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Bowling for Soup announce huge summer concert
The band will be joined by folk-punk musician Frank Turner on their Bowl My Bones UK tour next year.
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Hit-and-run driver who crashed into children at bus stop jailed
A hit-and-run driver has been jailed after crashing into a bus stop while joyriding, leaving two children injured.
Plans for café and community centre near seaside pool deferred
Plans for a new café and community centre near a seafront pool have been kicked back amid parking concerns.
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The trendy Kent street with ‘edgy feel’ named among the coolest in the world
A trendy Kent street with its “edgy feel” and host of vintage shops and galleries has been named among the coolest in the world.
90-mile electricity cable scheme ‘will be an ugly carbuncle on the landscape’
Plans for major electricity infrastructure on the Kent coast have been condemned as a “carbuncle on the landscape”.
Four Kent restaurants named in list of top 100 in UK
Four Kent restaurants have featured on a coveted list naming the top 100 in the UK.
KCC admits no plans yet for works on ‘rollercoaster’ 50mph route
No plans have yet been made to carry out work on a "rollercoaster" stretch of a bumpy dual-carriageway, Kent County Council has confirmed.
Ice warning for parts of Kent as Met Office forecasts wintry showers
Forecasters are warning parts of Kent to expect icy conditions as temperatures plummet amid a cold snap.
‘We quit Kent for new lives in Poland - this is why we won’t be back’
Former Kent residents have opened up about why they decided to move across Europe to start new lives in Poland.
‘It’s not insane for kids to wear ear defenders in class - I’m 44 and I need them’
A mum who uses ear defenders has hit back at a Reform MP’s claims that it is “insane” for children to wear them in class.
‘Old girls’ set for school reunion after more than 30 years
Former pupils are preparing for a school reunion and organisers are hoping to still track down some last-minute missing faces.
Chatham And Clarendon team’s success at English Schools Swimming Association National Finals
A team of five girls from years 9 and 10 at Chatham and Clarendon Grammar School in Ramsgate have competed [...]...
Spotacular success for Pudsey fundraiser at Chilton Primary
Pudsey Power has swept through Chilton Primary School in Ramsgate. The charity bear that spearheads the annual Children in Need [...]...
Thanks paid to ‘incredible’ town and customers as Margate’s Cafe G announces closure at end of year
It will be the end of an era when Cafe G in Margate closes its doors on December 31 after [...]...
Global brand inspires students at Broadstairs College showcase
EKC Broadstairs College, which is part of East Kent Colleges Group (EKC Group), recently welcomed L’Oréal Paris for an interactive [...]...
Christine Tongue: You shall go to the ball
You get an invite to a fancy party. Lovely! You plan your posh frock that won’t interfere with your sticks [...]
Sale of alcohol to underage drinkers results in licence suspension for two Broadstairs High Street stores
Premises licences have been suspended for three months for two Broadstairs stores after alcohol sales were made to underage drinkers [...]...
Plastic beads that can harm animals could wash up on Kent’s beaches ‘for years’
Plastic beads dumped into the sea by Southern Water that can harm animals could be found on Kent’s beaches “for years to come”, it is feared.
‘I've never seen anything like it’: One in three patients wait 12 hours for bed at two Kent trusts
Almost one in three emergency patients needing to be admitted to hospitals in east Kent and Medway are waiting at least 12 hours for a bed.
New sports ground facilities open after asbestos-ridden pavilion demolished
New temporary facilities have opened at a sports ground, “marking a milestone” in a project to revamp the site.