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Kent drivers some of the worst speeders in the country
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- Kent drivers some of the worst speeders in the country
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Kent Police have revealed the county has some of the fastest motorists in the whole country.
The latest figures reveal more than 53 thousand tickets were handed out in Kent in 2017.
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- Huge increase stolen dogs
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The number of dogs being registered as stolen has risen dramatically despite the introduction of mandatory microchipping, leaving many owners in Kent devastated.
Stolen and missing pet website DogLost says the number of dogs reported as stolen has almost quadrupled in the last year. Owners are calling for more to be done to prevent the thefts.
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- Kent School Games celebrates it's tenth anniversary
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- This week marked the tenth anniversary of the Kent School Games - a competition designed to encourage young people across Kent to participate in competitive sport.
Schools around the county did battle at Medway Park, all hoping to move a step closer to the National Finals.
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- Council tax in Kent to be increased to fund more police officers
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Council Tax is going up in Kent to pay for more police officers to be on the county's streets. You'll be a pound a month worse off to fund the initiative.
The idea, from crime commissioner Matthew Scott, marks one of the biggest recruitment drives in recent years for the force.
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- Kent Tonight - Tuesday 6th February 2018
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- 47:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Catch up on all the latest news from across Kent. Our top stories this evening - Joshua Stimpson is convicted for the murder of Molly McLaren, and protests over proposals to build homes on a golf course.
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- 14-year-old kickboxing world champion sets her sights on the Olympics
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Could a humble storage unit in Gravesend hold the key to a future Olympic champion?
The town is home to Star Kickboxing, where all eyes are on 14-year-old Phoebe Cumisky.
Already a five time world champion, she's now set her sights on competing at the Olympics.
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- Charities help raise awareness on World Cancer Day
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Sunday marked World Cancer Day, and many charities in the county used the opportunity to raise awareness in the area.
CLIC Sargent is one of the UK's leading cancer charities for children and young people. Alex Drury, a member of the organisation sat down with us to talk about what they do.
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- Petition to save Sam the fox
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- More than 1,000 people have signed a petition to help save a fox in Parkwood after a school allegedly set up a trap to catch him.
Sam the fox has lived in the area for the past few years, and is said to be very tame.
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- Can you explain what Bitcoin is?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Lloyds Bank has banned customers from buying Bitcoin with their credit cards.
The ban applies to customers with Bank of Scotland, Halifax, MBNA, and Lloyds bank accounts. The ban is intended to protect people from falling into debt after the sharp fall in value of the cryptocurrency last week.
But can you explain what Bitcoin is?
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- Next round of Brexit negotiations begins
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- 3:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The next round of Brexit negotiations have kicked off , as David Davis met with Michel Barnier in Downing Street earlier on today.
We chatted to Ian Reeves from the University of Kent about the direction of the talks and what we expect to find out as they progress.
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- Snow and ice causes chaos
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The snow and ice caused chaos in some parts of Kent today, and the worst may still be to come.
There were collisions and delays on the motorways, causing problems for drivers across the county.
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- Sajid Javid tells schoolchildren about social media
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- 2:46
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- The Communities Secretary Sajid Javid spoke at Sevenoaks Primary School, encouraging pupils to take a break from using social media, ahead of Safer Internet Day.
The event marked the launch of the Digital Sunset Challenge where more than 1500 children have pledged to switch off all electronic devices for an entire week.
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- Kent tonight Friday 2nd February
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- 26:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Catch up on all the latest news from across Kent. Our top stories this evening - Thousands of irreplaceable artefacts have been stolen from an archaeological society in Canterbury and with World Cancer Day this weekend we talk to a Gravesend physio about his battle with the disease.
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- Paul on Politics Feb 2nd, 2018
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- 23:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Joining us for this week's breakdown of Kent politics are, Maidstone Lib Dem Cllr James Willis, Mary Mckinlay from Ryarsh Parish council and University of Kent Student Rob Byrne
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- Four Kent teenagers setting off on the famous Mongol Rally road-trip
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Kieron Price, Isaac Hopper, Keiran Hughes and Hydyn Gann will be setting off this Summer on the Mongol Rally - they'll be travelling through Europe, the Middle East and finish in East Asia in order to raise money for charity and have the adventure of their lifetime.
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- Plans for quarry in Ryarsh
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- More than 300 people attended a meeting in Ryarsh last night to hear about proposals for a massive quarry. Many of the village's residents fear that the proposals could ruin the village. If the plans go ahead, the quarry will be in place for 30 years, mining 3.6 million tonnes of sand. We spoke to Councillor Mary McKinlay, who attended the meeting.
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- Can you define these new words?
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- More than a thousand new words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Some examples are 'hangry' - which means a state of being bad-tempered as a result of hunger, 'lactivism' - which is to strongly advocate breastfeeding over bottle-feeding, and 'hazzle' - which means to dry in open air. We asked shoppers in Chatham how many they could define.
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- Anti-Semitic graffiti removed
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- 3:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Medway Council have removed anti-Semitic grafitti that was sprayed onto a children's play area in Rochester. The Nazi swastika and the racist remarks caused outrage among the Jewish community, and the attacks had come just after Holocaust Memorial Day on Saturday. Dalia Halpern Matthews from the Chatham Memorial Synagogue joined us to talk about it.
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- The 'Night Watcher' burglaries
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Surrey Police have launched Operation Prometheus to track down and bring a notorious burglar into custody. The wanted man has been labelled the 'Night Watcher', and has carried out armed raids on homes in Sevenoaks, Maidstone and across Kent and the rest of the South East.
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- Paul on Politics - Jan 26th, 2018
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- 24:01
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Joining us for this week's breakdown of Kent politics are Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Cllr Rocger Truelove and Cllr Mike Baldock.
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- Alex Burt plays the bagpipes
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- 5:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Scots across Kent will be ringing in Burns Night this evening, the iconic celebration of Robert Burns. We were joined in the studio by Alex Burt, a bagpiper living in Kent, to celebrate.
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- What is the Warm Homes Assistance Scheme?
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Tonbridge and Malling could be receiving help from the council to keep their homes warm. The Warm Homes Assistance Scheme offers to fund a variety of home improvements, but what does it mean for those residents who don't sign up and are still in need of care? We asked Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council's Linda Hibbs.
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- Could Kent go plastic free?
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Medway Council could be the first in Kent to go single-use plastic free. Councillors will this evening vote on whether to ban all single use plastic items from their buildings in a bid to tackle pollution. It's one of the first councils in the country to consider the scheme.
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- Should crisps be banned from school lunchboxes?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The head teacher of Wateringbury Primary School has banned crisps from lunchboxes after the latest warnings on childhood obesity, only allowing the calorific snacks to be brought in one day a week. Do you think more attention should be paid to what children eat? We asked shoppers in Rochester.
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- Suspended ferries at Port of Dover
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Operation stack could be put in place overnight if a blockade in France continues. Ferries leaving Dover for Calais have been suspended all day because of protests against the way some countries fish.
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- Review launched into prescription drug addictions
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We spoke to Strood GP Julian Spinks, about the problem of prescription drug addiction.
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- Made In Kent - Pop-up restaurant No Fixed Abode
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- 4:28
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We tried some dishes brought in by chef Will Devlin from the pop-up restaurant team No Fixed Abode in Tunbridge Wells.
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- Paul on Politics 19th February, 2018
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- 24:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Manston airport, council tax, the future of UKIP, the collapse of Carillion and a bridge to Europe - we leave no stone unturned in the latest edition of our political chat show.
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- Kent Tonight - Thursday 18th January 2018
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- 47:44
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Catch up with all the latest news from across the county. Our top stories today: Farmers say they're being threatened as poaching gets worse, Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner plans to give more funding to help victims of crime, and Hannigan performs live in the studio.
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- Cllr. Roger Gough talks about educational support for deaf children being cut
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Educational support for deaf children in England is in disarray, according to a report that shows the number of specialist teachers in Kent and the rest of the country has been cut, while the number of children requiring support is going up.
Councillor Roger Gough joined us on the sofa.
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- Kent guitarist Hannigan performs his single 'Put Down Your Phones'
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- 5:39
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We speak to the Tunbridge Wells musician about his success, inspirations and upcoming gigs.
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- Farmers feel threatened as Kent poaching crimes are on the rise
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- There's been almost 700 incidents of poaching in Kent over the last three years and farmers say it's getting worse despite being outlawed more than a decade ago.
They say their land's constantly being trespassed by criminals for hunting and destroying their property.
Kent Police are now working with farmers to tackle this issue.
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- Brands Hatch hosts truck pulling world record attempt
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- 3:05
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A group of disabled athletes attempted to establish a new Guinness World Record for pulling 3 heavy goods vehicles simultaneously.
It all happened at Kent's notorious Brands Hatch circuit.
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- Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner ups funding to help victims of crime
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- 2:43
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Figures show more people are reporting crimes in Kent and the number of victims is rising.
Kent's Police and crime Commissioner says he's going to give local services more funding to help support victims of crime in the county.
The announcement was made by Matthew Scott at an event at the force's training college in Maidstone this morning.
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- Vanessa Whiting from Meningitis Now explains the warning signs
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- After a member of staff at Mascalls Academy in Paddock Wood contracted meningitis and was taken to hospital, we spoke to Vanessa Whiting from Meningitis Now to find out more about the potentially deadly virus.
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- Kent battered by strong winds and rain
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- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Storm Fionn has devastated parts of Kent, causing trees to fall and homes left without power.
A woman was left in hospital after a tree caused a crash, and train delays affected people trying to get to work.
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- Should the government financially help parents to send their kids to nursery?
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A survey's found that nurseries are making up for financial losses by upping the costs for younger children and charging for meals and nappies.
The survey, by the Pre-School Learning Alliance, found only a third of nurseries are delivering care for free.
We asked shoppers in Chatham whether they think that the government should be doing more to help out parents who want to send their kids to nursery.
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- Part of building collapses in storm
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- 0:08
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Kent faces £100m shortfall to build schools
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Education chiefs in Kent have warned they face a funding shortfall of £100m to build new and existing schools.
A report setting out the predictive growth in demand for school places in Kent says the county needs more than 12,000 extra spots in the next four years.
Our political editor Paul Francis joined us in the studio.
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- Shoppers in West Malling are tested on their cognitive skills
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- US President Donald Trump has passed a cognitive exam and is in excellent health, that's according to his White House doctor. The 71-year-old had a three-hour examination in his first medical since becoming President and scored full marks. It comes after the release of a controversial book fuelled speculation about the President's mental health. We tested shoppers in West Malling.
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- Professor Tim Luckhurst joins us on the sofa to talk about President Trump's medical check up
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We speak to the University of Kent's Professor Tim Luckhurst to talk about President Trump's medical examination and why it's so significant.
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- 600 Christmas trees a day are to be collected for recycling
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- 1:55
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- VIDEO: Sevenoaks residents may've been rocking around the Christmas tree a few weeks ago, but now the council's begun to collect the festive plants for recycling. Around 600 will be gathered in the district every day until the beginning of February, though some collection crews find trees as late as June.
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- President Trump had a three-hour exam in his first medical check-up since taking office
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- US President Donald Trump has shown no abnormal signs following a cognitive exam and is in excellent health - that's according to his White House doctor. Some of the things which the test assessed was an individual's language, memory and visuo-spatial skills. We went to West Malling to see if shoppers could pass the test...
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- Sheerness could soon have more power over how it runs itself
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- 2:35
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Consultations have begun over whether town could get its own council. It would be the first time in 50 years the town has had one.
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- The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be displayed in Kent for the first time
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- 2:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- One of the world's most important pieces of art could be heading to Kent in an historic announcement that's been made today. The Bayeux Tapestry which may have been made in Canterbury in the 11th century is set to be displayed in Britain for the first time ever. It shows the conquest of England by Norman invaders culminating in the battle of Hastings in 1066 and belongs to France.
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- Kent Tonight - Tuesday 16th January 2018
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- 47:12
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Catch up with all the latest news from across the county. Our top stories today: Kent rail services voted the worst in the country, more than 3,500 fly tipping cases reported in Medway, and abandoned donkey taken in by a Tonbridge charity.
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- Made In Kent - Provenance Potatoes
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- We tried out a range of Provenance Potatoes, who produce thousand of spuds for household names.
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- Arts Council England chair calls for more diversity
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The chair of Arts Council England has said the arts must do more to embrace diversity.
Sir Nicholas Serota said that this issue was crucial to the way in which society and the arts connect.
Carol Stewart from the Medway African and Caribbean Association joined us on the sofa.
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- Brewing returns to Gravesham after 80 years
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- 2:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Gravesham's first brewery to open in 80 years has been set up in Northfleet.
For almost a century, the borough had no brewery as the last one closed in the early 1930s.
The Iron Pier Brewery officially opened last week and Louisa Britton's been to pay them a visit.
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- Maidstone trophy company faces uncertainty over Brexit
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A company near Maidstone that has made trophies for Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton say they face uncertainty over Brexit.
But Aford Awards in Bearsted say EU market restricts could cut their profits.
