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East 17 and Artful Dodger to headline village music festival
One of Kent’s most popular village music and food festivals has just revealed a mouthwatering line-up of headline acts for next summer’s event.
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Suffragettes, soul and sisterhood: Sylvia at the Marlowe
Review: The story of the Suffragette movement is told in an imaginative, fresh way in this new production.
‘We’re building houses but we’re not saying where the water comes from'
Questions have been raised over water supplies after plans emerged for 90 new homes on farmland at the edge of a small village.
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Decrepit 16th century building to be converted into 30 homes
A historic but abandoned former manor house is to be converted into 30 new homes after falling into disrepair.
‘You are an abuser’: Man stalked ex with sinister fake TikTok profile
A jilted man who stalked his ex-girlfriend on social media using a fake profile was told by a judge: ‘You’re an abuser’.
Plans approved for the ultimate holy-day let at Canterbury Cathedral
Ambitious plans to turn part of a renowned religious landmark into a new holiday let have been approved despite previous backlash.
From phantom bulls to ghostly monks: The spooky side of Kent's history
A phantom bull, marching Roman soldiers and a mysterious pair of legs feature among six of the lesser known haunted places in Kent
Monster pumpkin grown at garden centre
A huge pumpkin weighing the same as a grand piano has been growing at a Kent garden centre with help from university scientists.
Musician who helped bring Bagpuss to life dies aged 84
Tributes have been paid to the musician who helped bring Bagpuss to life after she died aged 84 following a battle with cancer.
Knife-wielding thug raided mum's home on Halloween
A knife-wielding thug who raided a mum's home on Halloween and then took part in a "ferocious" city centre stabbing has been jailed for eight years.
‘I’m going to be talking about things on this tour that would get me flogged in Dubai’
A camp comedy star is bringing his saucy new show to the county after releasing a crime novel.
‘We’re all scared’: Legionella bacteria confirmed at council flat block
Elderly residents say they are living in fear after Legionella bacteria was detected in the water system at their council-run block of flats.
‘You can leave when you die’: Care home residents found 'wandering' and at risk of choking
A care home where residents were told they “get to leave when you die” has been put in special measures and downgraded from good to inadequate.
‘It’s embarrassing’: Council to hand back thousands of pounds in wrongly issued fines
A council is having to hand back thousands of pounds after wrongly dishing out fines for offences like dog fouling.
Cat and kittens dumped in sealed box mistaken for Amazon parcel
Rescuers found three black kittens and their mum dumped in a box they initially thought was an Amazon parcel.
‘It was pure escapism’: Call the Midwife star shines in glamorous Cole Porter musical
Review: Theatregoers were transported back to the 1950s in a classic musical full of champagne, scandal and romance.
Woman dies after crash with three parked cars
A woman has died after a car crashed into three parked cars.
‘My family are devastated’: Great-grandad appeals to former colleagues after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A great-granddad diagnosed with terminal cancer is appealing to former work colleagues to come forward after being exposed to deadly asbestos fibres.
Fees could be frozen at Kent’s priciest public car parks for first time in years
Charges at Kent’s priciest public car parks could be frozen, with discounts offered to residents set to double and free spaces on Sundays.
Plans to improve safety at 'awful' crash hotspot 14 years after tragedy
A new roundabout is proposed for an ‘awful’ junction that has seen 18 crashes recorded in the past two decades, including the death of a student.