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Free meals introduced for parents of tots at hospital children’s ward

Free meals introduced for parents of tots at hospital children’s ward

07 December 2023

Parents and carers will now be able to enjoy free meals if their tot is staying at a hospital’s children’s ward.

‘Hospital can’t become a police state' in wake of morgue monster inquiry

‘Hospital can’t become a police state' in wake of morgue monster inquiry

07 December 2023

The hospital where a necrophiliac carried out his sick crimes cannot be turned into a “police state”, says an NHS trust boss.

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Parts of school shut for two days after boiler failure

Parts of school shut for two days after boiler failure

07 December 2023

Teachers at a grammar school have told key stage three children to not attend classes for two days following a boiler failure.

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Doctor accused colleague of writing letter alleging sexual assault against patient

Doctor accused colleague of writing letter alleging sexual assault against patient

06 December 2023

A doctor was devastated after discovering his colleague, who is currently on trial, had written a letter accusing him of sexual assault.

Boss of former nursing home banned after saying 'women should be punched sometimes'

Boss of former nursing home banned after saying 'women should be punched sometimes'

06 December 2023

The former boss of a now-defunct care home business has been suspended from the profession after making disparaging remarks.

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Deadly bluetongue cases rise as control zone expands

Deadly bluetongue cases rise as control zone expands

06 December 2023

Farmers could face fines or jail for moving livestock as cases of the potentially fatal bluetongue virus rise.

School therapy dog needs urgent £7k surgery

School therapy dog needs urgent £7k surgery

05 December 2023

Thousands of pounds need to be raised to help fund vital surgery that will allow a much-loved primary school therapy dog to return to the classroom.

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Council legal action over unaccompanied child asylum seekers due back in court

Council legal action over unaccompanied child asylum seekers due back in court

04 December 2023

The controversial issue of how Kent deals with lone asylum-seeking children arriving in small boats is due back in the High Court.

Nurse who helped thousands during career retires after 64 years

Nurse who helped thousands during career retires after 64 years

03 December 2023

A nurse who looked after victims during an IRA bomb attack and dedicated decades of her life has finally decided to retire.

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Cruise ship rescue drama in Channel

Cruise ship rescue drama in Channel

03 December 2023

Lifeboat and coastguard teams raced to help rescue a man taken ill on board a cruise ship off the Kent coast.

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Beds offered to rough sleepers during cold snap

Beds offered to rough sleepers during cold snap

01 December 2023

Rough sleepers are being encouraged to take up offers of shelter as temperatures plummet in the Towns.

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Hundreds of NHS workers to go on strike

Hundreds of NHS workers to go on strike

01 December 2023

Hundreds of hospital workers employed by a company owned by the NHS trust are set to go on strike in a dispute.

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Top surgeon accused of massive fraud and forgery offences

Top surgeon accused of massive fraud and forgery offences

30 November 2023

A former private surgeon stands accused of inflating the costs of operations he carried out by thousands of pounds.

‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

30 November 2023

Elderly residents living in a block of flats have been wearing four layers of clothes amid a miserable six-week wait for the heating to be fixed.

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Woman ‘spotted going in sea’ found ashore after helicopter search

Woman ‘spotted going in sea’ found ashore after helicopter search

29 November 2023

A woman has been found ashore following a search by RNLI, the police and the coastguard

Man taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash

Man taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash

29 November 2023

A driver has been taken to hospital with serious injuries and a road remains closed following a two-vehicle collision.

Medical centre opens after seven-year wait

Medical centre opens after seven-year wait

29 November 2023

A new all-in-one £13.5 million NHS health centre is open for business after many years of planning.

Rat infestation at hospital kitchen serving 1,500 patient meals a day

Rat infestation at hospital kitchen serving 1,500 patient meals a day

28 November 2023

Exclusive: Cameras have been installed in a hospital kitchen to monitor a rat infestation, KentOnline can reveal.

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Cows to be culled after more test positive for disease

Cows to be culled after more test positive for disease

27 November 2023

Farmers have been urged to stay vigilant after more cows were found with the bluetongue virus in Kent.

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‘I had cancer but the tumour saved my life’

‘I had cancer but the tumour saved my life’

27 November 2023

A lorry driver shocked to discover his ‘allergy’ was actually cancer says the tumour was his saving grace.

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