Man to run marathon months after heart surgery
The Kent teacher is raising funds for a charity that helped when he was born with a heart condition.
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Ricky Gervais donation pays for dog’s surgery after labrador thrown off city wall
A generous donation from Ricky Gervais to an animal charity paid for a dog’s urgently needed surgery after the pooch was thrown off a wall.
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Lily the therapy dog joins NHS hospitals group
Lily the floodle is helping out at East Kent Hospitals as her owner works with the haemophilia team.
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Ramsgate construction firm bosses set up Foundations for Life to deliver life-changing builds and support for families in need
Significant progress has been made on the Margate Digital project; a contractor has been appointed to deliver three projects within Ramsgate’s Pathfinder scheme and the project to refurbish Ramsgate’s Clock House buildin…
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Chance encounter leads man, 86, to walk 100 miles
Mike Patrick, from Kent, is walking in aid of Cure EB for Poppy, 14, who has the skin condition.
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‘We had 11 years of heartache trying for a baby – now we’re blessed with four miracle children’
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised advertising and content, advertising and cont…
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'It has completely changed my life’: Woman finally given hysterectomy for crippling condition after 10-year battle
A woman’s life has “changed completely” after she was finally given a hysterectomy after begging doctors for 10 years. Jilly-Anne Skinner, from Broadstairs, first began suffering pain due to endometriosis at 15. At 23, s…
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Kent chef wows judges to reach final of BBC cooking show
Another Kanye West concert has been cancelled amid a furore over his past antisemitic comments.
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Grammy-winning trumpeter heads to Cliftonville for KlezMargate
An event celebrating Klezmer music and Yiddish dance comes to Cliftonville next week. KlezMargate at ARK Cliftonville in Albion Road [...]
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‘This is much needed investment into one of our most treasured historic sites’
Mike Tapp MP welcomes news that a Kent landmark will receive £3m as part of the government’s £127.8m investment in cultural venues across England.
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Charming Kent village named 'most beautiful' with history and picturesque views
This picturesque village boasts a 600-year-old olive tree, Jane Austen filming locations and historic Tudor architecture. It's been named the "most beautiful village in Kent"
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Kent man becomes overnight millionaire after buying tickets night before lotto draw
A man has won £1,000,000 after an advert convinced him he could win if he bought lottery tickets.
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Former teacher whose pupil was murdered opens new Kent art exhibition
A teacher-turned artist whose pupil was murdered hopes her new gallery show helps “make women visible” and contradict misogynist narratives.
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'It has completely changed my life’: Woman finally given hysterectomy for crippling condition after 10-year battle
A woman’s life has “changed completely” after she was finally given a hysterectomy, having spent 10 years begging doctors.
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Young girl from Tunbridge Wells with brain tumour wants to find 'all the Kirstys in the world'
The campaign has already identified more than 6,000 Kirstys worldwide
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Landmark with ‘vital role in Kent’ granted £865k for ‘essential maintenance’
One of Kent’s landmark tourist attractions is receiving £865,000 funding to carry out “essential maintenance” and repairs.
rss_thanet_extra· Margate -
‘Vital’ hospital unit reopens after major refurb
A ‘vital’ hospital unit which provides treatment to some of the county’s sickest patients has reopened amid a huge refurbishment.
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Top folk star to perform at restored Grade II listed Kent oast house
Leading singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid heads to historic setting over the bank holiday weekend.
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The £800m treasure that will slip through Kent under police escort this summer
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How Kent shaped two of Britain's most popular children's shows as 50-year mystery solved
A handcrafted figure has at long last been returned to its family at a Kent museum
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The tiny Kent village with the 'prettiest pub' near a coastal bay that's 'like the French Riviera'
The chances are you've not even heard of this gem of a place
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The tight-knit Kent village which inspired one of the country's most loved children's classics
It has some fascinating history which makes this Kent village stand out from the rest
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£5m repair project for Tudor castle with leaking roof
A Tudor castle beset by a severely damaged roof will receive more than £3 million in government funding “to prevent irretrievable damage”.
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No holds Bard: A dark, modern twist on Shakespeare's most enduring tragedy
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Secret Kent
Richie and Buncey break down Ben Whittaker’s first-round stoppage of Braian Suarez
rss_bbc_news__kent· Kent