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Heritage open weekend starts
10 September 2016Heritage open weekend starts today with historical buildings opening up to the public in Dover, Deal and Sandwich.
Magna Carta to be brought home after £100k grant
09 September 2016A £100,000 cash boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund means Sandwich’s Magna Carta will be brought home to stay.
‘This life-changer is amazing’
09 September 2016The new chairman of the Institute of Directors in Kent is also bringing to market a new treatment for asthma sufferers around the world.
Bodybuilder is new owner of gym
08 September 2016A bodybuilder from Kent is looking to share his expertise with members as he takes on his own gym
Red Factor canary found in conservatory
08 September 2016Bird enthusiast Colin Ashby had a surprise visit from a feathered friend - who he is trying to reunite with its owner.
'It doesn't hurt - honest!'
06 September 2016KentOnline reporter Sam Lennon endured a painful body waxing session to raise funds for a teenager with cancer.
Coastguard searching for broken down boat
03 September 2016Search teams have been scrambled to Thanet tonight after a boat broke down on a river.
Tennis club serves up new clubhouse after 102 years
03 September 2016After 102 years of waiting, a tennis club's new clubhouse has officially opened
Raffle will boost cancer fight fund
03 September 2016A huge raffle hosted by the Mercury could raise at least £1,000 towards Kelly Turner’s campaign for lifesaving surgery in America.
Taxpayers foot £3m of lost loans
02 September 2016Kent County Council has written off over £3 million of interest-free loans to firms which have gone bust, doubling the amount lost in under a year.
Age simulation suit tried out in Kent
01 September 2016An age simulation suit which mimics some of the troubles faced by elderly people has been tried out by the community for the first time in Kent
UK and French governments pledge to continue with Calais border controls
30 August 2016The UK's Home Secretary is meeting her French counterpart today amid calls to scrap existing border deals.
Lowry’s beach scenes on sale
29 August 2016A Kent auctioneer is offering the sale of two prints of Deal beach by L.S. Lowry.
Call for curfew bell to sound over town again
26 August 2016Residents and councillors are calling for the chimes of a historic clock and bell to ring out again.
Get your tickets for summer ball
26 August 2016With glitz and glamour in mind, The Mercury is getting behind the Kelly Turner campaign to raise £1m for her lifesaving cancer treatment
Drunk man rescued from sea
26 August 2016A drunk man who went into the sea after drinking vodka with friends on a beach had to be rescued after being spotted clinging to a buoy.
GCSE results in east Kent
25 August 2016Pupils from schools in Dover, Deal and Sandwich, have today received their GCSE results.
Great walks for everyone at festival
25 August 2016Lace up your walking boots for the seven day White Cliffs Walking Festival, starting today
Firefighters leave large haystack to burn
24 August 2016A large haystack continues to burn this morning after firefighters took the decision not to extinguish it.
Soap star backs Kelly in cancer battle
23 August 2016A Coronation Street actress has pledged support for teenage cancer sufferer Kelly Turner, by nominating her for a bravery award.
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