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Crisis-hit hospital trust 'must make immediate improvements'

Crisis-hit hospital trust 'must make immediate improvements'

20 December 2023

A hospital trust has been ordered to make “immediate improvements” with staff shortages and “overcrowded” A&E departments leading to safety concerns.

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‘Creepy clowns with scary sharp teeth’ disturb residents

‘Creepy clowns with scary sharp teeth’ disturb residents

19 December 2023

“Lairy teenagers” wearing creepy clown masks with “huge sharp teeth” have been disturbing villagers in a series of anti-social acts.

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Rail passengers face delays after person spotted on tracks

Rail passengers face delays after person spotted on tracks

19 December 2023

Rail passengers are experiencing delays after a person was spotted on the tracks.

Cows to be culled as new Kent cases of bluetongue disease confirmed

Cows to be culled as new Kent cases of bluetongue disease confirmed

14 December 2023

Three new cases of bluetongue disease have been identified in the county.

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Major route blocked after three-vehicle smash

Major route blocked after three-vehicle smash

14 December 2023

A major route has been blocked after two cars and a motorbike crashed on a roundabout leaving one person injured.

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BBC drama about Viagra trials to air this month

BBC drama about Viagra trials to air this month

11 December 2023

A new TV programme about the discovery of Viagra, in which a Kent laboratory played a key role, is airing this month.

‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’

‘We’ll have year’s worth of bottles filled with urine at the roadside’

11 December 2023

Roadside verges will pile up with litter and urine-filled bottles for a year following a council’s decision to skip a six-monthly clean, it is feared.

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‘My wheelchair gets stuck - why isn’t King’s coastal path more accessible?’

‘My wheelchair gets stuck - why isn’t King’s coastal path more accessible?’

11 December 2023

Wheelchair users are calling for vital upgrades to a 3km stretch of the King Charles III Coastal Path which they say is “completely inaccessible”.

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'People keep crashing in our street - we need to slow traffic down’

'People keep crashing in our street - we need to slow traffic down’

09 December 2023

Worried residents say traffic-calming measures are needed in their small but busy street as speeding drivers have become a “menace”.

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Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure

Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure

07 December 2023

Two adorable lion cubs hand-reared by Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall have moved to a public enclosure for the first time.

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More disruption on A2 as further closures announced

More disruption on A2 as further closures announced

07 December 2023

New details have been revealed of continued works and closures on the A2, which continue beyond the New Year.

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Former mayor 'apologises' publicly after bullying scandal

Former mayor 'apologises' publicly after bullying scandal

05 December 2023

A former mayor forced to apologise publicly to a woman he was ruled to have bullied has made unfounded claims the allegations against him are lies.

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Plans unveiled for former bank left empty for six years

Plans unveiled for former bank left empty for six years

05 December 2023

A former Grade II-listed town centre bank stood empty for six years could be overhauled into flats.

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A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

A-road shut for three hours after two-vehicle crash

01 December 2023

An A-road was closed in both directions for three hours following a crash involving two cars.

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Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

Is Prime Minister winning battle to curb small boat crossings?

30 November 2023

Rishi Sunak has made it one of his key pledges – but is he winning in the battle to curb the number of small boats crossing the Channel?

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The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

30 November 2023

A couple both aged over 100 say they have never argued during 81 years of marriage and admit: “We had no idea we’d last this long.”

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Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

Children miss school as vital train service cancelled for days

28 November 2023

Pupils have been missing school as a signalling fault has caused the cancellation of a vital train service, which has not been running since Friday.

Sadness as Pilgrims Hospice founder dies aged 89

Sadness as Pilgrims Hospice founder dies aged 89

28 November 2023

An inspirational nurse who founded a charity dedicated to caring for terminally ill patients has died aged 89.

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'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

'We can’t save all of the Banksy - but we do have bits of it'

28 November 2023

Not all of a Brexit-themed Banksy can be saved following the demolition of the building it appeared on, council bosses have revealed.

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Plan to completely ban traffic from high street splits town

Plan to completely ban traffic from high street splits town

27 November 2023

Town centre traders are split over plans to extend a high street traffic ban – with some fearing it could “kill” their small shops.

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