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Builders discover homemade 'Dad's Army' bombs

Builders discover homemade 'Dad's Army' bombs

08 July 2015

An exclusion zone has been thrown around a construction site after Home Guard phosphorous bombs were unearthed... seven decades on.

War veteran was able to attend Armed Forces Day

War veteran was able to attend Armed Forces Day

07 July 2015

A war veteran proudly took his place at Medway’s Armed Forces Day parade thanks to the loan of a mobility scooter.

Prince Charles in Kent to honour Gurkhas

Prince Charles in Kent to honour Gurkhas

01 July 2015

The Prince of Wales is today attending a ceremony to commemorate 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain.

By Royal and fabulous appointment

By Royal and fabulous appointment

01 July 2015

A new memorial to honour the Gurkhas in their support to the UK in Folkestone will be unveiled by a royal and Ab Fab actress Joanna Lumley.

The real-life hero next door

The real-life hero next door

28 June 2015

Neighbours knew him as the smart, unassuming gentleman next door, but there was more to Roy Homard than met the eye.

Kent marks Armed Forces Day

Kent marks Armed Forces Day

27 June 2015

Armed Forces Day events are taking place across Kent this weekend.

Armed Forces Day in Gillingham

Armed Forces Day in Gillingham

25 June 2015

Fancy getting up close to military hardware including tanks, guns and even a helicopter? Boys’ toys with a difference will at the Great Lines.

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

'I remembered my army training and let him have it'

24 June 2015

A single punch from a boxing 86-year-old was enough to make a knife-wielding thug think twice.

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

U-boat propeller turned coffee table handed back

18 June 2015

A First World War propeller that was stolen from a shipwreck and turned into a coffee table has been handed to the Navy after being seized by police.

Kent's Queen's honours in full

Kent's Queen's honours in full

12 June 2015

Leading figures in health, law, education and policing are among those to receive recognition for their services in the Queen's honours list.

'I am here fighting Isis because I want to help'

'I am here fighting Isis because I want to help'

12 June 2015

Anthony Harrison left his job and family to fight Isis in Syria, and soon found himself exchanging fire with the militants alongside Kurdish soldiers.

Ghost of summers past

Ghost of summers past

10 June 2015

The historic Broadstairs Dickens Festival is back, celebrating the author's relationship with the seaside town in costume, music and merriment.

New role for Gurkhas in special anniversary year

New role for Gurkhas in special anniversary year

05 June 2015

Gurkhas based in Kent were this week granted a new role within the army's air assault rapid response force in their 200th year serving Britain.

Former soldier defends sharing far right propaganda

Former soldier defends sharing far right propaganda

04 June 2015

The Royal British Legion has distanced itself from a Britain First Facebook post shared by a Kent branch.

Wellington’s profile in castle’s ‘cloud’ hedge

Wellington’s profile in castle’s ‘cloud’ hedge

29 May 2015

Lord Wellington may have not quite disappeared from his former home after a visitor snapped his likeness in topiary.

'What shall I do with this bomb in my car boot?'

'What shall I do with this bomb in my car boot?'

28 May 2015

A security guard drove a Second World War explosive to his friend's door after forgetting the device was in his boot for six months.

'Appalling, sudden and complete'

'Appalling, sudden and complete'

27 May 2015

One hundred years to the day of the explosion on board HMS Princess Irene and the loss of 352 lives, mystery still surrounds the tragedy.

A tragedy that shook the Island

A tragedy that shook the Island

27 May 2015

As the Island remembers the 100th anniversary of the Princess Irene disaster today, Peter Cook and Lewis Dyson look back on that fateful day.

Suspected explosive found in car boot

Suspected explosive found in car boot

26 May 2015

A suspected explosive device has been discovered in the boot of a car in a quiet residential close.

Police open beach after bomb scare

Police open beach after bomb scare

26 May 2015

A section of Margate main sands has been reopened after a suspicious package was found in the sand.

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