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Fast track to normality
06 May 2021Train services throughout Kent are regrowing as we make further progress out of the coronavirus lockdown.
New Travelodge to open 'in time for summer'
04 May 2021A new hotel is set to open bringing 20 new jobs in time for an expected surge in staycations this summer.
New date for Kent Mining Musuem opening
30 April 2021Work is set to resume on the stalled Kent Mining Museum project on the grounds of a former coal mine thanks to £1.2m from the National Lottery.
Fundraising fit for a hero
29 April 2021A restaurant is joining a campaign for charity on what would be Captain Sir Tom Moore's 101st birthday.
Make a sweeping change
28 April 2021A Kent council is urging people to join a national litter clearing campaign, which begins next month.
PCSO's death a murder investigation
27 April 2021A woman found dead in a field near a hamlet was a PCSO and her death is the subject of a murder inquiry, police have confirmed.
Escape to the county: Kent's quirkiest B&Bs
26 April 2021If you're looking to get away without leaving Kent, we've found six staycations and overnight stays from quirky b&bs to converted high school buses.
Council houses: 25% of smoke detectors are unchecked
25 April 2021Hundreds of homes owned by a council have not had their fire alarms checked and if they havem they don't have the paperwork to prove it
From thousands of pills to millions
23 April 2021A pharmaceutical company has a multi-million pound investment at its Kent base to speed up tablet production.
Mum died after toxic reaction to chemo drug
23 April 2021A coroner has concluded that a mother-of-one died after suffering a rare toxic reaction to a cancer medication.
Earth Day fundraising for school's LED light swap
22 April 2021When a school decided to switch the light source in its science block to sustainable LEDs they didn't realise how the project would snowball
Girl's A-level notes stolen by brick-throwing thief
22 April 2021A student's exam notes have been stolen after a thief hurled a brick through her car window.
The church where you can get food worth £15 for just £4
21 April 2021Hard-up families can now buy quality fresh food for a snip of the retail price at a social supermarket in a church
Food sellers can bid for Quay pitch
21 April 2021Food vendors looking for a new business opportunity are invited to bid for a prime spot along a quay popular with tourists
Friends take on fitness challenge for Martha
19 April 2021When a carer said he needed a new focus away from the lockdown gloom, it set the wheels in motion for a cycling, swimming and walking challenge
Could you run 5k in May?
15 April 2021Run 5, Donate 5, Nominate 5: That's the slogan of a fitness challenge that a care charity has partnered with and now they're asking others to join in
Remember from home
14 April 2021Members of the public are being asked to follow this year's commemoration of the 1918 Zeebrugge Raid via online film to stay Covid compliant.
Boost of 150 jobs
13 April 2021A salad making firm in Kent is offering a mass of new vacancies, needed at a time when the economy is suffering because of the pandemic.
Grants scheme returns
12 April 2021Local groups can make applications for community grants with total funds now increased to help them carry out projects in a Covid-safe way.
'Our work is done'
12 April 2021A scheme of SuperNeighbours, providing errands and company for those unable to leave home during the pandemic, is coming to an end.
