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Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

Experts have identified the original owner of a silver hawking ring dating from the 1600s to be the First Earl of Montgomery.

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Efforts to give volunteer the send-off he deserves

Efforts to give volunteer the send-off he deserves

Tributes have been paid to a well-known volunteer with a “heart of gold” as friends try to raise money for his funeral.

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

A wildlife expert says a tracker glued to a hedgehog's spines could have killed it – but another says it is part of a legitimate university survey.

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New gig venue hopes to scratch itch for live music fans

New gig venue hopes to scratch itch for live music fans

A venue dedicated to live music has launched and it's billed as the only one of its kind for one part of Kent.

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‘Let’s help give something back to loved golf course’

‘Let’s help give something back to loved golf course’

The owners of a seaside golf course say they are “overwhelmed” by people’s kindness after a fundraising campaign was started to support it.

Promising start in Tokyo for Kent para table tennis star

Promising start in Tokyo for Kent para table tennis star

World and Commonwealth champion Ross Wilson got the ParalympicsGB table tennis team off to a winning start in Tokyo.

Hunt for policeman's killer

Hunt for policeman's killer

Kent became the focus for one of the UK's largest-scale manhunts after the murder of a policeman.

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Dead hedgehogs and birds dumped by road

Dead hedgehogs and birds dumped by road

Police are investigating after 10 hedgehogs and three kestrels were found dead by the side of a road in Kent.

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£130k bridge finished

£130k bridge finished

Works have finally been finished on a new £130,000 bridge at a coastal park in part of Kent.

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Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

A driver who was killed in a collision with an oncoming vehicle had been travelling on the "wrong side of the road", a coroner has heard.

Discovery of 'multiple' laughing gas canisters prompts warning

Discovery of 'multiple' laughing gas canisters prompts warning

Parents have been urged to warn their children against the use of laughing gas following the discovery of "multiple" nitrous oxide canisters.

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'Grab a jab' bus to be at carnival

'Grab a jab' bus to be at carnival

Spectators will be able to grab a jab at a seaside carnival this weekend.

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Sains buries winner on Ites 3G bow

Sains buries winner on Ites 3G bow

Ashley Sains’ winner completed a perfect day for Sheppey on their new 3G pitch.

Town's first green carnival well received

Town's first green carnival well received

A town's first all-pedestrian ‘green’ summer carnival parade took place at the weekend.

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Women bare bodies for fashion show with a difference

Women bare bodies for fashion show with a difference

Instead of wearing dresses on the catwalk, a brave band of women painted their bodies to prove you can make an impact whatever your size or shape.

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Car gets stuck at sea

Car gets stuck at sea

A driver has been left in deep water after their car was submerged at a Kent beach.

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Island prepares for its first all-pedestrian carnival

Island prepares for its first all-pedestrian carnival

Sheppey's first 'green' carnival to take place with no lorries - just pedestrians, bikes, buggies and wheelchairs.

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Kent aviation museum part of new heritage trail

Kent aviation museum part of new heritage trail

A tiny museum in a prison at the birthplace of British aviation is now on a new heritage trail charting the exploits of Battle of Britain pilots.

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Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

Family's hell amid gossip loved one was murdered

The family of a 27-year-old old man had to endure wild gossip that he had been murdered, an inquest into his death has heard.

Kent used for real-life murder drama

Kent used for real-life murder drama

Scenes for the new true-crime Channel 4 TV drama Deceit about the 'honeytrap' scheme to catch Rachel Nickell's killer were filmed in the county.

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