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Mobile chippy coming to town

Mobile chippy coming to town

A new mobile fish and chip shop van, set up by a 26-year-old, will roam part of Kent.

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Mum's battle for Covid jab after medical bungle

Mum's battle for Covid jab after medical bungle

A mum of two discovered she could not get her Covid jab because another patient had used her NHS number 150 miles away.

Freezing baby badger rescued from roadside

Freezing baby badger rescued from roadside

A wildlife charity has been looking after a baby badger found lost and wandering along the roadside.

Council defends skate park facilities

Council defends skate park facilities

A council says they don't currently have plans to build any more large skate parks in the area despite a fresh appeal for a new one for Sheerness.

Hold tight as we take a ride on the buses

Hold tight as we take a ride on the buses

When Arriva decided to ditch some of its Kent routes we climbed aboard for a magical mystery tour and spent a day on a bus for less than a fiver.

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How Covid altered the high street in one Kent town

How Covid altered the high street in one Kent town

When non-essential shops were allowed to reopen in one Kent town it looked a lot different to how it was before the last Covid lockdown.

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New lifeboat unveiled for Kent

New lifeboat unveiled for Kent

A Shannon-class RNLI lifeboat has been spotted off the coast settling into its new home.

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£60k fine for port after worker needs leg amputated

£60k fine for port after worker needs leg amputated

A port in Kent has been fined £60,000 after an accident led to a worker having his leg amputated when a five-tonne truck fell on him.

Holiday park surrenders its drinks licence

Holiday park surrenders its drinks licence

A holiday park has handed back its drinks licence after police found alcohol being served and drunk in the clubhouse during a coronavirus lockdown.

£4M sea cadets centre approved

£4M sea cadets centre approved

Plans for a multi-million pound state-of-the-art training centre submitted by a group of Kent sea cadets has been approved.

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Family firm steps in to save bus routes

Family firm steps in to save bus routes

An independent bus company has agreed to take over two of the three Kent bus routes which travel giant Arriva announced it was dropping.

Sixties pop star back on the radio

Sixties pop star back on the radio

The lead singer of The Settlers folk group who quit pop to follow God is back on the radio.

The lost cinemas of an island

The lost cinemas of an island

It once boasted half a dozen cinemas - but now one part of Kent has nowhere dedicated to showing the latest releases. Here's what happened to them.

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Tears as relatives allowed back in care homes

Tears as relatives allowed back in care homes

'There wasn't a dry in the house' said one care worker as relatives were once again allowed in to meet loved ones in care homes.

Arriva set to axe island services

Arriva set to axe island services

Bus services are at risk in one part of Kent after Arriva announced it was looking to close a town centre hub and axe routes.

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When tap dancing on the bar was rewarded with pop

When tap dancing on the bar was rewarded with pop

A town centre pub could be demolished to make way for flats. Before it disappears, we take a look at memories of the centuries' old boozer.

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Council panned in 'toiletgate' saga

Council panned in 'toiletgate' saga

A council has been told off by the Local Government Ombudsman for not not listening to residents when it built new public loos on the seafront.

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Town blitzed by anti-Covid stickers

Town blitzed by anti-Covid stickers

A town spokesman has demanded that culprits who illegally fly-posted lampposts with anti-Covid stickers should be found and made to take them down.

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Incredible story of the Murad - the car which never was

Incredible story of the Murad - the car which never was

Inventor Wadia Murad was light years ahead of his time and planned to produce his new car in Kent. But then his dreams turned into a nightmare.

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Armed driver hunted after threatening pedestrian

Armed driver hunted after threatening pedestrian

Police have launched an appeal after a pedestrian was threatened with a weapon by a motorist.

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