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‘It’s so exciting!’ First look inside Kent wildlife park’s huge £2.5m expansion
A wildlife park is celebrating the opening of its new £2.5m enclosure – as it prepares to double in size within the next five years.
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‘I’m a vegetarian - but animals do not have ‘rights’ like us’
Animal rights activists have been protesting against plans for horse-drawn carriage rides - but do animals have rights?
Rare ‘death mask’ of notorious dictator Stalin could fetch £12k at auction
A unique bronze death mask of one of history’s most notorious leaders will go under the hammer in Kent next month.
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Booming! The Kent area where house prices have risen by £21k in just 12 months
What’s the average cost of a home where you live? Find out in the latest House Price Index figures
Shocking video shows ‘smiling’ police officer’s nightclub attack on woman
Shocking footage shows the moment a smiling off-duty police officer violently pulled a woman towards the ground by her hair on a drunken night out.
Britpop classics to festival favourites: Six unmissable music events coming to Kent this month
Music fans are spoilt for choice as some of the biggest names in pop, rock and festival entertainment prepare to perform across the county.
Security guards drafted in to tackle seaside town disruption for second summer running
Security guards have been drafted in for the second summer running to help tackle anti-social behaviour in two Kent coastal towns over the summer.
Emergency road closure on key route for up to 10 days
A busy road near a sports centre has been shut – and could remain closed for 10 days for emergency repairs.
‘My mum's been failed by doctors - our family will break without her’
The daughter of a cancer patient says the NHS failed her mother after not getting treatment for months, with doctors saying the illness is terminal.
Bidders from across world set to vie for treasure trove of works at Kent auction
Bidders from across the world are expected to vie for original artworks by one of the nation’s best-loved children’s storytellers.
Man charged after three people seriously injured in Ashford crash
The vehicle failed to stop for police and then was involved in a crash where three people were left with serious injuries
The Kent road where all the pubs have closed - could a revival be brewing?
In decades past, pub-goers were spoilt for choice on one Kent road, where six venues once variously vied for trade.
Reports of three-hour journeys as level crossing fails again
A much-used level crossing has reopened after a fault with the barriers caused lengthy queues for the second day in a row.
Stalker who entered terrified ex's home as she hid upstairs avoids jail
A stalker who walked into his victim's home as she hid upstairs in fear has avoided prison.
Latest death notices across Kent as families remember loved ones
Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones
Crews still at scene of heathland wildfire hours after it broke out
Kent Fire and Rescue Service are still at the scene of a wildfire which saw smoke billow across the A2.
Protesters dressed as horses call for carriage ride ban
Demonstrators have called for a council to go further and outright ban “cruel” horse-drawn carriage rides.
Southern Water fined £7m after dumping sewage illegally off the Kent coast
The company was found to have caused harm through a 'pattern of repeated incidents over several years'
Southern Water to be sentenced over sewage pollution in Kent
Mr Justice Johnson is expected to pass sentence on Friday
‘It’s a disgrace’: Disgust over ‘filthy’ leisure centre changing rooms
Changing rooms and showers at a leisure centre have been branded "filthy" and "disgusting" less than two years after an £8 million refurbishment.