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Ramsgate mother wins Miss Great Britain Kent title 12 weeks after emergency C-section
Charlotte Silver entered the pageant to regain a sense of self after a difficult pregnancy and emergency surgery. By winning the title, she…
Dartford council approves £30 million plan to transform vacant town centre site
A long-vacant two-acre site between Spital Street and Hythe Street is set to be redeveloped into 69 homes, shops, and a potential cinema or…
Rochester Castle reopens a week early following staircase repairs
Rochester Castle has reopened to the public ahead of schedule after essential repairs were made to a stone step in the keep. The early comp…
Ten Kent venues join nationwide music festival during Glastonbury's fallow year
As Worthy Farm takes a scheduled break, the Everywhere At Once festival is bringing live music to grassroots venues across the country. Ten…
Shorne delivery driver Ann West receives new car after community raises over £3,400
After her car broke down, long-serving delivery driver Ann West was forced to quit her job in Shorne. Her local customers secretly raised o…
Folkestone Sports Centre receives £386,000 grant to support reopening
Folkestone Sports Centre has secured nearly £386,542 in National Lottery funding to refurbish its swimming pool and changing rooms. The sit…
Canterbury parents launch new gymnastics club after 50-year-old provider closes
After the sudden liquidation of the long-standing Canterbury Gymnastics Club, four local parents have established East Kent Gymnastics to e…
Underwater-themed adventure play area opens in Sheerness as £20m revival begins
Sheerness is set to welcome a new underwater-themed adventure play area as part of a £20 million regeneration project. The facility at Beac…
Chilmington Green Secondary School receives strong first Ofsted report
Chilmington Green Secondary School in Ashford has been awarded strong standard grades across four of six areas in its first-ever Ofsted ins…
Independent businesses are thriving on a quiet stretch of Dover's High Street
While much of Dover's town centre struggles with vacant units, a stretch of the High Street is seeing a rise in independent shops and commu…
Ashford's Sandyacres Sports and Social Club to build town's first outdoor padel courts
Sandyacres Sports and Social Club in Kennington has received approval to construct two outdoor padel courts on a disused site. The project …
Medway father urges men to get free blood pressure checks after discovering hidden condition
After a routine health check revealed he had high blood pressure despite regular exercise, 42-year-old Edward Banjo is encouraging others t…