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Trains to London re-routed

Trains to London re-routed

21 December 2022

Commuters have faced hours of delays after a signalling fault at one train station.

Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

Kent hospitals 'like war zone' as 1,300 endure 12-hour corridor waits

21 December 2022

A&E departments in Kent have been left resembling "a war zone" as patients wait days to be admitted to overstretched hospitals.

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'Disgusting predator' jailed after train sex attack on teen

'Disgusting predator' jailed after train sex attack on teen

20 December 2022

A sex offender has been jailed after plying a teenage girl with alcohol before sexually assaulting her on a train.

Dismay as historic hotel to be converted into homes

Dismay as historic hotel to be converted into homes

20 December 2022

A former pub is set to be turned into houses - despite opposition from residents - after Brexit and Covid left the business struggling financially.

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Teen appears in court over Channel Crossing deaths

Teen appears in court over Channel Crossing deaths

19 December 2022

A teenager has appeared in court in connection with his alleged role in an ill-fated crossing incident in the Channel which claimed four lives.

'We'll keep fighting to stop Rwanda policy despite court ruling'

'We'll keep fighting to stop Rwanda policy despite court ruling'

19 December 2022

Charities who challenged the government’s plan to send asylum seekers arriving on UK shores to Rwanda say they will continue to fight to stop it.

Town's first PureGym to open in former Halfords

Town's first PureGym to open in former Halfords

19 December 2022

A former Halfords superstore is to become a PureGym after planning permission was granted despite concern from residents.

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Teen charged over tragic Channel crossing that left four dead

Teen charged over tragic Channel crossing that left four dead

18 December 2022

A teenager has been charged in connection with the ill-fated Channel crossing that claimed the lives of four asylum seekers earlier this week.

‘It would be like binning the Mona Lisa’

‘It would be like binning the Mona Lisa’

18 December 2022

An art dealer is pleading for Banksy artwork to be saved before the building it was painted on is demolished.

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Sadness as Kent cinema to shut for months

Sadness as Kent cinema to shut for months

16 December 2022

Film fans have expressed their sadness as a Kent cinema has revealed it has been forced to shut temporarily.

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Police probe launched as work to identify Channel bodies continues

Police probe launched as work to identify Channel bodies continues

16 December 2022

Officers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the Channel tragedy, while working to identify the four victims.

Search for bodies in Channel called off

Search for bodies in Channel called off

16 December 2022

The search for bodies after a dinghy capsized has been called off.

Inside the home of dad-of-five preparing for end of society

Inside the home of dad-of-five preparing for end of society

16 December 2022

Footage taken inside the home of a man preparing for the collapse of society by hoarding guns and tinned food under floorboards has been released.

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'The dead were left unburied and rubbish piled up on the streets'

'The dead were left unburied and rubbish piled up on the streets'

16 December 2022

As strikes and snow hit Kent, we look back at the Winter of Discontent when both freezing weather and mass industrial action paralysed the country.

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'We're not running the Ritz - it's a back-street pub'

'We're not running the Ritz - it's a back-street pub'

15 December 2022

The new landlord of a pub set to reopen after two months shut says prices will be kept reasonable as people struggle amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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Teenager among dead in Channel tragedy

Teenager among dead in Channel tragedy

15 December 2022

A teenager is among the dead from yesterday's Channel tragedy, with four people still missing, it has been revealed.

Hero fishermen rescue 31 from sinking dinghy

Hero fishermen rescue 31 from sinking dinghy

14 December 2022

The owner of a scallop boat has described how his crew helped rescue dozens of suspected asylum seekers from a sea tragedy that claimed four lives.

Huge search continues after four die in Channel tragedy

Huge search continues after four die in Channel tragedy

14 December 2022

A huge search will continue following the deaths of four people in the Channel.

Historic farm reveals plans for summertime glamping

Historic farm reveals plans for summertime glamping

14 December 2022

Plans have been revealed to turn part of a farm into a seasonal glamping site following the success of a pop-up campsite.

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Charities warned of more channel deaths after 2021 tragedy

Charities warned of more channel deaths after 2021 tragedy

14 December 2022

A year after 32 asylum seekers drowned in the English Channel, charities feared a similar tragedy was inevitable unless urgent action was taken.

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