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Covid-friendly film festival in Kent

Covid-friendly film festival in Kent

It was to have been staged during the Edinburgh Fringe but coronavirus restrictions mean the Nightpiece Film Festival is coming to Kent.

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School staff isolating after positive Covid test

School staff isolating after positive Covid test

Two members of staff at a secondary school are self-isolating for 14 days after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Hopkins makes Honda switch

Hopkins makes Honda switch

Luke Hopkins recovered from a disappointing opening race to show what he was about on a new bike at Donington Park.

Is council's mouse graffiti artist offer a trap?

Is council's mouse graffiti artist offer a trap?

A council is hunting a mouse-painting graffiti artist - to give him a job.

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Dog weighing just 13 kilos found 'just in time'

Dog weighing just 13 kilos found 'just in time'

A dog weighing a tiny 13 kilos has been rescued after being discovered wandering the streets.

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10,000 homes plan 'will help town centre'

10,000 homes plan 'will help town centre'

Plans to build thousands of homes at a ‘garden village’ in Kent will see a town flourish, a developer has said.

First look at new special school

First look at new special school

A special school which opened its doors last week is the second in two months.

Hang on to your hamsters, they're in short supply

Hang on to your hamsters, they're in short supply

There is a county-wide shortage of small, furry pets following lockdown - while a puppy boom has sparked welfare concerns.

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Opa-n for business

Opa-n for business

A Greek restaurant which was forced to close due to coronavirus has been revived by its former chef.

'I was right about masks'

'I was right about masks'

The boss of a bus firm that insists children wear face coverings to and from school says it is justified after a pupil's positive coronavirus test.

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Pupils who travelled on same bus told to self isolate

Pupils who travelled on same bus told to self isolate

A confirmed case of coronavirus has resulted in all pupils who travelled to school on the same bus being ordered to stay at home.

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'I feel like I'm living in a prison'

'I feel like I'm living in a prison'

A mum-of-two who has been fighting with a council to move from her one bedroom flat which she says feels like she is “living in a prison”.

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Three arrests after gang of 20 damage train station

Three arrests after gang of 20 damage train station

Three youths were arrested, including one with a metal pole, after officers were called to a large gang damaging a train station.

Salon praised for cancer awareness display

Salon praised for cancer awareness display

A high street salon has been praised for its window display for Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

Cinders WILL go to the ball

Cinders WILL go to the ball

As pantos are being pulled because of the coronavirus pandemic one town is going ahead with Cinderella thanks to this determined team.

Hospital in lockdown as knifeman 'Tasered'

Hospital in lockdown as knifeman 'Tasered'

A man with a knife forced a hospital into lockdown while police raced to disarm him.

Son's plea after dad attacked by jogger

Son's plea after dad attacked by jogger

The son of a motorist left with facial injures after being attacked by a jogger near Aldi has slammed the "cowardly act".

New café bar to open this month

New café bar to open this month

The opening date of a new café bar, which is part of a mutli-million pound regeneration in the the town centre, has been revealed.

Special school opens in village

Special school opens in village

A special school is opening its doors on the site an old village primary school which closed 14 years ago.

Town's only theatre faces bankruptcy in six months

Town's only theatre faces bankruptcy in six months

A huge bill for Covid-19 safety measures plus dwindling audiences could mean the final curtain for town's only theatre after nearly 40 years.

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