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'Amazing ambassador for grassroots football'
20 January 2021Tributes have been pouring in for a ' big hearted' soccer league secretary who died from the new variant of Covid-19.
Have your say in the district's future
20 January 2021A council is inviting opinions on the draft of its local plan, a document that sets out development of the district for the next 20 years
'What about us?'
20 January 2021Vulnerable residents in part of the county with just a single centre open for public Covid vaccinations are yet to hear from their GPs.
Plans for water sports and inflatable park
20 January 2021Plans to build an aquapark with an artificial lake for water sports have garnered support because of potential tourism benefits.
Laptop donations are a highway to home learning
19 January 2021Kids without laptops have been given the best chance to access classes from home thanks to donations from the community
Comedy bingo puts the fun into fundraising
19 January 2021A care providing charity is determined to keep people entertained through lockdown, with more comedy bingo direct from your devices
More symptom-free test sites to open
18 January 2021Another five asymptomatic testing sites are to open across the county, bringing capacity to 20,000 a day.
'Save the festival'
17 January 2021A crowdfunding effort has been launched to rescue an annual film event that has now been crippled by the effects of the pandemic.
Vaccination rollout reaches port town
15 January 2021A health service spokesman has confirmed that vaccinations against coronavirus in a district have started for the public today.
'Why are we last in the queue for vaccinations?'
14 January 2021Pensioners have criticised delays in rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine in Kent's worst affected areas.
'Use our centre'
14 January 2021A community group has offered health bosses its building for Covid jabs for the public after complaints that its district only has one centre.
Green power
14 January 2021A total of 49 electric vehicle charging points are due to open in 18 locations in March to help combat climate change.
Fine of £5,000 for dumping
14 January 2021A company has been fined £5,000, and made to pay £1,870 in costs and a surcharge, after being found guilty by magistrates of fly-tipping.
Learning to bounce back
13 January 2021Tourism training courses will be run to help businesses recover after the economic slump from coronavirus lockdowns.
'Mayhem' predicted
13 January 2021Members of the public in a district are expected to crowd to a single coronavirus vaccination centre: a petition has been raised demanding more.
Crimebusting at their fingertips
12 January 2021A council cabinet has adopted a policy of using social media as a weapon to battle against criminal activities.
Green light for climate change plan
12 January 2021The first anti-pollution strategy of its kind by a council has been voted through with a bonus of new money for car charge points.
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.
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.
