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Mum feared daughter, 19, was going to die from meningitis after night out
A mum has told how she feared her teenage daughter was going to die after she was struck down by meningitis following a night out...
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Man in court after woman, 87, stabbed in chest in ‘despicable assault’
A 25-year-old man has appeared in court accused of punching a pensioner and stabbing her in the chest in an unprovoked attack.
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GP practice sets up residence inside £15m shopping centre facility
A new facility designed to house community health services has welcomed its first tenant on the first floor of a shopping centre.
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Council ditches ANPR system at car park after queue chaos and vandalism
A council his ditching an underground car park’s automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) system following a two-year trial plagu...
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Thousands of parents back smartphone-free schools pledge as more secondaries rollout ‘brick phone only’ policies
More than 1,250 parents and carers across the county have signed an open letter supporting a ban on smartphones in schools.
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Kent doctor warns of meningitis symptoms after student deaths
A Kent doctor has warned about the symptoms to watch for after a meningitis outbreak that killed a university student and a second...
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Health chiefs consider treating thousands of nightclub-goers amid deadly meningitis outbreak
Health chiefs are considering mass-treating thousands of nightclub-goers after a deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a popular ve...
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Emergency services at woods amid ‘welfare concerns for person’
Concerns for a person's welfare prompted a large emergency services response in a woodland.
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Huge queues for meningitis treatment after deaths of school pupil and uni student
Huge queues are building for treatment after a meningitis outbreak that has left a student and a secondary school pupil dead.
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‘They are billing us £6k for repairs to a home we don't live in'
A couple have told of the stress and strain they are under after being saddled with a £6k bill for repairs to a home they no...
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‘Open the estate bus lane and end our commuter misery already’
An office manager has launched a campaign to get a bus route slip road open to all traffic to ease congestion on a problem-hit ind...
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Foot and mouth crisis 25 years on: ‘No farmer wants to see anything like it again’
One of the Kent farmers who had to watch his livestock be culled during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis has shared his memories of...
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Easter egg hunts and garden games at Kent’s historic houses
The county’s National Trust properties are putting on special activities for the Easter break, including outdoor trails and live e...
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Dad spared jail after crash broke pregnant girlfriend’s back and injured unborn child
A speeding driver whose crash with two vehicles broke his pregnant girlfriend's back and left their child disabled from...
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Kent’s housing divide revealed as numbers seeking help soar
The number of families in temporary accommodation has doubled in one part of Kent in just a year.
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‘We need to bite the bullet’: Nearly 200 homes approved on village green belt
Hundreds of new homes have been approved to be built on the edge of a village despite concerns the infrastructure is already at “b...
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Shock as schoolgirl and uni student die amid 'invasive' meningitis outbreak
A university student and a secondary school pupil have died amid a suspected outbreak of “invasive” meningitis.
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‘They don’t want to risk their lives - so it’s left to us to keep area clean’
A grandad keen to keep a much-loved part of Kent clean says he is willing to tackle sites council contractors avoid on health and...