Schools are being given 700 life jackets to loan to families, following the death of Lucas Dobson.
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Life jacket plan launched in drowned boy's memory
Schools are being given 700 life jackets to loan to families, following the death of Lucas Dobson.
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Life jacket plan launched in drowned boy's memory
Schools are being given 700 life jackets to loan to families, following the death of Lucas Dobson.

Council leader goes for sea dip after sewage leak
Ash Ashbee says the water is "really good" since the clean-up and Thanet is "open for business".

Stevens, 45, signs new Kent contract
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens could play first-class cricket at the age of 46 after signing a new one-year deal.

Train named after Gurkha hero and campaigner
Tulbahadur Pun was credited for saving actress Joanna Lumley's father's life in Burma in 1944.

Festivals 2021: Which ones are still going ahead?
After the easing of lockdown restrictions was delayed in England, music festivals announce their plans.

Coronavirus: Cases in Kent, Sussex and Surrey
Cases of coronavirus reported in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
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Life jacket plan launched in drowned boy's memory
Schools are being given 700 life jackets to loan to families, following the death of Lucas Dobson.

Council leader goes for sea dip after sewage leak
Ash Ashbee says the water is "really good" since the clean-up and Thanet is "open for business".

Stevens, 45, signs new Kent contract
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens could play first-class cricket at the age of 46 after signing a new one-year deal.

Train named after Gurkha hero and campaigner
Tulbahadur Pun was credited for saving actress Joanna Lumley's father's life in Burma in 1944.

Festivals 2021: Which ones are still going ahead?
After the easing of lockdown restrictions was delayed in England, music festivals announce their plans.

Coronavirus: Cases in Kent, Sussex and Surrey
Cases of coronavirus reported in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.

Council leader goes for sea dip after sewage leak
Ash Ashbee says the water is "really good" since the clean-up and Thanet is "open for business".

Stevens, 45, signs new Kent contract
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens could play first-class cricket at the age of 46 after signing a new one-year deal.

Train named after Gurkha hero and campaigner
Tulbahadur Pun was credited for saving actress Joanna Lumley's father's life in Burma in 1944.
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