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Retro festival gears up for final hurrah

Retro festival gears up for final hurrah

A popular festival is going out with a bang after almost 20 years with live music, dancing, classic cars and a vintage market.

Topshop to return to Kent shopping centre

Topshop to return to Kent shopping centre

Tophsop is due to return to the county four years after it closed its stores as it partners with a major retailer.

‘Audiences will see things they have never seen before on a panto stage’

‘Audiences will see things they have never seen before on a panto stage’

The team behind a town’s new pantomime has promised audiences a show like nothing they have seen before.

All aboard! Christmas train rides return to Kent attraction

All aboard! Christmas train rides return to Kent attraction

The sell-out Polar Express experience includes festive treats, storytelling and a visit from Father Christmas.

Spectacular September: What’s on in Kent this month

Spectacular September: What’s on in Kent this month

Fill your calendar with 1940s festivals, garden open days, live music and more.

Parents reunited with paramedics after roadside baby delivery

Parents reunited with paramedics after roadside baby delivery

The parents of a baby born on the roadside in the early hours of the morning have reunited with the paramedics who delivered him.

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

Topshop to return to Kent shopping centre

Topshop to return to Kent shopping centre

Tophsop is due to return to the county four years after it closed its stores as it partners with a major retailer.

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.

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Primary

‘A warrior princess and a little miracle’: Celebrating Kent’s bravest children

‘A warrior princess and a little miracle’: Celebrating Kent’s bravest children

A schoolgirl paralysed by a devastating accident and a young carer looking after two parents are among the Wards Children’s Award winners.

‘My son found a live explosive shell - and dropped it at my feet!’

‘My son found a live explosive shell - and dropped it at my feet!’

A family had a lucky near miss after their six-year-old picked up a live explosive shell while building sandcastles on the beach.

Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

An “outstanding” primary school is set for a raft of upgrades almost two years after it was “left in ruins” after a devastating roof fire.

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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

Parents reunited with paramedics after roadside baby delivery

Parents reunited with paramedics after roadside baby delivery

The parents of a baby born on the roadside in the early hours of the morning have reunited with the paramedics who delivered him.

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

A first-time mum told her baby “screaming all night and day in pain” was normal has learned she has dystonia and cerebral palsy.

'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.

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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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20 free days out in Kent this September

20 free days out in Kent this September

Heritage Open Days, a nationwide scheme giving visitors free access to thousands of historic attractions, is back this month.

Free dog show to set tails wagging

Free dog show to set tails wagging

Visitors can bring their four-legged friends to one of Kent’s top attractions for agility classes, dog treats and free films.

Festive light trail to host inclusive night for sensory needs

Festive light trail to host inclusive night for sensory needs

The SEN-friendly event will include lower music volume and reduced flashing lights as part of a new Christmas experience.

Retro festival gears up for final hurrah

Retro festival gears up for final hurrah

A popular festival is going out with a bang after almost 20 years with live music, dancing, classic cars and a vintage market.

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