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Sheppey Crossing closed for water repairs

13 July 2022
Sheppey Crossing closed for water repairs

Motorists were stuck in long delays after the Sheppey Crossing was closed to install water pumps.

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Island without water now faces power cuts

13 July 2022
Island without water now faces power cuts

Islanders who who woke up to their second day without water now face power cuts.

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Major incident declared amid water shortage

13 July 2022
Major incident declared amid water shortage

Water beginning to 'trickle back' after 30,000 people on the Isle of Sheppey left without water for two days.

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Pupil punished for wearing shorts during heatwave

13 July 2022
Pupil punished for wearing shorts during heatwave

A Kent schoolboy was placed in isolation after wearing shorts into class during the heatwave.

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School shuts as water supply cut off across island

12 July 2022
School shuts as water supply cut off across island

As temperatures look set to hit 30C Southern Water says supplies may have to be cut and is arranging for bottles of water to be distributed.

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Resort's paddling pool remains closed

11 July 2022
Resort's paddling pool remains closed

A children's seafront paddling pool remains closed during the heatwave after first a national shortage of chlorine and then no electricity.

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Dad's shock at finding tooth in Fray Bentos pie

11 July 2022
Dad's shock at finding tooth in Fray Bentos pie

A dad says "it was like crunching a stone" when he discovered a tooth in his minced beef and onion pie.

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Brightening up the beach with paint

10 July 2022
Brightening up the beach with paint

One of Kent's seaside resorts is splashing out on colourful murals for its sea wall.

Thames barge helps Sheppey join Whitstable Biennale

09 July 2022
Thames barge helps Sheppey join Whitstable Biennale

Thames barge Edith May was sailing between Queenborough and the mainland so Sheppey could join the Whitstable Biennale arts festival.

Home Bargains to take over Aldi store

08 July 2022
Home Bargains to take over Aldi store

Aldi is 'fully committed' to open a flagship store when it closes a town centre branch, with Home Bargains lined up to move in when it vacates.

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Kent County Show - here's what's happening

08 July 2022
Kent County Show - here's what's happening

For the first time in three years, the show returns with the three-day festival and there's loads to see and take part in.

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Edinburgh Fringe thriller gets debut in Kent

08 July 2022
Edinburgh Fringe thriller gets debut in Kent

Thriller movie Killahurtz, filmed in Kent, will be shown at the Edinburgh Fringe next month. But it's first public showing will be in its home town.

Tourists coaches forced to park 20 miles from seaside resort

06 July 2022
Tourists coaches forced to park 20 miles from seaside resort

Holiday island steps up it's 12-year campaign for a coach park of its own.

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Fire crews tackling 'building site' blaze

04 July 2022
Fire crews tackling 'building site' blaze

Fire crews are at the site of a blaze believed to be on a building site near the A2.

'I was spat on for having Ukrainian flag on my car'

02 July 2022
'I was spat on for having Ukrainian flag on my car'

A man who drove an ambulance on a mercy mission to Ukraine says he was spat at in a Kent McDonald's car park for having the country's flag on his car.

Seaside motorhome destroyed by mystery fire

01 July 2022
Seaside motorhome destroyed by mystery fire

A person was treated for smoke inhalation after a motorhome went up in flames. It is not not known what caused the blaze.

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Surprise road closure causes traffic chaos on school run

29 June 2022
Surprise road closure causes traffic chaos on school run

School buses and commuters were caught in gridlock when contractors closed a main road 'without warning'.

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Bomb ship landmark mast stay... for now at least

29 June 2022
Bomb ship landmark mast stay... for now at least

Plans to remove the masts from the wreck of the American munitions ship off the Kent coast have been pushed back.

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Seaside town faced with 'threat' of cement works

28 June 2022
Seaside town faced with 'threat' of cement works

Residents have launched a petition against cement works planned for their seaside town because of noise, health and pollution fears.

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Police hunt driver after runaway truck crashes into driveway

27 June 2022
Police hunt driver after runaway truck crashes into driveway

Police are searching for a driver after an out of control pick-up truck smashed through the front garden wall of a house.

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