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Crowds welcome asylum seekers as far-right counter protest

Crowds welcome asylum seekers as far-right counter protest

17 October 2020

Police attended a meeting to welcome asylum seekers living in barracks in Kent - with a small number of the far-right also showing up.

Kent's lost police stations and what's there now

Kent's lost police stations and what's there now

17 October 2020

From blocks of flats to beauty salons and Wetherspoon pubs, several of our county's former police stations now have a new lease of life.

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Police seek man as part of rape investigation

Police seek man as part of rape investigation

16 October 2020

Police have released a CCTV image of a man who they believe may be able to help them with their inquiries into a rape.

New escape room set to open

New escape room set to open

16 October 2020

A new escape room is set to open, and will help raise vital funds for an historic Kent landmark.

New luxury overnight stay with leopards and rhinos

New luxury overnight stay with leopards and rhinos

15 October 2020

Families and couples will soon be able to stay the night at a wild animal park in striking new wigwams.

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Weed dealer ordered to pay back £20k

Weed dealer ordered to pay back £20k

15 October 2020

A confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act has resulted in a drug dealer being ordered to hand over £20,000.

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Army halt firing exercise after asylum seekers land nearby

Army halt firing exercise after asylum seekers land nearby

15 October 2020

An army firing exercise on military land had to be stopped after a boat carrying asylum seekers landed nearby.

Suspected county lines dealer charged after drugs seized

Suspected county lines dealer charged after drugs seized

15 October 2020

A suspected county lines dealer has appeared in court after being arrested.

The 1987 Great Storm in 100 photos

The 1987 Great Storm in 100 photos

15 October 2020

Every picture tells a story as we look back through our archive at the storm that devastated Kent in October 1987.

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Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

14 October 2020

The county is to become 'The Garden of Roadside Loos' when portable toilets are installed along the M20 and A20 for truckers in wake of Brexit.

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Man extradited from Spain in connection to 'threats to kill'

Man extradited from Spain in connection to 'threats to kill'

14 October 2020

A man wanted in connection with a report of threats to kill has been returned to the UK after being arrested in Spain.

Halloween fright night film screenings

Halloween fright night film screenings

14 October 2020

Want this Halloween to go with a scream? Here's some fright night film screenings for all ages ready to have you howling into All Hallow's Eve.

Could council offices relocate to historic castle?

Could council offices relocate to historic castle?

14 October 2020

Council offices, described as an "aesthetic carbuncle", could close and relocate to a proposed 'garden town' or a nearby £3m historic castle.

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Tourist hotspot gets food and drink market

Tourist hotspot gets food and drink market

14 October 2020

A new, outdoor space for food and drink vendors has opened at a popular visitor spot.

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Heartbreak at death of baby Thea

Heartbreak at death of baby Thea

14 October 2020

The grieving parents of a baby girl say they were abandoned by East Kent Hospitals despite repeated pleas for help with her care.

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Firm offers 50% profit share to staff

Firm offers 50% profit share to staff

13 October 2020

Agency unveils generous profit share scheme for remainder of what's been a 'challenging' year.

CCTV catches serial burglar in the act

CCTV catches serial burglar in the act

13 October 2020

This is the moment a serial burglar was caught on camera as he broke into one of five businesses during a three-month spree.

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'I came to find a safe place, not to be detained as a criminal'

'I came to find a safe place, not to be detained as a criminal'

13 October 2020

An asylum seeker has revealed what it is like living at a military barracks which has been turned into a holding site by the Home Office.

Council injunction to halt 'unauthorised' traveller site

Council injunction to halt 'unauthorised' traveller site

12 October 2020

A court injunction has been issued to stop the development of a gypsy and traveller site, following complaints about work already starting.

Kent's hospitals then and now

Kent's hospitals then and now

12 October 2020

Take a look back in time and fast forward to the present as we go back into the archives to look at Kent's hospitals through the ages.

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