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Beach protest over 'dangerous' metal racks in sea
12 August 2021Swimmers fed up with the number of oyster trestles being installed on Kent's coastline have staged a protest calling for them to be removed.
Town football club's £20k bid for new ground
12 August 2021A popular football club is hoping to raise £20,000 so it can move to a brand-new home as its current ground is due to be developed.
Oyster sales resume after sickness bouts
12 August 2021A ban on the sale of oysters caught off Kent has been lifted - after a shellfish farm was shut down twice in one month.
Advice not to enter sea lifted after sewage leak
11 August 2021Warnings not to swim off the coast of two towns have been lifted - days after an electrical fault caused a major leak from a sewage treatment works.
'I needed stepladder to get my Amazon parcel'
11 August 2021A woman had a nightmare when she went to collect an Amazon parcel from a pick-up point... and the top locker opened out of her reach.
Pupils across district collect A-level results
10 August 2021Pupils are picking up their A-level results today after exams were scrapped for a second year - and top grades have soared to an all-time high.
Tragedy as woman collapses and dies in street
09 August 2021A woman has died after collapsing in a residential street, despite desperate efforts to resuscitate her.
Kent business boosts dog wheelchair charity
09 August 2021A Kent businesswoman who chose a charity giving wheelchairs for disabled dogs as her charity of the year has donated funds to provide one for a dog.
Arrests made in rural crime crackdown
08 August 2021A number of people have been arrested and vehicles seized as part of a crackdown on rural crime by a team of specialist officers.
The two Kent neighbourhoods with 40% not jabbed
07 August 2021While in several parts of Kent more than 90% of adults have had a Covid vaccine, uptake has been far lower in other areas of the county.
'Don't go in the sea' warning after sewage leak
07 August 2021A council has advised people not to go in the sea along a stretch of the Kent coastline this weekend due to a leak from a sewage treatment works.
Every Wetherspoon pub in Kent and what was there before
07 August 2021From former opera houses, to police stations to car showrooms - each of the county's 23 Wetherspoon pubs has a fascinating history behind it.
Food fair scrapped at popular oyster festival
06 August 2021Bosses of a hugely popular oyster festival have announced the food fair has been scrapped at this year's event.
Shock as trestles objection withdrawn
06 August 2021Natural England dropped a bombshell at a public inquiry into an oyster farm, revealing it no longer objects to controversial trestles.
Customers raise £100k to save restaurant
05 August 2021More than £100,000 has been raised to save a Kent restaurant after a fundraiser received celebrity backing.
The extraordinary discovery in a Kent grave
05 August 2021A man digging in a quiet field one summer's day would make a truly remarkable discovery that has never been surpassed to this day.
Cyclist, 50, dies at scene of collision
04 August 2021A cyclist has died after he was involved in a crash while on a bike ride with two other people.
Cyclist injured as serious incident closes road
04 August 2021Police, paramedics and fire crews are at the scene of an incident in which a cyclist has been injured.
‘Hit litterbugs with £5k fines'
04 August 2021A council’s head of enforcement is calling for tough Singapore-inspired fixed penalty notices, where repeat litter louts are fined £5,000.
'My elderly mum soiled herself because shop staff wouldn't let her use the loo'
03 August 2021A great-grandmother with dementia soiled herself in public after a shop manager refused to let her use a staff-only bathroom.
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