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'My GCSEs were cancelled - so I wrote a book'

'My GCSEs were cancelled - so I wrote a book'

A 16-year-old schoolgirl is now a published author after writing her first book during lockdown.

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Signs telling visitors to 'jog on' removed

Signs telling visitors to 'jog on' removed

No-nonsense signs telling runners to "jog on" from a town centre as part of a crackdown on non-essential visits in the pandemic have been taken down.

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64k jabs this week will see vaccine goal reached

64k jabs this week will see vaccine goal reached

Nearly 350,000 people in the county have received their first Covid-19 jab - with all those in priority groups on track to get it by February 15.

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Secret spot checks on supermarkets

Secret spot checks on supermarkets

Unannounced spot checks of national supermarket and store chains have been carried out after concerns were raised.

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Kent variant to 'sweep the world'

Kent variant to 'sweep the world'

A leading scientist says the variant of Covid-19 that originated in the county could be the dominant strain across the world.

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Pub boss eyes Easter opening as cases plummet

Pub boss eyes Easter opening as cases plummet

Falling Covid cases have sparked calls for more restrictions to be lifted after schools reopen - including getting punters back in pubs by Easter.

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Group of free-runners fined for Covid breaches

Group of free-runners fined for Covid breaches

A group of free-runners from Brighton were among more than 200 people fined for breaking lockdown restrictions since last Friday.

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Cinema converted into Covid vaccination centre

Cinema converted into Covid vaccination centre

An Odeon cinema has swapped popcorn and movies for coronavirus vaccine and needles as it becomes a Covid injection centre.

Jump to it!

Jump to it!

A theatre academy is offering to conduct free online PE sessions for schools.

Going viral: Kent counts the cost of 'strain fame'

Going viral: Kent counts the cost of 'strain fame'

It's become the dominant strain of the virus in the UK and spreading around the world - taking our county's proud name with it.

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Cases rise in areas where door to door tests delivered

Cases rise in areas where door to door tests delivered

Coronavirus cases in an area of Kent where door step testing was carried out have increased by 244%.

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County's third mass vaccination centre opens

County's third mass vaccination centre opens

Grandparents looking forward to hugging their grandchildren again were some of the first visitors to a mass vaccination centre which opened today.

Where are Kent's most and least infected neighbourhoods?

Where are Kent's most and least infected neighbourhoods?

As Covid cases begin to return to pre-lockdown 2 levels, we look into which neighbourhoods have the highest and lowest infection rates in the county.

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'Battling Kent strain still government's top priority'

'Battling Kent strain still government's top priority'

Battling the Kent variant of coronavirus remains the government's biggest concern, a minister has revealed.

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Covidiots meet up in vehicles to listen to music in car park

Covidiots meet up in vehicles to listen to music in car park

Lockdown fines have been dished out after people in vehicles gathered in a car park to listen to music.

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Large-scale Covid vaccine centre set to open after delay

Large-scale Covid vaccine centre set to open after delay

A coronavirus vaccination centre able to administer thousands of jabs each week is set to open today, after its unveiling was delayed by the snow.

'Our loved ones deserve more than this'

'Our loved ones deserve more than this'

The family of a grandfather who died after catching Covid have described refusal to dress his body over infection fears 'careless' and 'undignified.'

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Mass vaccine centre opening delayed due to snow

Mass vaccine centre opening delayed due to snow

The opening of Kent's third large scale vaccination centre was delayed today due to bad weather.

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