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Vaccine doses sent to wrong surgery

Vaccine doses sent to wrong surgery

Hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses sent to the wrong practice 30 miles away forced appointments to be postponed as a GP highlights supply issues.

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Bus driver attacked through window

Bus driver attacked through window

A bizarre road rage attack saw a bus driver verbally abused and assaulted through his window while driving.

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Plans for new £18m housing estate unveiled

Plans for new £18m housing estate unveiled

Developers are eyeing up sites for two new housing estates on greenfield land.

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Lane closed after three-car smash

Lane closed after three-car smash

A lane has been closed along a main road following a three-car crash.

Flooding alerts across Kent

Flooding alerts across Kent

The Environment Agency says 24 hours of heavy rain will bring flooding across the county.

Seaside town's 'go home' graffiti sparks fury

Seaside town's 'go home' graffiti sparks fury

Messages reading 'go home' have been spray painted around a popular seaside town - with some residents branding the graffiti "horrible".

'Rare birds will be harmed by huge caravan park expansion'

'Rare birds will be harmed by huge caravan park expansion'

The RSPB has raised significant concerns over a bid to expand a holiday park by more than 90 caravans.

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'Grinchy' vandal cuts outdoor Christmas lights

'Grinchy' vandal cuts outdoor Christmas lights

A mean-spirited vandal has left families scratching their heads after snipping outdoor Christmas lights using wire-cutters in the dead of night.

Big queues as hundreds get drive-thru vaccine

Big queues as hundreds get drive-thru vaccine

Although traffic was at a standstill as hundreds queued for a Covid jab, one driver described it as the "best traffic jam I've ever sat in".

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Alleged cocaine dealers charged after police raids

Alleged cocaine dealers charged after police raids

A pair of alleged cocaine dealers have appeared in court after their homes were raided by police.

Driver seriously injured as car flips

Driver seriously injured as car flips

A motorist has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after their can overturned on a major road.

Costa drive-thru to open on outskirts of town

Costa drive-thru to open on outskirts of town

Developers have been given the go-ahead to open a new Costa - despite scores of objections from concerned residents.

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'Stay away from our town'

'Stay away from our town'

Residents have urged "selfish and irresponsible" people to stop breaching government guidelines by travelling dozens of miles to their town.

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'Covid has made coffee smell like car fumes and toothpaste taste like petrol'

'Covid has made coffee smell like car fumes and toothpaste taste like petrol'

A Covid victim has told how the virus has left with her greatly distorted senses of taste and smell.

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McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

McDonald's drive-thru expansion 'will stop queues on major road'

Highways bosses believe a bid to expand a McDonald's drive-thru will prevent queues from backing out onto a major road.

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Elderly resident burgled by bogus carer

Elderly resident burgled by bogus carer

Police have issued a warning after an elderly resident was burgled by a woman who claimed to be a carer.

Pervert who bombarded women with obscene calls spared jail

Pervert who bombarded women with obscene calls spared jail

A pensioner left six young women living in fear after harassing them with sexually explicit phone calls and messages.

Six months of disruption at town's biggest car park

Six months of disruption at town's biggest car park

The partial closure of a seaside town’s biggest car park has been extended to the summer, with works at the site expected to last six months.

'More beach huts will cause more rats and ruin our views'

'More beach huts will cause more rats and ruin our views'

Beach hut owners have hit out at a council's bid to 'cram in' 20 more shelters at a popular seafront spot.

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'I had 18 months of chemo and dropped to 7st - only to be told I never had cancer'

'I had 18 months of chemo and dropped to 7st - only to be told I never had cancer'

A Kent mum was put on a crippling course of chemotherapy and feared she could die at any moment after being wrongly diagnosed with cancer.

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