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The countdown is on for the Wards Children’s Awards - so get your nomination in now.
A Battle of Britain pilot from Kent has been given his own stamp - alongside Dame Vera Lynn - in a new collection marking 80 years since VE Day.
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Two former workers at an infamous Kent mental asylum have shared eye-opening tales of what life was like behind the institution’s walls.
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Is society allowing shoplifters to do as they please, asks our columnist, after watching thieves take three crates of beer from a shop unchallenged?
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A primary school is set to rent basic mobile phones to families as part of efforts to successfully implement a smartphone ban among pupils.
Bosses at a Kent football club have been left “devastated” after their move to a new stadium fell through at the eleventh hour.
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The number of parents intending not to give their child a smartphone before the age of 14 is on the rise, as a Netflix show highlights the dangers.
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With three in five small museums fearing closure this year amid rising costs and falling visitor numbers, are we at risk of losing our heritage?
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More than 7,000 vehicles have been stolen in the county in the last three years, but how many are recovered or returned to their owners?
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An ice cream van fleet owner says his decision to stop selling ‘slushy’ drinks has been the right as doctors warn of the health risks to children.
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Determined, brave and inspiring children are being sought for a special set of awards this year - and here’s how to nominate someone you know.
Fed-up homeowners grappling with the “astronomical” charges, despite issues with water leaks, mould and broken lights, say it’s the final straw.
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Detectives say they have dismantled an organised crime group which used stolen cars on false plates to supply considerable amounts of illegal drugs.
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Keir Starmer said Labour would ‘put more cash’ in our pockets this year but our columnist fears we’re heading for a second cost of living crisis.
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What does Paul Weller, The Gruffalo, The Great Storm, 1,000,000 Christmas lights and some of the world’s most endangered trees have in common?
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The head of Ofsted is wrong - says our columnist - to suggest parents working from home are now the reason so many children don’t go to school.
Younger people are said to value a trip to the gym over a night out but what does that mean, fears our columnist, for our much-loved locals?
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If local councils are scrapped what protection will leisure centres or parks get, asks our columnist, so they can’t be sold to balance big budgets?
Children as young as 10 are coming to A&E due to self-harm or a suicide attempt - we speak to the people who are there to meet them.
When mum-of-two Karen Bennett began preparing the parsnips for her family’s Sunday roast she found an unexpected dinner guest among the vegetables.
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