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Flags fill bandstand's funding gap
28 May 2020The sale of surplus flags for VE Day celebrations has helped bridge a bandstand's funding gap after this year's Royal Marines concert was cancelled
Carnival cancelled over Covid-19
27 May 2020A seaside town's bursting schedule of summertime events suffered a brutal blow from Coronavirus with the cancellation of the town's carnival.
Sam's walk smashes fundraising target
26 May 2020A disabled man, who has completed 2,600 metres on his walking frame for the NHS, has more than doubled the money raised in a week
What will shopping be like when stores reopen?
26 May 2020Store bosses are putting together plans to reopen after the government announced further easing of lockdown measures.
Lady pilot's flight challenge for care home
26 May 2020A pilot will take to the skies in an international flying competition to help a care home charity whose fundraising events have been hit by Covid-19
More of Kent's most historic pubs
25 May 2020The county is home to a number of pubs with fascinating histories - with some even dating back to the 1100s. Does your local feature?
Feeling the flower power during lockdown
24 May 2020Flower power's blossoming, with the need to get creative and connect with nature, and comedian Vic Reeves is hosting a TV show tapping into it.
Drive-thru donations event for food bank
23 May 2020Food bank volunteers will be ensuring social distancing is upheld at a special drive-thru donations event at a supermarket
Migrants pose 'major threat' to UK border, warns former chief
22 May 2020A former Border Force chief says migrants trying to reach the UK shores are posing a "major threat" to the country's border.
Plans for 88 homes and 4G pitch granted
22 May 2020Planners have allowed a new homes scheme to go ahead featuring 88 houses, a 4G pitch and two storey club house at a former school sports ground
Plea for urgent help with asylum seekers as Kent services 'engulfed'
22 May 2020Kent County Council has written to the Home Secretary asking for "immediate help" as children's services "run out of road".
People smuggling gang leader jailed
22 May 2020A man who masterminded a people smuggling operation bringing migrants in small boats from France to Britain has been jailed after fleeing to Spain
Union's plea to government over P&O job cuts
22 May 2020A union is calling on the government to nationalise struggling P&O Ferries and to make more use of the furlough scheme to save staff from redundancy
'Children have died because of Covid-19 fears'
22 May 2020Two children are feared to be among those to have died as concerns over exposure to coronavirus keeps gravely-ill patients away from Kent’s hospitals.
Martha needs votes for £1k prize for PPE
22 May 2020A charity will buy protective equipment to keep its care home free from Covid-19 if it wins a £1,000 competition prize, but it needs your votes
157 migrants intercepted in just one day
21 May 2020More than 150 people have been picked up by British and French authorities as they tried to cross the English Channel today.
Decision expected on 88 homes and 4G pitch
21 May 2020Tonight planners will decide whether to allow a new homes scheme for 88 houses, a 4G pitch and two storey club house at a former school sports ground
Bus firm to limit passengers on board
21 May 2020A bus operator which serves Kent has issued guidance after it announced it will be limiting the numbers of customers on board.
Nigel Farage films 'national scandal' of migrants in boats
21 May 2020Politician Nigel Farage filmed migrants crammed dangerously into a small boat and said he witnessed the French escorting them into English waters
Tributes to amusement and funfair owner
21 May 2020Known as the man in the trilby, the owner of a coastal amusement and funfair empire has died
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