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Fathers fought sons at town's bloodiest battle
01 June 2022Now bustling with shoppers, the streets of Maidstone were awash with blood during the Civil War in 1648.
Hitler's terror attack on Kent and the four men who risked everything
01 June 2022Four "fire watchers" showed astonishing bravery - running directly towards danger as German bombs "fell like hailstones" in Kent.
The Popemobile, the Prince and 25,000 on the streets
29 May 2022It was a moment "which centuries and generations had awaited" when the Pope came to Kent in 1982.
Recalling the peacetime crash that cost the lives of four RAF crewmen
28 May 2022A routine training run turned to disaster when a flare exploded inside a Lancaster bomber.
Cinema controversy as The Exorcist opens
23 May 2022Controversial movie The Exorcist forced one cinema in the county to hire ambulance crews to treat those who kept fainting in shock.
'She had her hands cut off and a rope around her neck'
21 May 2022The murder of an eccentric Kent woman - only discovered after her foot was found buried under a pile of coal - remains unsolved to this day.
Pictures of life in Kent the last time inflation hit 9%
21 May 2022Prices may be going up as fast as they were in 1982 - but life in Kent was very different, as these classic pictures show.
Why your fish and chip shop is in danger
20 May 2022Fish and chip shops in Kent are being battered by rising costs fuelling an 'inevitable' rise in the cost of your meal and leaving some facing closure.
The deserted 'International' station that's still missing Eurostar
19 May 2022The continued suspension of international rail services has left a station looking like lockdown never ended.
Lights, camera, Margate!
17 May 2022One town has taken a lead role in a growing list of high-profile TV shows and films - here's how you can walk in the footsteps of the stars.
End of line for the shop that dressed royalty
16 May 2022A tailors with links to royalty and Dickens is to close after 180 years
Stepping back in time down in the trenches
15 May 2022A historical centre has recreated a wartime trench network and our reporter spent the day as a soldier finding out about life on the frontline.
We tried going cash-only in Kent
14 May 2022Could you get by without paying for things via card or smartphone for a week? KentOnline put it to the test...
Houses for £4,750 and new cars for £500
10 May 2022Prices are soaring - but how do they compare with prices in the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 00s? We take a trip down memory lane.
IdentiKent: Is new homes fury down to design?
08 May 2022We cast a critical eye of over 15 Kent housing sites and learn how Local Design Codes might be the answer to everyone's problems.
Deliver-who? The Kent town untouched by fast food giants
07 May 2022One Kent town remains untouched by fast food giants, with no McDonald's, KFC, or a Chinese that delivers. But do residents welcome the lack of choice?
Rebuilding after the explosion that rocked a town
04 May 2022It's a year since a huge explosion tore through a row of homes. We take a look at how the community came together and what the future holds.
The shocking murder with chilling echoes a decade later
30 April 2022Domestic abuse campaigners say a tattoo parlour 'murder-suicide' has alarming similarities to a hairdresser's murder by her husband in 2012.
Kent's earthquakes and why we're likely to have more
28 April 2022After the earthquake in Wales this weekend - here's why Kent may feel the earth move again soon.
Why have Gills not built on heyday?
26 April 2022Paul Scally has announced he's taking 'extended leave' from Gills - but why is a club which once soared now struggling?
