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'Others are getting flights home, where's ours?'

03 April 2020
'Others are getting flights home, where's ours?'

A family trapped in a remote Indian village say they have had no support as citizens from other countries fly home.

Ships sound horns in salute to NHS

03 April 2020
Ships sound horns in salute to NHS

Vessels docked along the Thames sounded their horns as part of the second weekly Clap For Our Carers

New primary school gets financial backing

02 April 2020
New primary school gets financial backing

A new school set to open in September has signed a funding agreement with the government

Engineer's idea to make face masks

02 April 2020
Engineer's idea to make face masks

A man is encouraging people to make their own face masks which they can arrange to give to others via a website.

Watch dramatic cliff rescue

02 April 2020
Watch dramatic cliff rescue

This is the moment officers used their own uniform to help hoist a man to safety after he was found dangling from a cliff face.

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Pharmacy praises the 'angel next door'

02 April 2020
Pharmacy praises the 'angel next door'

A chemist has described the overwhelming community response which has seen volunteers sign up in huge numbers to help the business.

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Small businesses face closure over 'cash flow' problem

01 April 2020
Small businesses face closure over 'cash flow' problem

Businesses say they could be forced to shut despite government pledges of financial support.

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Couple return from Bali lockdown

01 April 2020
Couple return from Bali lockdown

Two holidaymakers have entered self-isolation after managing to secure flights home from an Indonesian Island.

Firefighters move obese people once every two days

01 April 2020
Firefighters move obese people once every two days

Firefighters in Kent had to rescue obese people once every two days last year - and even invested in special dummies to help with training.

140-year-old rugby club could fold

31 March 2020
140-year-old rugby club could fold

A 140-year-old community sports club is faced with closure after missing out on a vital government grant.

Pharmacies to close for lunch to cope with virus demand

31 March 2020
Pharmacies to close for lunch to cope with virus demand

Various stores will shut intermittently across the county to give staff a break and allow them to restock.

Dad runs marathon in his own backgarden

31 March 2020
Dad runs marathon in his own backgarden

A runner set himself the unusual challenge after events were postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Logistics firm to offer emergency deliveries

27 March 2020
Logistics firm to offer emergency deliveries

A freight company has joined a national drive to keep the country stocked during the coronavirus crisis.

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Online baby ballet keeps toddlers on their toes

27 March 2020
Online baby ballet keeps toddlers on their toes

A dance studio is streaming its classes so pre-schoolers can get their daily ballet fix.

Firefighters called to animal pen blaze

27 March 2020
Firefighters called to animal pen blaze

Crews received reports of a blaze at a small enclosure.

Two prisoners charged with murder of cell mate

27 March 2020
Two prisoners charged with murder of cell mate

Two prisoners have been charged with beating their cell mate to death at a high security jail.

Couple stranded in Bali

26 March 2020
Couple stranded in Bali

Travellers are without a clear route home from the island following the suspension of flights and fear they could be there for months.

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'Do the decent thing, stay away'

26 March 2020
'Do the decent thing, stay away'

A park says it will be reporting parents seen lifting children over its chained gates to the police.

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Home helpers network to be made free

26 March 2020
Home helpers network to be made free

A platform which connects older people with hired help will be running for free during the crisis.

Meet the barista keeping the virus army fuelled

26 March 2020
Meet the barista keeping the virus army fuelled

We spoke to the Kent barista delivering coffee and food to workers on the coronavirus frontline.

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