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Head of news & sport: Peter Guise

: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 10 October 2017; Last Updated: 10 October 2017

Officers from Kent Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy following an attempted burglary.

Police were called to a shop in Mortimer Street, Herne Bay just before midnight (Monday 9th October) to reports that someone had smashed a glass panel of a shop door.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 09 October 2017; Last Updated: 09 October 2017

Herne Bay’s firefighters are offering basic life support training today (Tuesday 10th October 2017) in support of the national ‘Restart a Heart’ campaign.

In the UK, less than one in ten people survive a cardiac arrest (when the heart stops or has a dangerous rhythm) and the campaign aims to increase survival rates.

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: Written by P Guise; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 07 October 2017; Last Updated: 07 October 2017

Local Government could have a fresh face in 2019

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 05 October 2017; Last Updated: 05 October 2017

A woman in her 70’s has been treated for breathing in smoke after a fire at a property in Beacon Hill, Herne Bay.

Two Kent Fire & Rescue appliances attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled the fire in the ground floor kitchen. The woman was given oxygen by the crews on arrival before being handed over to the ambulance for further treatment.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 02 October 2017; Last Updated: 02 October 2017

Plans have been revealed for a new Lidl store proposed for Herne Bay.

The discount foodstore is looking to build the new shop on the Old Thanet Way near the Greenhill Roundabout, between Roundabout Farm and the HGV entrance for the waste recycling centre.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 28 September 2017; Last Updated: 28 September 2017

Kent Police are reminding people living in semi-rural areas to be extra vigilant regarding the security of their properties.

This follows a spate of reported burglaries in the last three weeks that detectives believe are linked.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 25 September 2017; Last Updated: 25 September 2017

Police investigating a report of a burglary in Herne Bay have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak with.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 23 September 2017; Last Updated: 23 September 2017

A car has crashed into a tree and bushes on the Old Thanet Way in Herne Bay, seriously injuring a 19 year old man from the local area.

Kent Fire and Rescue Crews were called to the crash involving a blue Vauxhall Corsa which left the road at around 2.30am, while travelling between Chestfield and Greenhill.

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: Written by D Oldacre; Category: Herne Bay's Local News; Published: 18 September 2017; Last Updated: 18 September 2017

Kent Police are appealing for witnesses following two burglaries in the early hours of Monday 18th September 2017.

The two incidents occurred at Co-op in Reculver Road, Beltinge and the Post Office in Island Road, Upstreet, and police investigating believe they are linked.

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