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Lockdown plea after injuries at huge funeral

Lockdown plea after injuries at huge funeral

Injuries sustained during a mass funeral gathering have prompted a police chief to remind people of lockdown rules.

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Arrest after boy seriously injured at mass gathering

Arrest after boy seriously injured at mass gathering

Several people have been hurt in a crash after more than 100 people reportedly turned out for a funeral.

Police officers help deliver baby

Police officers help deliver baby

Police officers at the end of a busy shift leapt into action to help a woman give birth.

School uses its equipment to make coronavirus face masks

School uses its equipment to make coronavirus face masks

A teacher is using his school's equipment to make face mask visors to give out to hard-pressed GPs, hospitals and healthcare workers.

Donations flood in after robbery

Donations flood in after robbery

People have rallied around a woman in her 80s who was mugged outside a shop to raise more than £2,000 for charity.

Councillor donates old ventilator to hospital

Councillor donates old ventilator to hospital

An old ventilator found in an attic by a councillor has been donated to a hospital to help in the fight against coronavirus.

Man due in court after crash

Man due in court after crash

A man arrested and released following a crash where a woman was taken to hospital has been charged and told to appear in court.

Man arrested after woman in her 80s mugged

Man arrested after woman in her 80s mugged

Footage has emerged of an elderly woman being knocked to the ground after she was robbed near a corner shop.

Anger after thieves steal Easter tree

Anger after thieves steal Easter tree

A mum-of-three has spoken out after heartless thieves stole her children's Easter tree from their garden they made to cheer people up during lockdown.

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Billy's big run

Billy's big run

Staff and patients at Medway hospital can expect a few extra treats over Easter thanks to boxing coach Billy Rumbol.

Hospitals close X-ray units

Hospitals close X-ray units

Two community hospitals have had their X-ray units taken away to support Medway Maritime Hospital.

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Running Spider Man spotted in village

Running Spider Man spotted in village

A dad-of-two who dresses up as Spider Man for his daily run has become a hit with children stuck at home because of the coronavirus lockdown.

Fruit stall founder dies of virus

Fruit stall founder dies of virus

A family has paid tribute to a husband, father and grandfather who died after contracting coronavirus.

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Teen rescued after getting trapped in handcuffs

Teen rescued after getting trapped in handcuffs

Police and firefighters were called to a home after a boy became stuck inside some cuffs.

How to say thanks to the NHS

How to say thanks to the NHS

Banners and posters are springing up around the country supporting NHS workers and other frontline staff.

Speedway club calling on young fans

Speedway club calling on young fans

The Kent Kings & Royals Speedway teams have a new signing but need help with a name.

'We don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry on our course'

'We don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry on our course'

A Kent golf club is against the idea of opening up their course for the public to exercise on - here's why.

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Brown bin collections are back

Brown bin collections are back

A council is to reintroduce garden waste collections tomorrow after a two-week halt because it now has more bin men.

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Serving up tennis memories

Serving up tennis memories

Author Peter Cheevers looks back at when tennis courts were full of characters before the coronavirus lockdown.

Fire crew put out fly-tipped trash

Fire crew put out fly-tipped trash

Firefighters were sent to put out a fire which had started in a pile of fly-tipped rubbish.

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