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Ashford Hockey Club raises over £6,000 after community rallies following vandalism
After vandals used catapults to smash eight windows at Ashford Hockey Club, local residents donated over £6,000 in less than 24 hours to co…
Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone to expand following £7.3m funding approval
A £7.3 million expansion at Oakwood Park Grammar School will create 30 additional places for boys by 2027, including new classrooms and a s…
Friends save 100-year-old Walmer garages from demolition to open new community hub
David McHugh and Ian Burgess have purchased a century-old garage site in Walmer, preventing it from being replaced by new flats. The pair h…
Herne Bay cinema owner Robert Johnson keeps tickets at £6 to ensure films remain accessible
Robert Johnson, who has spent his career bringing films to local communities, continues to run the Kavanagh cinema in Herne Bay with a focu…
Ashford College secures £9.2m funding for new campus building
Ashford College has received £9.2m from the Department for Education to build a three-storey extension at its Elwick Road campus. The new f…
Six-month-old chimpanzee Jane successfully rejoins her troop at Wingham Wildlife Park
After being rejected by her mother at birth, baby chimpanzee Jane has been successfully adopted by her aunt at a Kent zoo. Staff hand-reare…
Sheerness crash victim survives after being declared dead
After a car collision in Sheerness, emergency responders spent 50 minutes performing CPR on the driver before he was declared dead. As he w…
Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation in Eynsford celebrates 30 years of animal rescue
Founded on a former cattle farm in 1996, Eagle Heights has grown into one of the UK’s largest birds of prey centres. Despite facing financi…
Rare white stork spotted on a playing field in Hythe
A white stork was seen walking across the South Road playing fields in Hythe after being spotted flying over the seafront earlier in the da…
Operation Brock contraflow to be removed from the M20 a week ahead of schedule
Highways officials have confirmed that the Operation Brock traffic management system on the M20 will be dismantled one week earlier than or…
New restrictions planned for betting shops on Kent high street
Local shoppers have welcomed new measures designed to limit the number of betting shops opening on their high street. The move aims to dive…
New landlord saves Challock village pub and restores its original name
Rob Harvey has taken over the village's only pub to prevent it from being sold to developers, renaming the venue the Halfway House. By retu…