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"Exceptional" collection of Henry VIII's armour opens

29 July 2014
"Exceptional" collection of Henry VIII's armour opens

Henry VIII is making a return to Leeds Castle - in the shape of his armour.

Lifetime collection of rare classic cars up for auction

09 June 2014
Lifetime collection of rare classic cars up for auction

One of Kent's biggest ever auctions of classic cars - worth hundreds of thousands of pounds - goes under the hammer this week.

Shock as 'sad creatures' rescued from dog breeder

15 May 2014
Shock as 'sad creatures' rescued from dog breeder

A new-born black puppy was among more than a dozen 'sad' dogs rescued from the cold, dark shed of a breeder.

A weekend of flour power

09 May 2014
A weekend of flour power

Plain sailing as three windmills in the Ashford area will welcome visitors to a special heritage festival.

Life-saving volunteer in plea to join him

23 April 2014
Life-saving volunteer in plea to join him

Their lives in your hands - could you be a community first responder?

More buses on hospital route

16 April 2014
More buses on hospital route

Extra buses have been added to routes linking the William Harvey and the town to ease parking pressures at the hospital.

Men arrested following armed mugging outside Maidstone prison

17 March 2014
Men arrested following armed mugging outside Maidstone prison

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of robbing a man just feet away from Maidstone Prison.

Ambulance chief in sudden departure

13 March 2014
Ambulance chief in sudden departure

The head of a private ambulance service has suddenly stepped down after the firm was swamped with hundreds of complaints.

Meet the master of the poker face

03 February 2014
Meet the master of the poker face

A woman nicknamed the Iron Maiden has been hailed as one of the world's most successful female poker players of all time.

Help for small business start-ups

19 December 2013
Help for small business start-ups

A town wants to become a trade hub and set up a £1.5m enterprise centre to encourage more entrepreneurs.

Review: Our House at the Orchard Theatre

08 November 2013
Review: Our House at the Orchard Theatre

Our House is a touching tale of life and love, heartbreak and comedy - and a hatful of Madness songs. Nick Lillitos went to the opening night.

Village vicar dismissed after year-long inquiry

01 November 2013
Village vicar dismissed after year-long inquiry

A vicar's been told to leave a village church after being accused of falling "short of the standards of behaviour which the Church expects".

Kent's groundbreaking child abuse work goes international

30 October 2013
Kent's groundbreaking child abuse work goes international

A team whose work is so sickening its members sometimes need counselling has won US recognition.

Tragedy of man who died after fall down hotel steps in wheelchair

25 October 2013
Tragedy of man who died after fall down hotel steps in wheelchair

A council worker died after he left a hotel drinking binge through the wrong door and plunged down a flight of stairs in his wheelchair.

Urgent summit addresses crisis of Kent's declining bee population

25 October 2013
Urgent summit addresses crisis of Kent's declining bee population

A deadly virus that has wiped out two billion bees - raising fears of food shortages - is at the heart of a county summit today.

Church serves non-alcoholic wine to help teetotallers

15 September 2013
Church serves non-alcoholic wine to help teetotallers

A church has become one of the first in the UK to perform teetotal Holy Communions.

Ambulance service branded 'unacceptable' after failing pensioner

09 September 2013
Ambulance service branded 'unacceptable' after failing pensioner

A terminally ill patient was forced to wait hours for an ambulance in the latest in a string of failings by a private firm, it's been revealed.

Nearly £30 million given to hospitals in bail-out

08 September 2013
Nearly £30 million given to hospitals in bail-out

The costs of running a new hospital means an NHS Trust was given £28million in a bailout payment.

Dickens the 'hero' tended to wounded in fatal train crash: Book

26 August 2013
Dickens the 'hero' tended to wounded in fatal train crash: Book

In a tale straight out of the pages of a Dickens novel, new details have emerged of the day the great novelist survived a train crash

'He was minutes away from death'

20 August 2013
'He was minutes away from death'

A family have thanked medics who saved the life of a five-year-old who cheated death after being struck by a pony.

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