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Kent theatre reopens with Oh Boy!

16 June 2021
Kent theatre reopens with Oh Boy!

As West End theatres still struggle to reopen, one venue in Kent has reopened its doors with a tribute show to the music of the 1950s and 60s.

'Our son was killed but he still helps us stay together'

16 June 2021
'Our son was killed but he still helps us stay together'

The parents of a 16-year-old who was punched and kicked to death 15 years ago say his spirit has helped to keep them together.

Trains cancelled after body found on tracks

15 June 2021
Trains cancelled after body found on tracks

Southeastern cancelled trains after a body was found on the tracks at a railway station.

Life's a beach - at Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey

15 June 2021
Life's a beach - at Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey

Kent has some wonderful beaches so our team of reporters have been testing them out armed with sunscreen, shorts and funny hats.

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Vandals slash tyres of 'anti-Covid' car

14 June 2021
Vandals slash tyres of 'anti-Covid' car

A car plastered with anti-Covid propaganda has had all four tyres slashed and been covered in red spray paint.

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New harbour market is voted a hit

13 June 2021
New harbour market is voted a hit

A new market at a Kent harbour has been hailed a success by organisers. Now they are looking for more stallholders to join them.

Mystery oil spill threatens wildlife

10 June 2021
Mystery oil spill threatens wildlife

The Environment Agency was called after oil dumped in a stream threatened to injure ducks, swans, egrets and other wildlife.

One of Kent’s most dedicated fundraisers hits £300k - here's how

10 June 2021
One of Kent’s most dedicated fundraisers hits £300k - here's how

One of the county’s most dedicated fundraisers has hit £300k, so we've taken a look back at his extraordinary efforts...

Cocktail bar fined £1,000 for breaching Covid regulations

09 June 2021
Cocktail bar fined £1,000 for breaching Covid regulations

A town centre cocktail bar has been fined £1,000 after being unable to follow council inspectors' advice to make its garden confirm to Covid rules.

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Controversial comic Lee Hurst sparks new Twitter storm

09 June 2021
Controversial comic Lee Hurst sparks new Twitter storm

The Kent comic has enraged the Twittersphere after comparing today's young people waiting for Covid jabs with Second World War D-Day soldiers.

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Animal sales at boot fair scrapped amid cruelty claims

09 June 2021
Animal sales at boot fair scrapped amid cruelty claims

Visitors to a boot fair say they saw animals for sale in the sun and without any shade, water or food. But organisers strenuously deny the claims.

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Step back in time in new-look museum

08 June 2021
Step back in time in new-look museum

How a couple created a living museum from a former kitchen showroom.

It's a food bank on wheels!

04 June 2021
It's a food bank on wheels!

A community is putting a supermarket in an old double-decker bus to take affordable food to struggling families. But it needs cash for the conversion.

Sex shop for sale

02 June 2021
Sex shop for sale

They say sex sells. But this time it is a whole sex shop which is up for sale.

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'He kept hitting me. He should never have done that'

02 June 2021
'He kept hitting me. He should never have done that'

A pensioner who was the victim of a brutal gang attack in his own home says he hopes one of the thugs responsible serves his full jail term.

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Air ambulance lands in park where children were playing

01 June 2021
Air ambulance lands in park where children were playing

Children on half-term holiday had to move when a patient was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

Stretch your legs with artistic 'walk talk'

31 May 2021
Stretch your legs with artistic 'walk talk'

An artist is offering to take budding sketchers on a walk-talk through a seaside town to learn how to draw. A novel way to 'sketch their legs'?

Oil spill reported at new water sports site

30 May 2021
Oil spill reported at new water sports site

A waste tanker had to clean up an oil spill from an old double-decker bus at a new water sports attraction the day before it opened.

It's Christmas! Have you received your invitation yet?

30 May 2021
It's Christmas! Have you received your invitation yet?

We aren't even out of May yet organisations are already issuing invitations to Christmas events still seven months away. Is this a record?

Vandals rip down fences at Stone Age site

30 May 2021
Vandals rip down fences at Stone Age site

Fences and metal gates have been damaged by vandals at a world famous heritage site where a 400,000-year-old caveman's skull was found.

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