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Action for homeless agreed
11 January 2021A council cabinet has voted for a draft plan to deal with homelessness, which, it is feared, could worsen in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The Kent towns where Covid was spreading fastest after Christmas
09 January 2021One in 30 people were carrying coronavirus in several districts after Christmas, according to the Office for National Statistics.
String orchestra creates musical jigsaw for lockdown
09 January 2021A bright and optimistic piece of music, composed for lockdown, has been recorded remotely by an orchestra and digitally blended into a symphony
Designer watch, TV, and clothes taken in burglary
08 January 2021Thieves snatched a haul of expensive items in a burglary of a home in a village.
Laptop library scheme in sights for youth charity
08 January 2021A youth organisation is pursuing a computer lending scheme to help pupils study at home during the coronavirus lockdown.
Reward for feeding the stranded
08 January 2021A church group has been given a £5,000 council grant for coming to the aid of drivers and passengers trapped during last month's roads chaos.
Memories of 'cultured and knowledgable" walking group chairwoman
08 January 2021Tributes have been made in memory of a former Pfizer worker who led two branches of The Ramblers and co-founded the White Cliffs Walking Festival
Crews' two-hour battle to extinguish roof fire
07 January 2021Fire crews fought for almost two hours to extinguish a blaze that broke out in a property's roof.
Writer's thriller launches as audiobook on podcast app
07 January 2021A Kent author's latest thriller focuses on an unsolved crime in the 1960s
Help needed for children's shelter
07 January 2021A pre-school, unable to raise money in traditional ways because of the pandemic, has gone online to provide funds for a outdoor shelter..
Climate change: Council's £475k action plan
07 January 2021A council's housing and building stock will be 'decarbonised' in one of many measures to help it tackle the climate emergency and become carbon zero.
Ice warning issued for parts of Kent
07 January 2021A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for parts of the county, which could lead to difficult travel conditions.
Christmas Tree chipping service supports RNLI fundraising
06 January 2021People are invited to drop off their Christmas trees at a lifeboat station to get them chipped in exchange for a donation to the RNLI
Vaccinations and new restrictions 'best chance' to control virus
05 January 2021A Kent MP has welcomed news that the rollout of vaccinations and mass testing will launch in a town in the coming days.
Stay indoors to stay safe - again
05 January 2021Leading community figures have reacted to the third national lockdown for coronavirus with people ordered to confine themselves to home once again.
'Schools gave most of my family Covid-19'
05 January 2021A mum whose family was struck down by coronavirus is relieved that schools have closed, saying reopening them added to the spread.
Covid aftermath could mean more families lose homes
05 January 2021A council is bidding for more government money to cover the cost of temporary housing as costs jump from around £208,000 in 2014 to £747,000 in 2019.
Museum asks: 'Are you in Basil's snaps?'
04 January 2021A museum is digitising the photo collection of a celebrated newspaper photographer and selling the pictures to pay for the conservation of his work
Conceiving a fresh start
31 December 2020A cheeky Brexit-themed adverisement is a serious campaign to tackle the problem of impotence for couples.
Living in the shadow of Brexit's customs clearance sites
31 December 2020In weeks their glorious sunsets will be eclipsed by hundreds of lorries. We met the country folk who'll be living beside Kent's inland border points
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Hundreds in the dark after power cuts
