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Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes doesn’t put a foot wrong
Matthew Bourne’s critically acclaimed ballet The Red Shoes stunned a packed house in Kent.
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Pensioner dies weeks after being hit by car on major route
A 90-year-old man has died weeks after being hit by a car on a major route.
‘She told police he had threatened to cut off her head – how was that not high risk?’
A mum murdered by her estranged husband had told police just 16 days before she was killed that he had previously threatened to chop off her head.
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Popular Canterbury park to fully reopen after year of works
The works are finally drawing to an end
Man in his 90s dies after being hit by car in Canterbury
The man sustained multiple injuries and has now sadly died, said police
Names and faces of Kent criminals jailed in March including pair jailed for manslaughter of 4-year-old
A number of criminals across the county were put behind bars in March
‘You know your body best – if it doesn’t feel right speak up’
A mum whose cancer was first misdiagnosed as a pelvic prolapse is urging others to speak up if they know something is wrong.
No meningitis cases under investigation as final probable case confirmed
There are no meningitis cases under investigation for the first time since an outbreak in Kent began, new figures reveal.
Beauty salon set to launch in shopping centre
A new beauty shop is set to open in part of a former jewellery store in a shopping centre.
Police called after ‘drunk’ schoolchildren allegedly stole from Tesco
Police were called after schoolchildren who appeared drunk allegedly stole items from a Tesco Metro.
Police investigating Kent stabbing that left man with head and back injuries release CCTV
Three arrests have been made in connection with the reported assault
Warning over scammers ‘pressuring victims into paying for unnecessary’ work
Residents are reminded to be vigilant after scammers were reported to be “pressuring victims into paying for poor quality” works in their homes.
Charges after ‘arson attacks’ at car dealership and outside M&S Foodhall
A 24-year-old man has been charged after suspected arsons at a Mercedes dealership and outside an M&S.
Man ‘stabbed and slashed’ in alleged attack in early hours
An image of a woman has been released by detectives after a man was seriously injured with a knife.
Full Kent weather forecast as experts warn of wet and windy Easter weekend
Temperatures will briefly rise before the weather turns unsettled later in the week
Nightclub at centre of Kent meningitis outbreak to reopen
A nightclub at the centre of a Kent meningitis outbreak that has claimed the lives of two young people is set to reopen this week.
‘We have lost a legend': Sadness at death of former shop owner
A town has lost one of its best-loved and most respected characters with the death of former cycle shop owner Arthur Lock.
Bid to buy significant former Kent military training ground from MOD launched by council
The 220-acre site has been called “one of the greenest jewels in the district’s crown”
Kent nightclub linked to meningitis outbreak set to reopen
New measures have been put in place to protect customers and staff members
Festival to be held to mark end of major £22m revamp project
A new festival featuring aerial theatre and live music will be held in May to mark the completion of a major £22 million project.