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Market to bring festive cheer to last minute shoppers

Market to bring festive cheer to last minute shoppers

21 December 2021

A special Christmas Eve market will bring festive cheer to last minute shoppers in one Kent town.

Panto team cancel more shows after Covid outbreak

Panto team cancel more shows after Covid outbreak

20 December 2021

Further performances of a pantomime have been cancelled as members of the cast and crew await test results.

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Panto performance cancelled due to Covid

Panto performance cancelled due to Covid

20 December 2021

A theatre has been forced to cancel a matinee performance of its pantomime because of Covid within the cast.

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Homes go all out in Christmas lights competition

Homes go all out in Christmas lights competition

20 December 2021

Almost an entire cul-de-sac has covered their homes in lights in a bid to win a Christmas lights competition.

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Christmas Eve carol singing axed as Covid rates rise

Christmas Eve carol singing axed as Covid rates rise

20 December 2021

Organisers of a huge outdoor carol-singing event say they have reluctantly cancelled the gathering because of rising Covid cases.

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Panto cancelled at last minute due to Covid outbreak

Panto cancelled at last minute due to Covid outbreak

20 December 2021

Audience members were told a Christmas pantomime had been called off as they waited for the show to start.

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Clinic's £1k donation to foodbank will make 'great difference'

Clinic's £1k donation to foodbank will make 'great difference'

20 December 2021

A beauty clinic's £1,090 donation to a foodbank will help supply treats to struggling families this Christmas.

Annual makeover of divisive landmark branded 'best one yet'

Annual makeover of divisive landmark branded 'best one yet'

18 December 2021

A mystery resident has struck again and continued a Kent town's favourite Christmas tradition.

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Free meals for those spending Christmas alone

Free meals for those spending Christmas alone

16 December 2021

A restaurant is offering free meals and company on Christmas Day to vulnerable people who would otherwise be spending the holidays alone.

'People cancelled their holidays and needed turkeys'

'People cancelled their holidays and needed turkeys'

16 December 2021

People across Kent had to cancel their plans at the last minute last Christmas and turned to a turkey farmer for help with their festive feasts.

Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

Dinosaurs help turn town's lantern parade into a roaring success

15 December 2021

Two dancing dinosaurs and a record number of sightseers flocked to this seaside town's lantern parade and fireworks display.

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Help still needed to provide 500 families with Xmas lunch

Help still needed to provide 500 families with Xmas lunch

15 December 2021

A charity aiming to feed hundreds of struggling families this Christmas is £1,000 away from completing its mission.

Santa is back after attack

Santa is back after attack

15 December 2021

A town's Santa Claus is back on the road after a drunk threatened to punch him on his sleigh.

Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

Vandals smash artist's Christmas gift to town

15 December 2021

A 'Believe' ball Christmas gift presented to a town by the artist behind Moo Mop Mouse was smashed and shattered by teenagers after just 40 minutes.

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Christmas toppers spread community cheer

Christmas toppers spread community cheer

14 December 2021

Christmas-themed postbox toppers have been popping up in a bid to spread festive cheer.

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Coca-Cola Christmas truck is coming to town

Coca-Cola Christmas truck is coming to town

14 December 2021

The iconic red Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is coming to the county this week for two days. Here's when you can get your selfies:

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Dog with broken leg left tied to lamp post

Dog with broken leg left tied to lamp post

14 December 2021

A young lurcher was found tied to a lamp post and cruelly abandoned with a broken leg on a cold, dark night.

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Nativity returns to town

Nativity returns to town

13 December 2021

Crowds of families and friends lined the streets to catch a glimpse of some camels as a popular nativity procession returned to a town centre.

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Roadworks to be removed to help Christmas traffic

Roadworks to be removed to help Christmas traffic

13 December 2021

Around 900 miles of roadworks are to be removed in time for Christmas to try and keep traffic flowing.

Recycle your Christmas tree with Walmer RNLI

Recycle your Christmas tree with Walmer RNLI

13 December 2021

A lifeboat station is encouraging families to recycle their Christmas trees for a third year running.

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