Stuart Maisner
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Digital journalist @bbcsoutheast
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A fan-favourite Doctor Who adventure is being released on Blu-ray for the first time with updated special effects 50 years after it was filmed with West Sussex doubling up as the Highlands. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/UcWvBTfn0x
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Terror of the Zygons, filmed on location 50 years ago in West Sussex, is coming out on Blu-ray.
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A historian believes he has discovered the identity of a mystery carving of an animal inside a medieval church in Alfriston. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/0td8rYdg4c
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The carving lies inside 14th Century St Andrew's Church in Alfriston, East Sussex.
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International superstar Mariah Carey is set to perform at Brighton Pride tonight. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/JMhK5inMDq
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The American singer is the headline act for Brighton Pride in Preston Park on Saturday night.
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The Milford parents of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a party have met the King and prime minister at a summit in London. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/F0qQk0zE8M
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Martin and Tara Cosser, from Milford, Surrey attend a youth summit at St James's Palace.
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A woman from Bexhill who helped Bob Geldof organise lorries to take charity aid to Africa has been reminiscing about how she sat in the royal box for the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium 40 years ago. Tap below to read more:
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Dee Flower, from Bexhill, is a guest at a gala on Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of Live Aid.
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A pet-portrait artist from Worthing who draws self-proclaimed "rubbish" pictures has raised more than £450,000 for charity after his latest fundraising challenge. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/Dvd7gr9GBM
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Phil Heckels, from Worthing, says a £500,000 target is within reach after a week of challenges.
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An exotic plant from Mexico has flowered for the first time in more than 15 years after being donated to The World Garden at Lullingstone Castle. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/OHqh22W7KW
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The Nolina hibernica is in flower for the first time at the attraction at Lullingstone Castle.
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A museum dedicated to London's Pearly Kings and Queens has been attracting visitors to Stoneleigh for the last five years. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/YLnHYLLVyQ
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George Major, who is the Pearly King of Peckham, set up his museum in Stoneleigh in 2020.
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A seafront telescope which is almost 100 years old has become the latest artefact to go on display at a hotel in Cliftonville. Tap below to read more:
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The telescope is one of over 1,000 artefacts at Walpole Bay Hotel Museum in Cliftonville.
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Kent-based botanist Tom Hart Dyke has said his nine-month captivity by guerrillas in Colombia exactly 25 years ago "made me who I am". Tap below to read more:
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Tom Hart Dyke is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his World Garden near Eynsford.
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An army of volunteer gardeners are sprucing up neglected public spaces in Margate. Tap below to read more:
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Wilderness to Wonderland volunteers put in plants and maintain neglected public spaces in Margate.
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A community hop growing scheme in Thanet is set to expand. Tap below to read more:
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Member of Hop Along Thanet grow hops in their back gardens and allotment plots.
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A growing number of rage rooms are springing up across the UK, including a new one in Margate. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/iBnnAlTNbu
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New experiences are springing up across the UK including in Margate in Kent and Polegate in Sussex.
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Crabs "poo from their chest" is one of the quirky things people can learn from an unusual museum in Margate. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/81weJTDlCO
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Crab Museum claims to be Europe's first and only exhibition area dedicated to the decapod's world.
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A project to restore a large area of community woodland in Margate which was badly damaged by fire is "showing signs of positive results", its organisers have said. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/5fNW20210E
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Volunteers are working to restore the community woodland, which was badly damaged by fire.
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A 90-year-old man from Margate has completed an epic charity challenge by walking 90 miles in nine consecutive days. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/FAugsSByJW
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Derrick Downs is raising funds for the domestic abuse charity Oasis over his nine-day challenge.
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A family from Margate whose teenage son died after struggling with his mental health is launching a memorial quilt project in his honour. Tap below to read more:
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The Speak Their Name Memorial Quilt for Kent will tour the county from the autumn.
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A community arts project in Thanet on the theme of happiness using more than a 1,000 handcrafted tiles is expanding for 2025. Tap below to read more:
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Thanet Tiles of Joy involves 1,000 handcrafted tiles which are displayed at six locations.
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A 100-year-old garden on the Kent coastline which fell derelict is now thriving thanks to an army of volunteers. Tap below to read more:
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Louis Wain, famous for his cat artwork, spent many of his most productive years creating his drawings at his home in Westgate-on-Sea. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/Pz5V4EIknm
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The eccentric artist walked his cats along the promenade at Westgate from 1894 to 1916.
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