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A former landlord recalls the night terror came to his quiet town centre pub at the height of the Troubles.
When a dredger found an old diving suit in the Channel, no one was prepared for what was inside. Months later, another grisly discovery was made…
A Kent DJ has told of jetting across the Atlantic with Phil Collins for both shows for Live Aid 40 years ago - and his relationship with Kate Bush.
For 15 days in 1976 temperatures raged above 32C leading to a record breaking summer that remains scorched on people's memories.
On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, colourised photos from our archive show life in Kent during the Second World War in a remarkable new way.
Today marks 10 years since one of Kent’s worst ever fires. We look back at the devastation of that day and ask if lessons have been learnt.
Twenty years on, the worst-ever terrorist attack on mainland Britain is remembered in the accounts of the Kent workers and responders who lived it.
She was a model and TV star before marrying one of the richest men in the world - 45 years on, now her mysterious death is being treated as murder.
A quarter of a century after 58 people died in a lorry, we look at how the method of entering the UK has changed, but the risks haven’t.
As Britain marks the 85th anniversary of Dunkirk, one Kent town is calling for recognition of the role it played in rescuing thousands of troops.
As a new Guy Ritchie-produced docu-drama airs today, we look back at Kent’s links to the daring raid on a priceless diamond at the Millennium Dome.
It was described as the 'crime of the century' - but 40 years on, most of the gold stolen during the Brinks-Mat robbery has never been recovered.
As Kent prepares to mark 80 years since VE Day, a woman has shared her father’s poignant letter from the frontline written as the Nazis surrendered.
We look back at life in Kent 25 years ago, reflecting on some of the biggest stories from 2000.
It was a moment "which centuries and generations had awaited" when the Pope came to Kent in 1982.
Police have made a fresh appeal for information over the death of a newborn baby - exactly 30 years after the infant's body was found in a lake.
Day-to-day life in Kent changed dramatically when the first Covid lockdown was imposed five years ago, as our pictures show.
The extraordinary story of how a girl who fled the Nazis became a millionaire and left a fortune to help thousands in Kent can now be revealed.
With the Queen in Kent today unveiling a statue of Aphra Behn, we look at the extraordinary life and legacy of the pioneering author.
What does Paul Weller, The Gruffalo, The Great Storm, 1,000,000 Christmas lights and some of the world’s most endangered trees have in common?
One of Kent’s most iconic buildings looks like it could tumble onto the cobblestones at any second - but how did it become so crooked?
It arrived quickly with devastating consequences. We look back at the tidal surge which saw cliffs collapse, livestock drown and motorists marooned.
The doomed London Resort is not the first ambitious scheme for Kent that never got past the drawing board.
It adorned a legendary album cover - but the pig used by Pink Floyd broke free and floated more than 60 miles to Kent.
We take a look at some of Kent’s most iconic pubs and nightclubs which are sadly no longer with us.
From frozen seas to 8ft snow drifts and temperatures of -23C, we look back at the county's worst winters.
Here we look back at dozens of archive photos from the big freeze of 1987, when Kent was covered in 50cm of snow.
After concern was raised for a local celebrity who made her name on stage, we tracked her down to find out why she is no longer in the spotlight.
An engineer turned historian has told KentOnline of his experience working at one of the county’s largest hi-tech employers as it turns 25.
The three main candidates in what was one of the most important by-elections in UK political history have shared their insights a decade on.
A new book sheds light on a brutal battle and the loss of thousands of lives right here in Kent which changed our history forever.
The thousands of tourists who visit one of Kent’s most popular seaside towns have little idea of the inferno which forever changed it.
From the 1930s through to the early Noughties, these archive photos show how the way we celebrate Christmas in the county has changed over the years.
When festive traditions were under threat, residents rebelled in the most English way possible - with a game of football followed by a riot.
An unearthed plaque in a former electrical shop has shed new light on how - and where - John Logie Baird first successfully experimented with TV.
How a forgotten gravestone resurrected long-lost links between a school, its wartime past and a solider’s family thousands of miles away.
It may be something of a ‘Trigger’s broom’ but this famous attraction has had more ups and downs than most over its lifetime.
The extraordinary life of a fabulously wealthy Kent aristocrat ended in tragedy 100 years ago today when he crashed his racing car.
A huge fire which ripped through a Kent furniture chain store 20 years ago is still remembered for the chaos it caused.
We take a look at how worried we should be about a ‘Thames tsunami’ hitting part of Kent.
On September 26, 1994, Stan Nicholls was shot in the head as he left his local pub - 30 years on, his killers have never been caught.
It is 10 years since ‘the Canterbury Cannibal’ was sentenced - a case which exposed dark and twisted fantasies which stretched across the Atlantic.
Thirty years ago, a Kent district witnessed its worst peace-time disaster as ferry passengers fell to their deaths.
From the murder of a PCSO to the killer inspired by Breaking Bad, Gavin Moss has headed some of Kent’s most high-profile police investigations.
On the 25th anniversary of his death, we look back at one of the most controversial men in politics - who lived in a Kent castle.
We’ve taken an in-depth look at the changing fortunes of a Kent landmark that was once derelict but is now visited by millions of people every year.
We look back on huge summer storm which dropped two months rainfall in just two hours and saw people rescued from first floor windows.
We trace the history of one of Kent's best-loved leisure centres as its sudden closure leaves 144 staff without a job.
Maidstone Weightlifting Club coach Matt Vine has shared memories of competing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
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