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Charity sets up service for lonely

25 December 2020
Charity sets up service for lonely

A community charity group in Kent has set up a new service to combat loneliness in part of the county.

Stranded truckers sent to Sheppey for covid test

24 December 2020
Stranded truckers sent to Sheppey for covid test

German lorry drivers stranded in Britain when France closed its border with the UK were sent to the Isle of Sheppey to be tested for coronavirus.

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Man 'with screwdriver' puts hospital in lockdown

22 December 2020
Man 'with screwdriver' puts hospital in lockdown

Patients and medical staff were trapped inside a hospital after a man with a screwdriver threatened staff, it is claimed.

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Inside Kent's first mass covid test centre

17 December 2020
Inside Kent's first mass covid test centre

We go inside one of Kent's first two covid test centres for people without symptoms to find out what it's like and meet Kent's public health director.

Free copies of newspaper distributed with food parcels

16 December 2020
Free copies of newspaper distributed with food parcels

Copies of a Kent newspaper are being delivered free with 500 food bank parcels to ensure struggling families feel part of the community.

First patients given coronavirus vaccine in England's covid hotspot

15 December 2020
First patients given coronavirus vaccine in England's covid hotspot

Bel Austin, believed to be the oldest working journalist in Kent, has become one of the first to be given a vaccination for coronavirus.

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Kitchen horror as grenade explodes in sink

13 December 2020
Kitchen horror as grenade explodes in sink

A mum has told how a grenade she and her daughter found on a beach turned into a fireball as she checked with a hot pin to see if it was whale vomit.

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Former 'whistling postman' has raised £6,500 for charity

13 December 2020
Former 'whistling postman' has raised £6,500 for charity

Dale Howting, 86, has raised £6,500 for charity this year by getting on his bike - and is on target to raise a total of £300,000 next year.

Testing schools will be a 'challenge'

12 December 2020
Testing schools will be a 'challenge'

The leader of Kent County Council has admitted the government's call to test symptom-free school pupils by Christmas will be difficult.

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Prisons reject blame for London covid spike

12 December 2020
Prisons reject blame for London covid spike

A union boss has dismissed claims that Kent's coronavirus-hit jails are to blame for Londoners faced with Tier 3 restrictions.

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Police save man from bridge

12 December 2020
Police save man from bridge

Officers were called to a bridge and handed over a man to medics.

Final curtain for popular music pub

10 December 2020
Final curtain for popular music pub

The strict Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions are taking their toll on Kent's live music pubs.

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Artist recreates Turner's The Fighting Temeraire for giant seafront mural

10 December 2020
Artist recreates Turner's The Fighting Temeraire for giant seafront mural

A father-of-four has recreated one of JMW Turner's most famous paintings for a giant mural on the seafront of a Kent resort.

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Mystery hole appears in church's graveyard

09 December 2020
Mystery hole appears in church's graveyard

A mystery hole which appeared overnight next to one of Kent's oldest churches has become a new tourist attraction as police look into it.

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One-teen crime wave torched two schools

09 December 2020
One-teen crime wave torched two schools

A teenage arsonist who caused £17k of damage to two schools, threatened a witness and attacked a student has escaped jail by a "hair's breadth."

Covid hotspot to get mass testing centre in a club

09 December 2020
Covid hotspot to get mass testing centre in a club

The Army has been called in to set up a mass coronavirus testing centre in a working men's club in one of Kent's top covid hotspots.

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Rail passengers trapped after train hits tree

07 December 2020
Rail passengers trapped after train hits tree

Commuters were rescued after they were trapped onboard carriages when a train hit a fallen tree on the tracks.

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'Pregnant woman' stabbed twice at flats

07 December 2020
'Pregnant woman' stabbed twice at flats

A woman, believed to be pregnant, is in hospital after being stabbed twice at a block of flats.

Mystery mouse now featured on her own Christmas cards and PJs

04 December 2020
Mystery mouse now featured on her own Christmas cards and PJs

Fans of Moo Mop Mouse paintings which have been popping up in a Kent seaside resort can now buy Christmas cards and PJs featuring the little rodent.

Last-minute eviction u-turn too late for many at caravan park

03 December 2020
Last-minute eviction u-turn too late for many at caravan park

Families who were told they were being made homeless from a holiday park just weeks before Christmas have now been told they can stay.

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