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The Big Birdwatch

After 30 years and more than three million hours of birdwatching, the RSPB is encouraging you to take some time out to watch the world around you. Hester Phillips of RSPB South East explains

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Golden days

Archetypal girl-next-door, Cheryl Baker, on Bucks Fizz, the crash that changed her life, why she loves working on TV, motherhood and late-flowering love

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Win a European boating holiday

Kent Life has teamed up with Le Boat to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a one-week, self-drive boating holiday for up to six people, exploring Europe’s network of beautiful waterways ...

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Little Italy

Hearty, traditional cooking and the warmest of welcomes awaits you at this cosy Italian restaurant on the edge of Cranbrook

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Win a fabulous break in London to see Hairspray

Voted the prestigious title of Best Musical in the 2008 Olivier Awards and at the What’s on Stage Theatregoers Choice Awards, Hairspray has dominated the stage this year....

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Evergreen roots

Many plants at this time of year have a long tradition in Christmas customs, although their use is actually a blend of both Christian and earlier practices

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Children in Need comes to Dickens World!

This year Dickens World is playing host to the national live broadcast of The Children In Need Appeal....

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Leader of the pack

Home Information Packs are here to stay, but have they helped or hindered the housing market?

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Dine in style

When entertaining friends and family over a delicious meal, not only is the food important, so is the room in which it is served. Kent Life seeks advice on the latest dining room trends from industry experts

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From cradle to grave?

What is long-term care and will it affect me? Kent Life asks the experts

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Property of the month

Kent’s extensive coastline means that getting a little bit of it for yourself shouldn’t be too difficult. But for proper sea views and a life of real luxury, you might have to splash out a little

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Property of the month - Wisdoms, Chipstead

Once the village butchers, this beautiful village home is a gardener’s dream

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10 Good Reasons to visit Sevenoaks

Set in the High Weald, with beautiful surrounding countryside, a world-famous deer park, quirky places to shop and eat and enviable transport links, Sevenoaks really has it all

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Just William - Richmal Crompton's Kent

2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of writer Richmal Crompton, who was responsible for the wonderful William books and who spent most of her adult life in Kent

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Featured town - Ashford

Surrounded by sensational countryside and packed with history and character, this beautiful old market town is back to its former glory, and fast becoming the boom town of the south

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Kent scoops tourism award

Kent‘s tourism industry has scooped top honours at Tourism South East’s prestigious Tourism ExSEllence Awards 2008.

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Finishing touches

Whether you’re tightening your belt or splashing out this Christmas, fashion collections have some lovely goodies that will make great gifts

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Turn on the heating

With the credit crunch hitting us all, and the increasing cost of energy a hot topic, make sure your heating
system is not burning your cash

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Interviewed - Len Goodman

From a dance school in Dartford to international superstar, Len Goodman’s career has been a performance to be proud of. With Strictly back on our screens for a new series, Kent Life catches up with Saturday night’s most genial judge

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BMW X6

The sporting off-roader hasn’t been with us for very long, but its rise to success was meteoritic when west London adopted it as a new fashion accessory. This, the X6, is BMW’s latest attempt at seducing SW1

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Property of the month

Kent’s extensive coastline means that getting a little bit of it for yourself shouldn’t be too difficult. But for proper sea views and a life of real luxury, you might have to splash out a little

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Here comes the sun

With the English buying more convertibles than ever before, it’s clear we’re still determined to ignore our temperamental climate. So get the roof down – the UK’s going topless

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Property of the month - Wisdoms, Chipstead

Once the village butchers, this beautiful village home is a gardener’s dream

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Golden days

Archetypal girl-next-door, Cheryl Baker, on Bucks Fizz, the crash that changed her life, why she loves working on TV, motherhood and late-flowering love
READ MORE »


10 Good Reasons to visit Sevenoaks

Set in the High Weald, with beautiful surrounding countryside, a world-famous deer park, quirky places to shop and eat and enviable transport links, Sevenoaks really has it all
READ MORE »


Kent scoops tourism award

Kent‘s tourism industry has scooped top honours at Tourism South East’s prestigious Tourism ExSEllence Awards 2008.
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