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A coastguard volunteer inside a lifeboat station.

RNLI volunteer celebrates 51 years of service

Mike Judge, 69, first volunteered at RNLI Whitstable in 1974 as an 18-year-old.

A google map image of Lismore Road in Whitstable, on which an air weapon was discharged overnight.

Man arrested after air weapon discharged

A Ministry of Defence explosive ordnance team has attended and an investigation is under way.

Fred Jackson stands on a beach in front of a large wooden structure and with the sea visible in the background. He is wearing dark sunglasses and a black zip up hoodie.

'Certain sounds can bring me to my knees'

Tinnitus affects 7.6 million people in the UK, according to the charity Tinnitus UK.

A man with a faint beard staring at a camera for a police mugshot

Victims rally to help jail fraudulent tradesman

Lewis Blake, a window shutter installer, took deposits totalling £65,000 from 89 different victims.

Ray Peace stands in his living room and he is holding a suit and tie on a hanger in front of his body. The suit jacket has medals on it while in the background you can see his living room which has light grey sofas and pictures on the wall.

Call for more recognition of nuclear test veterans

The MoD says the government is committed to working with veterans and listening to their concerns.

Ellen Ashwood holds Pepper, a black sausage dog, in her arms, and both look at the camera. Pepper has brown paws and is wearing a pale pink harness, in the background you can see a garden with lawn and some bare shrubs.

Rescued dogs now 'bringing joy' to owners

The dogs have overcome earlier health issues and are now doing well in their homes.

An old photo from 1963 shows people peering over the railings into a sea which is covered in ice.

The year the sea froze in Kent

The winter of 1962 to 1963 was one of the coldest on record in the UK with temperatures of -20C.

The roof of a bungalow is shown, charred by the fire to the point where there are gaps in the roof. The whole house isn't burned, and some trees can be seen in the background.

Whitstable bungalow damaged in fire

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called a fire in The Warren.

Custody images of Lewis Day and Daryl Brown, Day wearing a grey sweatshirt and Brown a grey hoodie. Day has a swollen left eye.

Men jailed for stabbing after argument over mobile

The victim was attacked after trying to return a lost mobile to three people at Whitstable station.