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Outdoor fun and Roman treasure promised in week of activity

Outdoor fun and Roman treasure promised in week of activity

12 May 2013

A week-long festival of fun - mostly free - is promised to families wanting to know more about everything from moths to the Romans and clay modelling.

Council cash brings flat back

Council cash brings flat back

12 May 2013

An old empty flat above a Post Office on Old Road West has been brought back into use thanks to a £25,000 cash injection.

Home among the headstones

Home among the headstones

12 May 2013

A cemetery is now home to a small group of rough sleepers and their tent community.

Folkestone Air Show cancelled

Folkestone Air Show cancelled

11 May 2013

Organisers of this year's Folkestone's Air Show announce that it will not go ahead next month

Play areas now open for business

Play areas now open for business

11 May 2013

Two new adventure play area areas have been built at Trosley and Shorne Woods Country Parks.

Ashes of right-to-die campaigner to be scattered today

Ashes of right-to-die campaigner to be scattered today

11 May 2013

The ashes of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson will be scattered today at a rugby ground in Cranbrook where he used to play.

Whats in the KM this week

Whats in the KM this week

10 May 2013

The Kent Messenger is out again and here are the stories and headlines making the news

Watersports enthusiasts take to the sea at Hythe

Watersports enthusiasts take to the sea at Hythe

10 May 2013

Kite and windsurfers made the most of strong winds and intermittent sunshine in Hythe Bay yesterday (Thursday).

Fallen tree blocks village road

Fallen tree blocks village road

10 May 2013

This is the scene after a tree fell into a village road overnight.

New Mayor for Dartford

New Mayor for Dartford

10 May 2013

Dartford's new Mayor has been appointed.

Hive of honey-making activity at hotel

Hive of honey-making activity at hotel

10 May 2013

The roof of a popular hotel in Ashford has been transformed, with a beekeeper installing hives to create honey

Bee-keeper Laura, 7, turns honey into money

Bee-keeper Laura, 7, turns honey into money

10 May 2013

Forget The Apprentice, seven-year-old Laura Marolia is well on the way to making her first million... with her own honey business.

Head under fire after dad learns of son's death on school website

Head under fire after dad learns of son's death on school website

10 May 2013

The parents of a boy killed in a car crash have called for a head master to resign after the boy's dad discovered he had died on the school web page.

More than 100 acts performed at venues around Maidstone

More than 100 acts performed at venues around Maidstone

10 May 2013

The third fringe festival had Maidstone rocking over five days

UPDATE: Police say human bones are ancient remains

UPDATE: Police say human bones are ancient remains

10 May 2013

Bones found by construction workers in Whitstable are believed to be hundreds of years old.

Volunteers working hard to keep wood looking good

Volunteers working hard to keep wood looking good

09 May 2013

The Friends of Beacon Wood have been working hard - but need your help

Channel 4 filming in Gravesend

Channel 4 filming in Gravesend

09 May 2013

A film crew has been out and about in Gravesend town centre today.

Gym staff revive 'dead' man after collapse

Gym staff revive 'dead' man after collapse

09 May 2013

Leisure centre staff sprang into action after a member collapsed and 'died' during an exercise class.

What's in the East Kent Mercury this week

What's in the East Kent Mercury this week

09 May 2013

What's in the East Kent Mercury this week

Cathedral loses out in £10m funding bid

Cathedral loses out in £10m funding bid

09 May 2013

Canterbury Cathedral has lost out to a race track and a brewery in a lottery bid for millions of pounds.

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