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Pictures show how Kent changed over a decade
29 December 2019As Kent prepared to welcome in the 2020s, pictures show how the county changed over the previous 10 years.
Things we said goodbye to in Kent in 2019
27 December 2019Shops, power stations and nightclubs have all closed this year for the final time.
Re-runs of Royal Marines book on sale again
15 December 2019Pictures of Royal Marines spanning over a century are being republished in a book to mark the corps' bond with a Kent town
Take a footstep back in time
07 December 2019A tour with a twist: Learn about Dickens' links with Kent, helped along by an eccentric guide.
Are you living on an old hospital?
27 October 2019Check out these 13 sites which used to be hospitals and what stands in their place now.
A coach trip down memory lane
22 October 2019The story of a soon-to-be regenerated coach factory told by someone who worked there.
Can you help solve the famous signatures mystery?
22 October 2019National Trust managers are appealing for help to put names to 15 mystery signatures in the visitors' book at Winston Churchill's former Kent home.
Dave's the man with the music
17 October 2019The man whose label launched The Damned, Ian Dury & The Blockheads and Madness picks his top 5 singles for us as he brings his one-man show to Kent.
Miners Festival returns to Betteshanger
22 August 2019Brass bands, a dog show, beer tent, and exhibition are attractions at an annual festival celebrating our mining heritage this Bank Holiday
Seating plan reveals family hierarchy in church
11 July 2019Documents found in a church have revealed information about its parishioners and their standing in the community
Fifteen people killed in horrific fete fire
11 July 2019A tragedy at a park fete left 15 people dead, including nine children.
Medic's bravery under fire on D-Day
30 June 2019A medic from Kent who took part in the D-Day landings was given a Victoria Cross for his courage.
When music royalty came to Kent
29 June 2019Kent has played host to some big name acts over the years and these superstars turned up to put on quite the show.
Great-gran’s remarkable resistance in Nazi Germany
28 June 2019A 98-year-old Kent woman told how she was imprisoned by the Nazis, performed in front of Hitler and escaped to England.
Celeb visits, 50p drinks and that song - memories of Strawberry Moons
28 June 2019Fluorescent lights, pounding music and queuing in the cold are among the things people will remember from Maidstone nightclub Strawberry Moons.
Coastal lift reopening pushed back again
21 June 2019An historic water lift - due to be revamped - will not open before 2020, redevelopment bosses have confirmed.
War hero misnamed on village memorial
29 May 2019The great nephew of a First World War soldier killed in action has struggled to have his name properly recorded.
Murder witness gunned down in shop car park
28 May 2019The assassination of a man who helped put road rage killer Kenneth Noye behind bars remains a mystery more than 20 years later.
Northern Belle journeys through Kent
11 May 2019A luxurious steam train is taking guests on the ride of their life - and it's all for charity.
Mystery on the Kent coast turned into mini film
26 April 2019A historic mystery about Roman pottery found off the Kent coast has been turned into a kids' animation which will be used in local schools.
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‘Plumbers charged my elderly relatives £8,560 but settled on £765 when challenged’
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Video captures panic as fireworks display goes wrong and ‘boy’s face burnt’
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Where 11,000 new homes could be built in district
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Family-run garage closes for final time after 92 years of trade
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Kent pub 'surrounded by sheep' named one of UK's best to visit in autumn
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