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Mum's Covid death just weeks after starting dream NHS job

Mum's Covid death just weeks after starting dream NHS job

Tributes have been pouring in for a healthcare assistant and mum-of-three who died after contracting Covid-19 just weeks after starting her dream job.

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'Chaos' as truckers given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park

'Chaos' as truckers given wrong postcode for Brexit lorry park

Confused truckers sparking chaos in a village while trying to find a Brexit lorry park have been given the wrong postcode by the government.

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Everywhere you can now get a Covid vaccine

Everywhere you can now get a Covid vaccine

Here is everywhere you can get a coronavirus vaccine as more centres are opened in Kent.

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'Total nightmare' as lorry drivers get lost in village

'Total nightmare' as lorry drivers get lost in village

Angry residents say their houses are shaking as HGV drivers try to find a new Brexit lorry park close to the M20.

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Plasma donation centre opens in former toy shop

Plasma donation centre opens in former toy shop

A shopping centre is now home to a plasma donation centre that will help in the fight against Covid-19.

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Unfinished Brexit lorry park opens for first time

Unfinished Brexit lorry park opens for first time

HGV drivers heading for Europe have started receiving Covid-19 tests at a huge Brexit lorry park which has opened for the first time.

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B&Q store reopens after positive Covid case

B&Q store reopens after positive Covid case

A B&Q store has reopened after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

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Traffic held after man found on motorway

Traffic held after man found on motorway

Police held traffic on the M20 after finding a man walking along the carriageway.

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'I could never say enough thanks to the people of Kent'

'I could never say enough thanks to the people of Kent'

A German trucker has lauded the generosity of the county during the French border closure which left him stranded on the motorway.

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'You're finished' - Telegraph columnist threatens to sue Kent-based scientist

'You're finished' - Telegraph columnist threatens to sue Kent-based scientist

People are rallying round a scientist after a prominent newspaper columnist threatened to sue him for 'defamatory' tweets.

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Tesco store remains open despite Covid cases

Tesco store remains open despite Covid cases

A supermarket has confirmed it will remain open despite coronavirus cases among staff.

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Hockey club accused of Covid rule breach

Hockey club accused of Covid rule breach

Concerned residents reported a hockey club to police amid concerns over a youth training camp.

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Bins out early for Brexit

Bins out early for Brexit

A council has told residents they must put their bins out by 6am amid fears of disruption caused by Brexit.

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Two people hurt in crash

Two people hurt in crash

Police and ambulance crews were called following a two vehicle collision this afternoon, which saw a road temporarily close.

Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

Pressure increases in Kent as Sussex council tells all schools to shut

Council leaders in East Sussex have advised schools to delay reopening next week - sparking calls for the same approach to be taken in Kent.

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Survey on 'at-risk' WW1 tank delayed for a year

Survey on 'at-risk' WW1 tank delayed for a year

A conservation survey will finally be carried out on an historic war machine deemed 'at risk' after delays in 2020.

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Town's fourth McDonald's 'will cause traffic chaos'

Town's fourth McDonald's 'will cause traffic chaos'

There are concerns the opening of a new 24-hour McDonald's next to a notoriously busy roundabout will spark traffic chaos.

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'Exciting' plans for bingo hall site to be revealed in early 2021

'Exciting' plans for bingo hall site to be revealed in early 2021

Council bosses are set to reveal more details soon about a controversial plan to redevelop a former bingo hall in a town centre.

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Takeaway set to fill empty bakery site

Takeaway set to fill empty bakery site

An empty unit in a shopping centre which previously housed a bakery chain is set to be filled by a takeaway.

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'This is supposed to be the Garden of England'

'This is supposed to be the Garden of England'

Highways bosses are being urged to take action as "huge piles" of rubbish still litter part of the M20 days after Operation Stack was lifted.

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