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Police shut road in both directions after serious crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash which has closed a busy route.
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‘Why this town really is one of the best places to live in the UK’
Our reporter reveals why his hometown qualifies for the title of one of the best places to live in the UK.
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‘The devastation of her loss is immeasurable - no family should experience this pain’
The father of an 18-year-old girl who died during the Kent meningitis outbreak has described his family’s devastation as “immeasur...
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‘He was the village saint - a friend to everyone’
A man described as “the saint” of a village and “friend to everyone” has died aged 67.
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Demolition of shopping centre and multi-storey car park to begin next month
Demolition of a shopping centre and neighbouring multi-storey car park is set to begin next month, council bosses have revealed.
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‘If gaudy gastropubs aren’t for you, the soup of the day in this local is gin and tonic’
Secret Drinker stumbles upon a proper drinkers’ pub where community comes first.
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Long-awaited reopening of road shut 22 times in two years delayed
The long-awaited reopening of a country cut-through road shut 22 times in two years has been delayed until next month.
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Meningitis response, thousands of new homes, and NHS chief’s surprise resignation
It’s another packed edition of the Kent Politics Podcast this week, looking at the very latest from across the county.
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Paramedic who used colleague's urine sample for drug test struck off
A paramedic who falsified a drug test to deceive bosses over his substance use has been struck off.
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'We're human too': Estate agent hires counsellor to give regular therapy to ‘intimidated’ staff
A property firm has hired a trained therapist to give staff faced with a daily torrent of abuse free counselling sessions in the o...
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Mum who stabbed disabled daughter 16 times detained in hospital
A mum who tried to kill her severely disabled daughter has been handed a hospital order.
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Kent town to get £20m government funding over the next 10 years
A town has been awarded £20m Pride in Place funding to upgrade its high street, improve community facilities, and enhance pub...
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Councillors award themselves ‘entirely reasonable’ 3.8% pay rise
County councillors have awarded themselves a 3.8% increase in allowances, with leader Linden Kemkaran saying the uplift is “entire...
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‘This isn’t Covid – children without illness should be in school during outbreak’
Parents across Kent are being told there is no reason to keep well children off school during the ongoing meningitis outbreak.
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Who in Kent is now entitled to free meningitis jab?
Health officials have widened the rollout of a meningitis vaccine as cases linked to the Canterbury outbreak continue to cause con...
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‘Justice cannot only mean justice for those born here...’
MP Tony Vaughan outlines concerns about new reforms over the migration system put forward by the government.
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Opposition storms out of Reform UK immigration debate at County Hall
Opposition parties walked out of a council meeting about immigration after labelling it a “divisive fantasy debate”.
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Man charged after stabbing prompts armed police response
A 28-year-old is due to appear in court after a stabbing prompted a large police response as hundreds of people watched on from be...