world

Bright future ahead in post-Covid world

As we prepare to emerge from lockdown and enter a 'new normal', a leading business forecaster says there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful.

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'He will forever be remembered as our hearts' delight'

'He will forever be remembered as our hearts' delight'

A dad who died of Covid will be remembered at the spot where he took his daughter each year on her birthday after a memorial bench was installed.

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New future for former soft play centre

New future for former soft play centre

Planning permission has been granted for a warehouse and health clinic plan at a former children's soft play centre.

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Dad mounts Asda store protest

Dad mounts Asda store protest

A campaigner has launched a one-man mission to highlight the abuse being faced by supermarket workers during the pandemic.

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Council cancels Spring festivals

Council cancels Spring festivals

Two of Medway's annual Spring festivals have been cancelled again due to the pandemic.

Patient numbers below April peak for first time in months

Patient numbers below April peak for first time in months

Pressure on Kent's hospitals is easing fast as the number of patients with Covid-19 falls below the first wave peak for the first time since November.

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Behind the closed gates of Kent's attractions

Behind the closed gates of Kent's attractions

Kent's venues should have been welcoming half term visitors, but instead stand empty in lockdown. We've had exclusive access to some of them.

'Care home visits could resume before residents get second Covid jabs'

'Care home visits could resume before residents get second Covid jabs'

Social Care minister Helen Whately says she is 'determined' to restart face-to-face care home visits as the UK's third national lockdown eases.

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Tragic suicide of 'kind and caring' NHS volunteer

Tragic suicide of 'kind and caring' NHS volunteer

The mother of a 22-year-old man who took his own life hopes his legacy will be better mental health support in schools and universities.

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Vaccine rollout issues 'double GPs' workloads'

Vaccine rollout issues 'double GPs' workloads'

A GP leading the vaccine efforts in a borough has said problems with the programme has led to uncertainty and doubling up of work

'Crammed beaches did not cause Covid outbreak'

'Crammed beaches did not cause Covid outbreak'

A top scientist has told MPs the packed beaches which caused a public outcry last summer did not greatly escalate the spread of Covid.

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Plan for £1m footpath repair fund rejected

Plan for £1m footpath repair fund rejected

A proposed cash injection to repair footpaths damaged by extra use during the pandemic has been turned down by KCC members.

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New mass vaccine centre to open in call centre

New mass vaccine centre to open in call centre

A fourth mass vaccination site is opening at a former call centre - with the capacity to vaccinate thousands of people against Covid-19 each week.

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Thousands spent on removing Covid cycle lanes

Thousands spent on removing Covid cycle lanes

An FOI has revealed Kent County Council's costs for removing unpopular pop-up cycle lanes installed during the coronavirus crisis.

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Variant testing fiasco slammed as only 1 in 4 screened

Variant testing fiasco slammed as only 1 in 4 screened

Hundreds of positive Covid tests taken during a major operation have yet to be analysed for the South African variant, more than 10 days on.

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'Employers won't let staff off work to get Covid jabs'

'Employers won't let staff off work to get Covid jabs'

A number of employers are refusing to let staff leave work to get Covid vaccines - prompting concern from a leading GP.

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'I beat Covid at 96 - and now I'd love a pub lunch with my kids'

'I beat Covid at 96 - and now I'd love a pub lunch with my kids'

A 96-year-old widower who beat Covid has shared his experience of life in a care home during the pandemic.

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Jab given to 14,000 patients in town

Jab given to 14,000 patients in town

The number of people who have received their first and second doses of the Covid-19 jab in one part of Kent has been revealed.

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