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Will they Dig it in the States?
15 April 2014The first Diggerland USA is set to open next month 14 years after its UK launch in Kent.
All is fair in War and Peace
15 April 2014Long hours, small profits and unpredictable weather are all a scourge on a Kent tourist attraction as it makes a comeback after moving home.
Has Maidstone lost its unofficial nightclub capital of Kent crown on Fridays?
09 April 2014Town managers and club bosses are getting together to try and tackle the lack of revellers coming to Maidstone on Friday nights.
New festive attraction to create 200 jobs
08 April 2014A £2.5m Disney-style destination with life-sized polar bears is set to bring 60,000 visitors to a town centre.
Bar closes as Strood Leisure Centre gets £1.9m revamp
06 April 2014A major refit at Strood Leisure Centre will see the end of the bar and a host of new fitness equipment and classes.
You'll wish you were there
01 April 2014Globetrotters can hear from veteran travel broadcaster John Carter at a show attended by 15 holiday companies.
Move to garden city a possibility
28 March 2014The vice chairman of Kent's second largest football club says he would consider moving the team to a new stadium in Ebbsfleet if it helped expansion.
There can be only one...
28 March 2014Organisers of the Hop Farm Music Festival say founders of the original event at the site will not use the Hop Farm's name if they resurrect the shows.
New lease of life for Ashford golf centre
28 March 2014The former Homelands Golf Centre is about to re-open under new management and a new name.
New jobs, name and £1.4 million makeover for landmark hotel
27 March 2014A £1.4 million investment at The Botany Bay, formerly The Fayreness Hotel, means 15 new jobs for Broadstairs.
Woodville Halls set to become fully-fledged cinema
27 March 2014Hollywood director Paul Greengrass announced Gravesham movie fans could look forward to enjoying more blockbusters on their doorstep.
Ash's ground plans
26 March 2014Maidstone United co-owner Oliver Ash has revealed details of his plans to expand the Gallagher Stadium.
Surge in cruise liners expected this season
26 March 2014Even more cruise lines will call this year as the Port of Dover’s 2014 cruise season gets under way this week.
Taxpayers to foot bill for council's theme park trip
25 March 2014A trip by council leaders to several theme parks in the States is set to cost the taxpayer thousands, it's been revealed.
Redundancies at venue
24 March 2014A council-owned theatre is being forced to lay off staff as it deals with "challenging financial circumstances".
Closure threat again for ferry operator
21 March 2014The future of MyFerryLink is once again uncertain after the Competition Commission announced owners Eurotunnel may have broken merger-control rules.
Ferry House Inn wins top award
21 March 2014A Sheppey pub beat off competition from 80 other contenders to claim the Kent Dining Pub of the Year title.
Digital switch over or switch off
21 March 2014Updated equipment that could cost £40,000 is needed so that Dover's Silver Screen cinema can continue showing new film releases.
Updated plans submitted for seafront cinema project
20 March 2014Revised proposals to convert a former bingo hall back into a cinema have been submitted, a council has confirmed.
Kent has busiest European port
20 March 2014More passengers travelled through the Port of Dover than any other in Europe, according to a new report.
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The abandoned ‘ghost road’ that once took holidaymakers to the Kent coast
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Dad who took cocaine on holiday still had drug in system when stopped by police
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Rolexes and crypto: How dealer selling drugs from bedroom hid ‘massive profits’
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Christmas events cancelled amid weather warning
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