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Tonbridge and Malling children perform Oliver

Tonbridge and Malling children perform Oliver

28 August 2013

Budding young actors staged their own production of Oliver to celebrate the end of a four-day drama workshop.

Sandwich Festival a huge success

Sandwich Festival a huge success

28 August 2013

Sandwich Festival has been hailed as a great success, with plans already being made for next year’s event.

Galleon builder’s launch target

Galleon builder’s launch target

28 August 2013

An engineer who is building a replica galleon, using recycled materials, hopes it will set sail next year.

We are family! First meet after 40 years

We are family! First meet after 40 years

28 August 2013

Relatives have travelled from across the world to Kent for a mammoth get together... the family's first in more than 40 years!

A tipple of Bailey’s for Win at 101

A tipple of Bailey’s for Win at 101

28 August 2013

An Islander celebrated her 101st birthday with staff and friends at Age UK Sheppey.

Dickens’ home could open as school moves

Dickens’ home could open as school moves

28 August 2013

The former home of author Charles Dickens is a step closer to being permanently opened to the public for the first time since his death in 1870.

Huge response to dumped kittens plea

Huge response to dumped kittens plea

28 August 2013

The RSPCA has been inundated with offers to rehome dozens of starving kittens dumped in woodland... as their condition improves significantly.

KentOnline is fastest growing online regional news group in UK

KentOnline is fastest growing online regional news group in UK

28 August 2013

Figures out today show KentOnline is the fastest growing regional news network in the UK.

Public toilets cordoned off after 'assault'

Public toilets cordoned off after 'assault'

28 August 2013

A man is thought to have suffered head injuries after being assaulted near the River Medway in Maidstone this afternoon.

Still no date for end of roadworks

Still no date for end of roadworks

28 August 2013

Roadworks will continue to burden businesses, with no date of completion in sight.

Fury as sewage gushes into gardens

Fury as sewage gushes into gardens

27 August 2013

Families are kicking up a stink after they woke up to find more than a foot of sewage seeping through their gardens.

Talents shine in the sun

Talents shine in the sun

27 August 2013

Live music and an adult bouncy castle were just some of the highlights of a fun day held for people with disabilities to showcase their talents.

Hundreds enjoy Deal Walking Festival

Hundreds enjoy Deal Walking Festival

27 August 2013

Hundreds of people have been putting their best feet forward at Deal Walking Festival.

Stepping back in time to Kent's industrial past

Stepping back in time to Kent's industrial past

26 August 2013

Coal production ended at Tilmanstone in 1986 but this week, within sight of the former colliery site, hundreds of people celebrated its heritage.

Hole in one... and he doesn't even need to buy a round!

Hole in one... and he doesn't even need to buy a round!

26 August 2013

Golfer Mason Essam is celebrating after hitting his first hole-in-one... at just 13.

'My joy at finding long-lost sisters'

'My joy at finding long-lost sisters'

26 August 2013

A woman adopted as a child has told how she swapped turmoil and anguish for intense joy when she finally met her four long-lost sisters.

Major mercury spillage in Kent town centre

Major mercury spillage in Kent town centre

26 August 2013

Specialist firefighters were called to deal with the spillage in West Malling High Street yesterday afternoon

Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

Welcome to the Great British Bank Holiday!

25 August 2013

The first day of the summer's last break was a washout in Medway - with flooded roads, homes and a train line.

Bid to help boy, 4, learn to walk

Bid to help boy, 4, learn to walk

25 August 2013

The parents of a little boy who mysteriously cannot talk or walk are holding a fundraising event today because the NHS won't give them any equipment.

Prisoners learn skills at cafe

Prisoners learn skills at cafe

25 August 2013

A cafe has opened at an Eastchurch jail with the aim of rehabilitating prisoners.

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