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Designer outlet could double in size and bring in 7m visitors

Designer outlet could double in size and bring in 7m visitors

02 August 2013

Ashford's designer outlet is set for a huge expansion... with hints it could double in size.

Gigantic urinal to be wee festival highlight

Gigantic urinal to be wee festival highlight

02 August 2013

The showpiece of a festival celebrating Kent's links to artist Marcel Duchamp is going on show today... a 12ft urinal!

Going to extreme lengths

Going to extreme lengths

02 August 2013

There’s not many women who would have all their hair shaved off, but a hospice nurse has done just that to raise money for charity.

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Looking for something to do this weekend?

02 August 2013

We've got a round up of everything taking place today, Saturday and Sunday.

Stop mucking us about!

Stop mucking us about!

02 August 2013

Tesco is in the 'last chance saloon' with its latest application to build in Dartford town centre, according to the council leader.

Tackling the future

Tackling the future

02 August 2013

Two young men found full-time work under a new government scheme to help the long-term unemployed.

Thief told off by mum for claiming human rights were breached

Thief told off by mum for claiming human rights were breached

02 August 2013

A red-faced cleaner who claimed his human rights were breached after his picture was published in a newspaper has received a telling off from his mum.

Dad Danny gives out breast-feeding advice

Dad Danny gives out breast-feeding advice

01 August 2013

New mums and dads will now be able to get advice from Sheppey’s first male breast-feeding peer support worker.

Memorial bike ride for tragic Kyle

Memorial bike ride for tragic Kyle

01 August 2013

Friends of hit-and-run victim Kyle Coen marked the anniversary of his death by holding a memorial bike ride.

Mum locked out of son’s graduation

Mum locked out of son’s graduation

01 August 2013

A widow travelled 200 miles to see her only son receive his degree - only to be turned away heartbroken at the door because she had lost her ticket.

Chart Sutton school pupil denied free bus pass to get to grammar school

Chart Sutton school pupil denied free bus pass to get to grammar school

01 August 2013

An 11-year-old girl from Chart Sutton has been denied a free bus pass to travel to her grammar school because a comprehensive is closer to her home.

Woman found dead at house named

Woman found dead at house named

01 August 2013

A 26-year-old woman found dead in her home has been named as Clare Wilmshurst.

This week's East Kent Mercury

This week's East Kent Mercury

01 August 2013

Some of the top stories in this week's East Kent Mercury

This week's East Kent Mercury

This week's East Kent Mercury

01 August 2013

What's in this week's East Kent Mercury

This week's Dover Mercury

This week's Dover Mercury

01 August 2013

Some of the top stories in this week's Dover Mercury.

Busy summer for East Kent Mencap

Busy summer for East Kent Mencap

01 August 2013

It’s already been a very busy summer for members of East Kent Mencap (EKM) who have won a football league and been training on the radio.

Get colouring in our Postman Pat competition

Get colouring in our Postman Pat competition

01 August 2013

To celebrate Postman Pat coming to the Woodville Halls, the Messenger has teamed up with the theatre to offer three families free tickets.

Sorry, dear, I’m too busy reading...

Sorry, dear, I’m too busy reading...

01 August 2013

Nine months after the racy Fifty Shades of Grey books began whipping up a frenzy with women across Kent, birth rates have surprisingly dropped.

Thousands more tune in for Kent's biggest hits

Thousands more tune in for Kent's biggest hits

01 August 2013

Kent's radio station kmfm continues to grow with a number of its programmes gaining listeners, official figures have revealed.

Kent woman scoops million on Euro lottery

Kent woman scoops million on Euro lottery

01 August 2013

A mystery woman from Kent has become a millionaire, after scooping a jackpot on the EuroMillions draw.

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