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Businesses braced for 'rule of six' backlash

14 September 2020
Businesses braced for 'rule of six' backlash

As new lockdown restrictions come into force, businesses say they face challenges with the latest rules.

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The lost asylums of Kent

13 September 2020
The lost asylums of Kent

With a shift away from putting mentally-ill people in institutions, the door was firmly shut on the use of asylums. We look at their history in Kent.

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Family with autistic sons offered £100k to move away

07 September 2020
Family with autistic sons offered £100k to move away

The plight of Kent parents of children with special educational needs is to be featured on the BBC's Panorama programme.

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Train company having a 'mare'

05 September 2020
Train company having a 'mare'

A report of horses on the line resulted in a train company trotting out some amusing tweets.

Animal sanctuary fights for survival

05 September 2020
Animal sanctuary fights for survival

An appeal has been launched to save an animal rescue centre after it was told to leave its current premises.

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Ten arrests after protesters clash with police

05 September 2020
Ten arrests after protesters clash with police

Ten people have been arrested after anti and pro immigration groups descended on a town centre.

Stalker jailed after breaking into victim's home

03 September 2020
Stalker jailed after breaking into victim's home

A stalker who forced his terrified victim, who had no idea who he was, to hide in her bathroom has been jailed.

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Longest waits for council housing revealed

03 September 2020
Longest waits for council housing revealed

Thousands of people remain on waiting lists for a council property as local authorities continue to deal with a shortage of suitable homes.

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Man pulled from water at dockside

18 August 2020
Man pulled from water at dockside

Police, firefighters and medics were called to reports a man had fallen in the water.

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'Police incident' on Dartford Crossing

15 August 2020
'Police incident' on Dartford Crossing

There were problems for motorists heading into the county after traffic was held due to a police incident on the M25.

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Severe M25 delays after spillage

14 August 2020
Severe M25 delays after spillage

There were huge queues on the M25 with traffic stretching back for five miles after an earlier spillage.

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The rise and fall of Charlie Elphicke

30 July 2020
The rise and fall of Charlie Elphicke

A constituency MP for nearly a decade, Charlie Elphicke has found his career in tatters after carrying out three sexual assaults.

Disgraced former MP faces jail over sexual assaults

30 July 2020
Disgraced former MP faces jail over sexual assaults

Former Kent MP Charlie Elphicke has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault.

New rules to improve safety for taxi passengers

21 July 2020
New rules to improve safety for taxi passengers

A range of new standards to improve safety for passengers in taxis and private hire vehicles have been introduced by the Government.

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Bingo hall's number is up

15 July 2020
Bingo hall's number is up

Bingo goers will have to find somewhere else for their fix of lucky numbers after a national chain announced it was closing a Kent branch.

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Delays on M2 after multi-vehicle crash

11 July 2020
Delays on M2 after multi-vehicle crash

There were queues on a motorway after a number of vehicles were involved in a crash.

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Tunnel blocked after crash

10 July 2020
Tunnel blocked after crash

Traffic was held on the M25 after an accident in the Dartford Tunnel.

Police called to beach 'party'

26 June 2020
Police called to beach 'party'

More than 200 people descended on a beach for an open-air party last night.

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Van fire closes Dartford Crossing

25 June 2020
Van fire closes Dartford Crossing

Firefighters were called to the clockwise M25 after a van caught fire on the crossing.

Homes left without water on hottest day of year

25 June 2020
Homes left without water on hottest day of year

Burst pipe leads to large parts of a town having no running water as temperatures soar.

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