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      <title>Lockdown help is a just click or a phone call away</title>
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      <description>A voluntary scheme that supported residents in the first seven months of the pandemic is getting ready to help out again as we enter a second lockdown. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Test and trace support payments for workers on low incomes</title>
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      <description>Support payments are now available for working people on low incomes who have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test &amp;amp; Trace.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>HSE and Council team up to ensure businesses are COVID-secure</title>
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      <description>Sevenoaks District Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to make sure local businesses are taking action to reduce the spread of Coronavirus.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleaning company sanitises Sevenoaks town centre</title>
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      <description>Local cleaning specialists Wetton has joined forces with Sevenoaks District Council to sanitise street furniture in Sevenoaks town centre for free to help make the area COVID secure.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 10:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>More businesses benefit from Coronavirus support funding</title>
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      <description>A further 150 businesses affected by the Coronavirus pandemic are sharing £1.2 million distributed by Sevenoaks District Council.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>District gets ready to reopen pubs, restaurants and hairdressers</title>
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      <description>With the lockdown easing further, the District’s businesses are preparing to welcome back residents and visitors to pubs, restaurants and those in need of a haircut from Saturday 4 July 2020.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Towns gets ready to welcome back shoppers</title>
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      <description>As the lockdown eases, the Government has said more retailers can reopen again from 15 June – a relief for businesses and eager shoppers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>“The crisis is far from over” – plea from public health to stay alert in Kent this weekend</title>
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      <description>Public Health chiefs in Kent have issued a stark message ahead of the weekend – you are risking your life and the lives of others if you do not behave responsibly.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New funding available for small businesses</title>
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      <description>More small businesses that did not qualify for Coronavirus grant funding up to now can apply for a new source of financial help.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Stay home for key workers this bank holiday weekend</title>
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      <description>Key workers from Sevenoaks District Council are urging residents to stay at home this bank holiday weekend.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 10:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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