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30th July 2018REVIEW: Sense and Sensibility, Mercure Great Danes, Maidstone
CHAPETRHOUSE Theatre Company has built a strong reputation as an excellent outdoor theatre company – and rightly so, if this delightful adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility ...
25th July 2018Little Mix gig organisers say sorry for delays to concert-goers
ORGANISERS of the hugely successful Little Mix concert at the Kent Event Centre on Sunday have apologised for traffic problems which caused major delays for fans of the girl supergroup. More than ...
BREAKING: Aggravated burglary at Eastwell Manor - full details
THERE has been an aggravated burglary at one of the county's top hotels, Eastwell Manor. The incident is reported to have taken place at Eastwell Manor at approximately 2am on Monday 16, July ...
England's World Cup success means the Hazlitt cancels show
WEDNESDAY evening's celebration of stage and screen at the Hazlitt Theatre has been postponed because of England's World Cup semi-final against Croatia. Management is worried that due to ...
KENT SHOW: The big event so far in pictures
THE Kent County Show has got off to a blistering start - big crowds and scorching hot weather. The event, the 89th held in Kent, is bathed in sunshine as young and old gather to see the hundreds ...
COUNTY SHOW: Special road restrictions in place, July 6-8
THE Kent County Show gets underway this morning and will attract tens of thousands of visitors from across the country over its three days. But organisers have warned motorists to be aware of ...
Kent County Show: Watch the England's World Cup tie on big screens in fan zones
Visitors to the Kent County Show on Saturday will have no worries if they want to to see England crunch quarter final clash with Sweden. Show organisers have ...
FIREWORKS: Kent Life announces dates for annual spectacular
Popular Maidstone tourist attraction Kent Life stages a fireworks spectacular this bonfire season. Held on November 3 and 4, the annualdisplay will feature fire-eaters igniting the ...
Open air Shakespearean theatre comes to Leeds Castle
FANS of open air theatre can enjoy an evening away from the football to see Shakespeare's The Tempest at Leeds Castle on July 4. The Lord Chamberlain's Men return to the castlein ...
GALLERY: Thousands turn out for Bearsted & Thurnham Carnival and Fayre
Thousands turned out for Bearsted Carnival and Fayre on Saturday in soaring temperatures on The Green. The village was alive with music and colour as the event sprang into life. Organisers, who ...