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Crash victim, 18, was 'incredible young man'

Crash victim, 18, was 'incredible young man'

16 July 2021

A talented teenage boy described as an inspiration, selfless, intelligent and kind died in a car crash as he travelled home from a cricket match.

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Popular pub shut for 8 days after Covid outbreak

Popular pub shut for 8 days after Covid outbreak

16 July 2021

A well-known seafront pub has been forced to shut ahead of what was likely to be a busy weekend - after staff tested positive for Covid.

'I haven't been able to eat fish and chips since'

'I haven't been able to eat fish and chips since'

13 July 2021

A father and son have driven the length of the UK in an old van fuelled solely on old chip cooking oil.

'I've lost the love of my life'

'I've lost the love of my life'

13 July 2021

The sudden death of a popular Kent journalist described as an 'absolute legend' has devastated his family and led to a flood of tributes

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Water firm named among worst for pollution

Water firm named among worst for pollution

13 July 2021

Southern Water has been branded the worst water company in the country for its environmental performance.

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Photo released after dog kills cat and bites man

Photo released after dog kills cat and bites man

12 July 2021

Police investigating a dog attack that saw a cat killed and a man injured have released a photo of a woman they wish to speak to.

Heartache as England lose Euro 2020 final

Heartache as England lose Euro 2020 final

11 July 2021

England's old enemy of penalties has seen the team's bid to become champions of Europe fail.

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Huge support for landlady after 'petty' noise complaint

Huge support for landlady after 'petty' noise complaint

11 July 2021

People have rushed to support a landlady who launched a fierce defence of her pub after a complaint about loud music.

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Air ambulance lands on beach

Air ambulance lands on beach

10 July 2021

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were deployed to the coast this morning to help assist with a medical incident.

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Tesco and Co-op to shut early on Sunday

Tesco and Co-op to shut early on Sunday

10 July 2021

Dozens of supermarkets in Kent will be shutting early tomorrow evening ahead of England's clash with Italy in the Euro final.

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Is Norman Kent's oldest sportsman?

Is Norman Kent's oldest sportsman?

10 July 2021

Norman Tilley may have been born just five years after the First World War, but he's still bowling them over on the greens of Kent.

'Bonkers' Covid rules shut down popular restaurant

'Bonkers' Covid rules shut down popular restaurant

09 July 2021

A French eatery in a seaside town has closed for 10 days after a member of staff tested positive for Covid-19.

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Oyster farm resumes harvesting amid probe into widespread sickness

Oyster farm resumes harvesting amid probe into widespread sickness

09 July 2021

Harvesting has been allowed to restart at an oyster farm shut down by officials probing reports of people falling ill after eating the shellfish.

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£90 million fine for Southern Water after sewage dump

£90 million fine for Southern Water after sewage dump

09 July 2021

Southern Water has been fined £90 million after dumping 21 billion litres of raw sewage in the sea.

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Drama as pair rescued trying to reach Essex in dinghy

Drama as pair rescued trying to reach Essex in dinghy

09 July 2021

A man and woman have been saved from the sea by the RNLI as they attempted to sail from Kent to Essex in a wooden sail boat.

Faults at 17 sites caused sewage dump, court hears

Faults at 17 sites caused sewage dump, court hears

08 July 2021

Southern Water has blamed technical faults at several of its sites for a huge sewage dump in the sea and denied willfully polluting the water.

Oyster farm shut down after 'at least 100 people' fall ill

Oyster farm shut down after 'at least 100 people' fall ill

08 July 2021

A Kent oyster company has stopped farming the shellfish after a number of people suffered vomiting and diarrhoea illnesses.

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10,000 contaminated oysters missing after raw sewage dump

10,000 contaminated oysters missing after raw sewage dump

07 July 2021

There are fears sewage dumped in the sea has had a serious effect on human health and contaminated thousands of oysters harvested off the Kent coast.

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Hairdresser, 22, died in M20 crash after friend's car aquaplaned

Hairdresser, 22, died in M20 crash after friend's car aquaplaned

06 July 2021

A "dedicated and talented" hairdresser died in the passenger seat of a car after it aquaplaned on the M20 and spun out of control.

The 13 elephants leaving Kent for a new life

The 13 elephants leaving Kent for a new life

06 July 2021

As the herd of elephants at Kent animal park get set to depart, we delve into the character traits and personalities of each member of the group.

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