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Once derelict station wins national award after huge revamp
13 December 2023A railway station which underwent a huge revamp in 2018 after being abandoned for a decade, has been awarded with a national prize.
‘Camels should roam the desert – not the streets of Kent’
13 December 2023Furious campaigners have attacked plans to parade camels through a Kent village in a bid to raise aid for worthy causes.
Squeeze add Kent date to 50th anniversary tour
12 December 2023Tickets to see the ‘70s band in the county next year go on sale this week. Here’s how to get your hands on them.
Community invited to hit-and-run victim’s funeral
12 December 2023The family of a seven-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run say the whole community is invited to the funeral, to reflect his generous spirit.
‘We’re becoming a suburb of neighbouring town - it has to stop!’
12 December 2023Anxious residents fear their "once-lovely" village is becoming a suburb of its neighbouring town as plans for hundreds more homes are revealed.
Town centre pub transformed into wine bar and bakery
11 December 2023A couple behind several inns and eateries in a seaside town have turned a popular pub into a deli, wine bar and bakery.
Funeral funds to give William Brown ‘the send-off he deserves’ reaches £15k
10 December 2023The fundraiser set up for the funeral of the youngster killed in a hit-and-run has reached another milestone and raised £15,000 in a day.
We followed a lost railway line to the door of a cosy country pub
10 December 2023Our reporter embarked on a six-mile stroll across a somewhat slippery country route – and discovered some fascinating Kentish history along the way.
Thousands raised to give William Brown ‘the send-off he truly deserves’
09 December 2023A fundraiser for the funeral of a boy killed in a hit-and-run has raised more than £11,000 in just eight hours.
‘Let us bury our boy in his favourite place - it would have been his last wish’
09 December 2023The parents of a seven-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run are pleading for him to buried at a graveyard which was one of his “favourite” places.
Man bailed after boy, 7, killed in suspected hit-and-run
08 December 2023A man arrested in connection with the suspected hit-and-run death of a seven-year-old boy has been released on bail.
Army veteran wins award for saving neighbour from burning house
08 December 2023A heroic army veteran who saved his disabled neighbour’s life when a fire broke out has been given a bravery award.
One of town’s oldest pubs to be ‘brought back to life’
08 December 2023Eye-catching CGIs have been released showing how a historic derelict pub will be returned to its former glory with a huge renovation project.
A sublime seaside pub where you park on the pebbles
08 December 2023The pub was having a paintjob, but nothing could knock the gloss off Secret’s Drinker’s lunch at a shabby chic seaside haven
‘Yesterday I had two beautiful children, now I only have one’
07 December 2023The heartbroken dad of a boy killed in a suspected hit-and-run has urged people to “cherish their children, as you never know what’s going to happen”.
Arrest after boy, 7, killed in suspected hit-and-run
07 December 2023A man has been arrested after a seven-year-old boy was killed in a suspected hit-and-run.
Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure
07 December 2023Two adorable lion cubs hand-reared by Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall have moved to a public enclosure for the first time.
Family of ‘beautiful boy’ killed in hit-and-run in tearful appeal to driver
07 December 2023The heartbroken family of a seven-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run have made an emotional appeal to the driver to hand themselves in.
Police hunt driver after boy, 7, killed in hit and run
07 December 2023A seven-year-old boy has died after being knocked down by a driver who did not stop at the scene.
High street closed for more than 14 hours after serious collision
06 December 2023A high street was cordoned off by police to allow accident investigation work to be carried out overnight after a serious collision.
