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Huge free music festival City Sound Project in the Park returning to Canterbury in 2024
Canterbury
The event was cancelled last year due to 'financial pressures and massively increased operating costs'
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The 'outlandish' Kent Wetherspoons that might be the poshest in Britain
Tunbridge Wells
Kent 'Spoons' are often in awesome buildings: this one is leading the way in awesomeness
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Huge Kent festival City Sound Project announces return after six-year hiatus
Canterbury
Over 120 acts will perform across 10 different venues throughout the city
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Songs chosen for funerals this year include Going Underground
Music & Nightlife
Another choice was Burn Baby Burn as a third of funerals now feature a personal song choice
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Can you name these iconic Kent nightclubs from just the picture?
Music & Nightlife
Only the biggest party animals will get the top score
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Two-day music festival featuring Earth, Wind & Fire star to return to park on the Kent border this summer
Things to do in Kent
Soul Town will be back in Beckenham
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Shed Seven to play Kent coast show on 30th anniversary tour
Margate
The band has just released their sixth studio album, A Matter of Time, which topped the UK album chart
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UB40 Live featuring Ali Campbell and Kaiser Chiefs to headline Rochester Castle music festival
Things to do in Kent
They join the likes of B*Witched, Maxi Priest and Eternal who will also be performing at the historic venue
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Kent theatre to reopen after roof destroyed by high winds
IYA Alert County
The roof was shattered when a branch was brought down in a gale
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Eurovision icon Sam Ryder coming to Kent coast for summer concert
Margate
The huge “festival-style” show will take place at Margate's Dreamland this June
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Black Deer Festival 2024 tickets, prices and lineup as Sheryl Crow joined by Joe Bonamassa
Music & Nightlife
Guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa has just been revealed as the latest headliner to perform in Eridge Park
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James Arthur announces headline show on Kent coast - date, ticket prices and pre-sale sign up
Margate
The X-Factor winner will be taking part in the hotly anticipated Margate Summer Series 2024 as ticket prices, pre-sale sign ups and general sale details have been released
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Bob Marley's son to headline the first Margate Reggae festival at Dreamland this summer
Things to do in Kent
It will feature a dedicated rum shack and Jamaican street food
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B*Witched, Maxi Priest and Eternal among headliners headed to Rochester
Rochester
Three star-studded festivals will be held at the town’s historic castle
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Elbow announce headline show on Kent coast
Margate
The iconic band from Manchester are headed to Margate this June
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'Heartbreak' as iconic magic bar on Kent coast closes suddenly
Broadstairs
Houdini’s Magic Bar has confirmed that its original venue is now closing after seven years in business
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New restaurant The Counter set to open in Tunbridge Wells within weeks
Tunbridge Wells
The restaurant is in the heart of the town in an elegant street which features Decimus Burton architecture
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A stunning Black Rock Restaurants Group venue is poised to open in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
The new restaurant and bar looks a great addition to Tunbridge Wells town centre
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Medway’s perfect pub crawl as Cocktail Week is set to return for 2024
Rochester
It’s the perfect chance to get out and explore beyond your usual local
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Blue, Vengaboys and other 90’s icons billed for huge Kent music festival
Events
It’s set to be a ‘full day of nostalgia’
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Closures expected as UK's biggest nightclub firm that runs Atik and Pryzm to bring in administrators
Music & Nightlife
The firm runs around 35 clubs and 12 late-night bars across the UK
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All of the iconic Margate landmarks you can see in new Libertines music video
Margate
The band has recently announced a new album and intimate shows at the coastal Kent town
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Bryan Adams announces date for 2024 Kent coastal concert
Margate
He joins a growing line up of huge name headed to the Kent coast next summer
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Limp Bizkit and Richard Ashcroft announced for Margate Summer Series 2024 lineup
Dreamland
They join an exciting line-up of talent headed to Thanet next summer including Madness, Becky Hill, JLS and many more
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The adventure park with miniature railway next to UK's longest beach that's the perfect day out
This underrated Sussex park is a four-hectare green space just a few minutes’ walk from the beach
Popular food and drink festival returns at stunning Kent castle and is perfect for the whole family
Things to do in Kent
It promises three days of family fun, with food, drink, music, and attractions
Kent’s ‘safest village’ with less crime than anywhere else has gorgeous river walks
Places
There is plenty of stunning scenery to take in, with some amazing wildlife to see along the way
The hidden pathway to a Kent beach that looks like it belongs on a stunning Greek island
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Exact dates you can ride Kent’s open-top seaside bus route with gorgeous coastal views this spring
Stagecoach
This brilliant seasonal service is one of the best ways to take in all the beauty of our gorgeous coast
Things to do in Kent
Popular food and drink festival returns at stunning Kent castle and is perfect for the whole family
It promises three days of family fun, with food, drink, music, and attractions
The adventure park with miniature railway next to UK's longest beach that's the perfect day out
Beaches
This underrated Sussex park is a four-hectare green space just a few minutes’ walk from the beach
National Garden Scheme has 35 Kent unique and inspiring private gardens for you to look around
Best of Kent
Kent gems to open include typical 'English country gardens', gardens by the sea and one with an orchard - and at some you can buy tea and cake
Exact dates you can ride Kent’s open-top seaside bus route with gorgeous coastal views this spring
Stagecoach
This brilliant seasonal service is one of the best ways to take in all the beauty of our gorgeous coast
Kent’s ‘safest village’ with less crime than anywhere else has gorgeous river walks
Places
There is plenty of stunning scenery to take in, with some amazing wildlife to see along the way
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Canterbury
The ancient Kent high street named among the UK’s ‘healthiest’
The city centre recorded an impressively low number of empty units
The beautiful town in Kent where grammar schools can push up house prices by more than a third
Tunbridge Wells
House prices in this desirable Kent down can be driven up by 36 per cent because of its grammar schools
The Kent A&E services where patients have been waiting the longest
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Wait times have actually shortened since the year began
Kent welcomes two huge new Oliver Bonas stores this year
Bluewater Shopping Centre
The stores join two of the county’s biggest shopping hubs
Where and when it will be coldest in Kent as temperatures expected to drop below 0C
Weather
The cold weather will also be joined by showers throughout the week
Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury blasts housing crisis as 'blighting the lives and futures of millions of people'
Justin Welby said problems with housing are “blighting the lives and futures of millions of people” and is insistent there is a “moral responsibility” to change this
The Kent A&E services where patients have been waiting the longest
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Wait times have actually shortened since the year began
Popular food and drink festival returns at stunning Kent castle and is perfect for the whole family
Things to do in Kent
It promises three days of family fun, with food, drink, music, and attractions
Week of closures on Kent M2 and A20 for resurfacing projects among roadworks
Traffic & Travel
A key stretch of the M20 will also shut throughout the week
Sex offender sexually abused two girls and a woman in Ashford and Dover
Courts
Nicholas Lumsden has been jailed for 14 years