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With the Oasis Academy on Sheppey’s reputation in tatters, just how do stricken schools turn around their fortunes – and how long does it take?
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A Kent man who started work at Buckingham Palace at 16 and was running an estate for a billionaire at 22 is now recruiting butlers around the world.
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We had a paltry sprinkling of snow this week – but back in the day we got no weather warnings; as kids we just prayed our schools would shut.
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The government has been urged to take immediate steps to protect children at a troubled school – bringing in security guards if necessary.
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Our aged columnist’s car insurance premium has gone through the roof – but a recent experience may explain why we’re all feeling the pain.
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In an era where eating out is increasingly expensive, we check out a restaurant where £15 gets you three courses of fine dining amid splendour.
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He’s saved motorists hundreds of millions of pounds – now Kent’s Howard Cox is vowing to rip up ULEZ if he succeeds at the polls next year.
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Our columnist reflects on how he’d not swap a diverse range of part-time jobs when he was young for a stint at university.
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Water companies have been told to pay back millions to their customers – so why are our bills set to rise?
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A seaside watering hole has been snapped up by a leading pub group – but its landlords will remain the same.
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Unemployment figures across the county remain static – but vacancies are continuing to shrink, raising concerns over what lurks around the corner.
During the week, he’s helping the bereaved bid a dignified farewell to their loved one...come the weekend, he’s DJ-ing in front of thousands.
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The former principal of a Kent college has been effectively banned from education – while his deputy agrees a confidential deal with liquidators.
Attitudes towards veterans have changed dramatically over the past 40 years – as has the make-up of Remembrance Day parades.
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More than a dozen care homes have been given a ‘red’ rating by Kent County Council – slamming the brakes on many admissions.
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Crushed cars and shattered homes: How memories of storms of the past were recalled this week.
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As one of the county’s most troubled schools is the latest to come under the umbrella of a college group, we look at its remarkable growth.
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Our embracing of Halloween – and Black Friday – questions quite why we want to emulate our American cousins over and above our own traditions.
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Our reviewer heads to the coast and encounters dogs in “prison”, hair in his food and one of the great underwhelming burgers.
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Car parking around Kent is never any fun… but it used to be a lot worse, says columnist Chris Britcher.
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What's for dinner? Plan meals, try new foods and explore cuisines with tested recipes from the country's top chefs.
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