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Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Make the most of the long weekend with food festivals, history displays, live entertainment and more.

Explore life through the ages at immersive history weekender

Explore life through the ages at immersive history weekender

A Kent castle is taking visitors on a journey through the centuries with a weekend of living history displays and jousting tournaments.

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

A special needs school is set to shut after an application for it to merge with an academy trust was thrown out by government education chiefs.

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

A Kent university is set to relaunch its midwifery degree next month – two years after it was forced to axe the course amid safety concerns.

History fans set for explosive weekend of battle re-enactments

History fans set for explosive weekend of battle re-enactments

An action-packed living history event returns with large-scale combat shows, military camps and vintage vehicles.

7 wildlife parks to visit this summer

7 wildlife parks to visit this summer

Get up close to lions, tigers, elephants, gorillas and more in the school holidays with a trip to Kent’s amazing animal parks.

EDUCATION

‘More families should consider a home education – it could help children flourish’

‘More families should consider a home education – it could help children flourish’

HEALTH

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

Teens

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

A massive American fast food chain has selected a corner of Kent as the location for its first European venture.

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

A Kent university is set to relaunch its midwifery degree next month – two years after it was forced to axe the course amid safety concerns.

Boy, 11, takes GCSE Maths five years early

Boy, 11, takes GCSE Maths five years early

An 11-year-old schoolboy has taken his GCSE Maths five years early and is keen to see if he can top his brother’s score.

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Primary

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

A special needs school is set to shut after an application for it to merge with an academy trust was thrown out by government education chiefs.

New SEN school inspired by head’s nephew to take over former cabaret club

New SEN school inspired by head’s nephew to take over former cabaret club

A new SEN school is just weeks away from opening, helping meet the growing demand for specialised education.

Bid to build ‘perfect’ £30K riverside memorial for ‘incredible’ daughter after death aged 7

Bid to build ‘perfect’ £30K riverside memorial for ‘incredible’ daughter after death aged 7

A grieving family want to erect a carved wooden throne where their daughter spent many of her “happiest days” following her death from a brain tumour.

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Toddler

New soft play to open in shopping centre

New soft play to open in shopping centre

A new space-themed soft play is set to open in a shopping centre.

Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Funding has been secured to open new “school-based nurseries” across several towns in a bid to tackle so-called childcare “deserts”.

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

A paddling pool will not reopen until next summer as it undergoes upgrades as part of a town centre’s £20 million regeneration scheme.

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Baby

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

The parents of a three-week-old baby have told how they were warned to prepare for the worst after her heart started beating 300 times a minute.

‘We must up vaccine rates in Kent to prevent measles outbreak’

‘We must up vaccine rates in Kent to prevent measles outbreak’

The number of children getting an MMR jab in Kent must increase to prevent a measles outbreak, the county’s director of public health has warned.

‘My baby fought back from death after doctors mistook rare heart defect for common chest infection’

‘My baby fought back from death after doctors mistook rare heart defect for common chest infection’

A mum is sharing how her newborn baby was misdiagnosed with a common chest infection when she was actually facing heart failure from a rare defect.

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Pregnancy

Urgent appeal issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway

Urgent appeal issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway

Public health officials have issued a strongly worded message to pregnant women in the county after the deaths of eight babies from whooping cough.

Most popular baby names in England as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Most popular baby names in England as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Olivia and Noah remain in the top spots, says the ONS, for the most popular baby names in England and Wales but which other monikers made the top 10?

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

Parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy can apply for a formal certificate from today that will acknowledge the loss of their child.

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Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

A seaside tradition dating back centuries makes its return next month at one of Kent's most popular events.

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

A massive American fast food chain has selected a corner of Kent as the location for its first European venture.

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

A visit to one of the county’s museums has never felt more relevant to life today thanks to a modern approach to stories from the not-so-distant past.

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Make the most of the long weekend with food festivals, history displays, live entertainment and more.

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