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A person on a red quadbike kicking up dust around the vehicle.

Nuisance motorbikes turning town into 'Wild West'

Antisocial riders continue to gather in Chatham despite police and council action, residents say.

Allington Castle with colourful flowers in the foreground.

Castle to open gardens to help local hospice

Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford is hoping to raise money with events at Allington Castle.

Closeup of young female volunteer teach old woman to walk use walker take care hold hand elderly patient in living room at home. The volunteer has "volunteer" written across her t-shirt.

Campaign to target new volunteers at hospice

The Heart of Kent Hospice is hoping more people will sign up as part of UK Volunteers Week.

A woman with dark red hair wearing a red top and black cardigan and a man in a red patterned top stand in a park. They are cuddling a dark brown shaggy dog in their arms.

Couple reunited with missing dog after seven years

Lola the Jackadoodle is now back with her owners are being found in Swanley.

A CGI image of what the new Royal British Legion Industries factory and head office would look like once complete. The two-storey open-plan building has blue and red poles running top to bottom. The plans include disabled parking and some grass and trees.

Plans unveiled to build new factory for veterans

Disabled veterans would work at the facility, building signs for the road and rail industry.

A Christmas tree in between a green and a black wheelie bin.

Hospice to run Christmas tree removal fundraiser

Between 3-5 January, the Aylesford-based Heart of Kent Hospice will run the service.

Suzgo Nyirenda stands in front of a painting at his home in Aylesford, Kent as he encourages black men to get checked for prostate cancer

'Black men should get tested for prostate cancer'

Research shows that black men have a 25% chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

An aerial shot of Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works. It shows pipework and round and rectangular buildings on a densely-built site bordering fields.

Island sewer water recycling plan launched

The multimillion-pound scheme would make the Isle of Wight less reliant on supplies from Hampshire.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

Harriet, BBC Young Reporter winner holding a chicken.

Twelve-year-old girl helps rehome hundreds of hens

BBC Young Reporter winner Harriet volunteers to rehome farm chickens.