'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

The parents of a three-week-old baby have told how they were warned to prepare for the worst after her heart started beating 300 times a minute.

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

A visit to one of the county’s museums has never felt more relevant to life today thanks to a modern approach to stories from the not-so-distant past.

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Make the most of the long weekend with food festivals, history displays, live entertainment and more.

Explore life through the ages at immersive history weekender

A Kent castle is taking visitors on a journey through the centuries with a weekend of living history displays and jousting tournaments.

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

A special needs school is set to shut after an application for it to merge with an academy trust was thrown out by government education chiefs.

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

A Kent university is set to relaunch its midwifery degree next month – two years after it was forced to axe the course amid safety concerns.

EDUCATION

‘More families should consider a home education – it could help children flourish’

HEALTH

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

Teens

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

A massive American fast food chain has selected a corner of Kent as the location for its first European venture.

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

A Kent university is set to relaunch its midwifery degree next month – two years after it was forced to axe the course amid safety concerns.

Boy, 11, takes GCSE Maths five years early

An 11-year-old schoolboy has taken his GCSE Maths five years early and is keen to see if he can top his brother’s score.

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Primary

Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

An “outstanding” primary school is set for a raft of upgrades almost two years after it was “left in ruins” after a devastating roof fire.

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

A special needs school is set to shut after an application for it to merge with an academy trust was thrown out by government education chiefs.

New SEN school inspired by head’s nephew to take over former cabaret club

A new SEN school is just weeks away from opening, helping meet the growing demand for specialised education.

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Toddler

New soft play to open in shopping centre

A new space-themed soft play is set to open in a shopping centre.

Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Funding has been secured to open new “school-based nurseries” across several towns in a bid to tackle so-called childcare “deserts”.

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

A paddling pool will not reopen until next summer as it undergoes upgrades as part of a town centre’s £20 million regeneration scheme.

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Baby

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

A first-time mum told her baby “screaming all night and day in pain” was normal has learned she has dystonia and cerebral palsy.

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

The parents of a three-week-old baby have told how they were warned to prepare for the worst after her heart started beating 300 times a minute.

‘We must up vaccine rates in Kent to prevent measles outbreak’

The number of children getting an MMR jab in Kent must increase to prevent a measles outbreak, the county’s director of public health has warned.

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Pregnancy

Urgent appeal issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway

Public health officials have issued a strongly worded message to pregnant women in the county after the deaths of eight babies from whooping cough.

Most popular baby names in England as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Olivia and Noah remain in the top spots, says the ONS, for the most popular baby names in England and Wales but which other monikers made the top 10?

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

Parents who lose a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy can apply for a formal certificate from today that will acknowledge the loss of their child.

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Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

A seaside tradition dating back centuries makes its return next month at one of Kent's most popular events.

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

A massive American fast food chain has selected a corner of Kent as the location for its first European venture.

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

A visit to one of the county’s museums has never felt more relevant to life today thanks to a modern approach to stories from the not-so-distant past.

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Make the most of the long weekend with food festivals, history displays, live entertainment and more.

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Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Explore life through the ages at immersive history weekender

Explore life through the ages at immersive history weekender

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

EDUCATION

‘More families should consider a home education – it could help children flourish’

HEALTH

‘They’ve got to step in - this is harming children’: Parents call for phone-free childhood

Teens

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

Axed midwifery course gets green light to return

Boy, 11, takes GCSE Maths five years early

Boy, 11, takes GCSE Maths five years early

Primary

Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

Primary school set for refurb after devastating fire

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

‘We have no option’: School set to close after merger bid rejected

New SEN school inspired by head’s nephew to take over former cabaret club

New SEN school inspired by head’s nephew to take over former cabaret club

Toddler

New soft play to open in shopping centre

New soft play to open in shopping centre

Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Three schools among first wave getting ‘free nurseries for working parents’

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

Seaside paddling pool to shut for a year for makeover

Baby

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

‘I knew something was wrong’: Mum’s fight after baby’s life-changing condition dismissed as reflux

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

'Our baby's heart was beating 300 times a minute – we were told to say goodbye’

‘We must up vaccine rates in Kent to prevent measles outbreak’

‘We must up vaccine rates in Kent to prevent measles outbreak’

Pregnancy

Urgent appeal issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway

Urgent appeal issued to pregnant women in Kent and Medway

Most popular baby names in England as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Most popular baby names in England as Olivia and Noah remain on top

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

Baby loss certificates for parents who lose a pregnancy before 24 weeks

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Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

Centuries-old popular seaside festival to draw huge crowds

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Massive American fast food chain selects Kent for first European venture

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

Museum’s new approach brings modern history to life with gin, football and colourful elephants

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

Bank holiday bonanza: 10 awesome days out for the August weekend

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