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Fire crews called to field blaze

10 August 2022
Fire crews called to field blaze

Firefighters are at the scene of a grass fire close to playing fields and two schools.

'They got dragged out from the fire in their slippers'

10 August 2022
'They got dragged out from the fire in their slippers'

A community fundraiser has been set up to help an elderly couple and other families left homeless after a fire swept through a row of terraced homes.

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Van engulfed by flames on A2

09 August 2022
Van engulfed by flames on A2

Traffic was temporarily brought to a halt while fire crews battled a large van fire on the side of the A2.

Pictures show houses destroyed in blaze

09 August 2022
Pictures show houses destroyed in blaze

More than 60 firefighters were sent to the scene of a large fire which spread across four terraced properties.

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Country lane shut after children's toys dumped

08 August 2022
Country lane shut after children's toys dumped

An investigation has been launched after a rural road was shut following the flytipping of several kids toys.

Caravan scorched in industrial blaze near woods

08 August 2022
Caravan scorched in industrial blaze near woods

A large fire has broken out at an industrial site near a wooded area which has also engulfed several vehicles and atleast one caravan.

Firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

08 August 2022
Firefighters tackle industrial estate blaze

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze which broke out at a commercial premises on an industrial estate.

'Kent looking down the barrel of a homeless crisis'

08 August 2022
'Kent looking down the barrel of a homeless crisis'

A charity is warning more households could become homeless as the number of people at risk of losing their properties rises to pre-pandemic levels.

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'My life was ruined by hospital fall'

05 August 2022
'My life was ruined by hospital fall'

A gas engineer who suffered life changing spinal injuries following a fall at work is appealing for financial help to make his home safe to live in.

Converted housing to give homeless 'a bit of dignity back'

04 August 2022
Converted housing to give homeless 'a bit of dignity back'

Proposals have been submitted to convert another town centre property into short term accommodation for the homeless amid the cost of living crisis.

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Man taken to hospital after town centre stabbing

03 August 2022
Man taken to hospital after town centre stabbing

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the back in a high street.

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Opening of £7.4m hospital ward delayed

02 August 2022
Opening of £7.4m hospital ward delayed

A new hospital ward which aimed to cut waiting times remains closed more than six months after it was completed.

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Man taken to hospital after crashing car into vehicle on driveway

01 August 2022
Man taken to hospital after crashing car into vehicle on driveway

A busy main road was cordoned off by police after a motorist crashed his car into a vehicle parked on a driveway.

Far-right protests over drag queen storytime for children

31 July 2022
Far-right protests over drag queen storytime for children

A far-right nationalist group held protests outside Kent libraries over events where drag queens were due to read to children.

'We're not a London borough - but the mayor wants us to pay'

26 July 2022
'We're not a London borough - but the mayor wants us to pay'

Motorists say Sadiq Khan's plans to expand London's Ultra Low Emission Zone to the border with Kent is an 'unfair tax' and a money grab.

'School drop-off is like the Wild West'

25 July 2022
'School drop-off is like the Wild West'

Parents and teachers are calling for a street outside a primary school to be made one way following a spate of near-misses outside the gates.

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Two teens arrested after corn field fire

25 July 2022
Two teens arrested after corn field fire

Two teenage boys have been arrested after a hedgerow caught alight and spread to a nearby corn field in what is being treated as an arson attack.

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Major route shut after burst water main near bridge

24 July 2022
Major route shut after burst water main near bridge

Some residents have been left with little or no access to water after a pipe burst near a viaduct prompting police to shut a major road.

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House completely destroyed in blaze

24 July 2022
House completely destroyed in blaze

A detached home has been completely gutted by a fire which threatened to spread to nearby crop fields.

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Man with head injury left hospital not knowing his name

24 July 2022
Man with head injury left hospital not knowing his name

A man last seen leaving a hospital with a head injury and unable to confirm his own name has been found.

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