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Folkestone's Lower Leas Coastal Park to reopen following £750,000 refurbishment
Folkestone's Lower Leas Coastal Park is set to reopen on 31 July after a £750,000 project replaced play equipment that had been in use for …
Free children's role play village opens at Ashford Designer Outlet
A new play area featuring a mock nursery, garage, and construction site has opened at the Ashford Designer Outlet. The space is free for fa…
Historic Sheerness water tower secured and cleaned following safety concerns
The Victorian-era water tower in Sheerness has been cleaned and sealed after years of neglect left the site as a safety risk. New owners ha…
Wingham Wildlife Park opens new £2.5m enclosure as part of major expansion
Wingham Wildlife Park near Canterbury has unveiled a new £2.5 million enclosure, marking the first phase of a project to double the site's …
Former film set designer Mike Perry, 81, creates miniature scenes of Folkestone
Mike Perry, a former model maker for productions like The Italian Job, is spending his retirement crafting intricate miniature scenes of Fo…
Emergency bleed control kit installed at Faversham Recreation Ground
A new emergency kit containing a tourniquet and haemostatic gauze has been installed at Faversham Recreation Ground to provide immediate fi…
Sustainable fashion brand Elvis & Kresse launches its first vintage in Faversham
Known for repurposing fire hoses into luxury accessories, the brand Elvis & Kresse has expanded into winemaking at its farm in Painters For…
Gravesend filmmaker captures rare Amazon wildlife on five-week expedition
Andy Evans spent five weeks in the Peruvian rainforest to document the ecosystem's biodiversity, focusing on its pristine state rather than…
Emergency services respond to reports of people in the water at Folkestone Harbour
Emergency crews including the coastguard, police, and fire service were called to Folkestone Harbour following reports of people in the wat…
Four Sittingbourne schoolboys receive awards for helping police locate a missing teenager
When a vulnerable girl went missing in dense woodland near Highsted Road, four pupils from The Sittingbourne School spotted her and alerted…
Disabled riding school in Leybourne receives 68 donated saddles after theft
Leybourne Grange Riding Centre for the Disabled in Kent was left reeling after a break-in saw 50 saddles stolen, but the community has rall…
Port Lympne Reserve welcomes its first giraffe calf in eight years
A female giraffe calf has been born at Port Lympne Reserve near Hythe, the first arrival at the park since 2018. Named Jude after England f…