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These pubs, hotels, restaurants and chefs have been named the best in Kent

After a record-breaking number of votes, meet the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards champions

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Mum’s joy at winning £1k thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday

A lucky mum is planning a trip away after winning £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday.

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Former teacher at prestigious private school found guilty of child abuse

A former teacher and boarding master at a prestigious private school has been convicted for abusing pupils more than 40 years ago.

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Keepers announce ‘devastating’ loss of snow leopard, 16

Animal keepers have paid tribute to a beloved snow leopard who gave visitors the ‘biggest smile’.

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Major congestion after emergency water works carried out near historic landmark

Emergency water works have forced a city centre route to close - just weeks after it reopened following a multi-million-pound facelift project.

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East Kent Hospitals chair steps down just days after suspension fiasco

A chairman at the centre of a suspension fiasco involving one of the country’s most under-pressure hospital trusts has stepped down.

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Music legend Tony Christie announces Kent concerts despite his dementia battle

‘Amarillo’ singer Tony Christie primed for back-to-back emotional farewell shows.

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Councillor hits back at claims of coastal community ‘betrayal’

A council chief has rejected claims that coastal towns are neglected in a blueprint which lays out a district’s arts and entertainment provision.

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Man left with facial injuries following alleged racially aggravated assault at Dover leisure centre

An arrest has been made

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‘I swear at my own son - I worry other parents think I’m drunk’

A Kent dad has told of his struggles living with Tourette syndrome - and how he has been inspired by the movie I Swear to help others.

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Phil Spencer needs Kent house hunters for Channel 4's Location, Location, Location

Applications to appear on the hit property show are now open

Kent Live - Canterbury

Activists to protest for ban to 'exploitative' horse-drawn carriage rides in Canterbury

Protesters are planning to rally against 'exploitative' plans to allow horse-drawn carriages in a Kent city

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Man charged after alleged racially aggravated assault plus possessing a sword

A man faces multiple charges in an investigation into a racially aggravated assault at a leisure centre, plus possessing a sword in another incident.

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Kent’s largest college group receives more than £3 million government funding

Kent’s largest college group is set to receive more than £3 million in government investment to revamp its facilities.

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Packed theatre and a celebrity in the audience was not what I was expecting

Heading to The Marlowe to watch Shakespeare, I wasn’t expecting to see the theatre packed out - let alone a famous actress in the crowd.

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Ricky Gervais' heartwarming response after terrified dog thrown off city wall

Comedian Ricky Gervais has been praised for a heartwarming act of kindness that has helped save the lives of animals in need - many of whom may not have survived without his support

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‘Inspirational’ head teacher took her own life amid dementia fears

An “inspirational” head teacher took her own life amid fears she was developing dementia and becoming a burden, an inquest has heard.

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Former cinema ‘will require total demolition’ as losses mount for nightclub boss

Building control bosses say a fire-ravaged former cinema will require demolition as a nightclub boss says her ‘losses are mounting’.

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Kent school with highest truancy rates sees pupils miss nearly 10% of sessions

Pupils at state-funded secondaries in Kent missed the equivalent of around one in 33 days through unauthorised absences

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Ricky Gervais donation pays for dog’s surgery after labrador thrown off city wall

A generous donation from Ricky Gervais to an animal charity paid for a dog’s urgently needed surgery after the pooch was thrown off a wall.