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By Karol Steele

Rupert Bear, created by Canterbury artist, Mary Tourtel, is celebrating his 91st birthday today (8 November), the day he first appeared in the Daily Express.

By Nick Spurrier
A group of injured soldiers are learning the skills of archaeology at Folkestone Roman villa as part of Operation Nightingale, an initative which helps with their physical rehabilitation.

By Ray Duff

The A Town Unearthed' archaeology dig continues on East Cliff as we run through the 15th week of excavations and still provides fascinating information about the areas pre-history especially before the Roman Villas.

The inaugural winners of the Daily Telegraph English Heritage Angel Awards include the Smythe Barn at Westenhanger near Hythe which scooped the prize for the best craftsmanship employed on a heritage rescue.

The Folkestone lift is to be closed the first week in November in order to replace a number of track sleepers.

Archaeologists from Oxford Wessex Archaeology have discovered the grave of a teenage girl, along with two other women in East Kent.

The 71st Anniversary Service of the Battle of Britain has been held, for the first time, in Lympne, near Hythe.

It's back to the 1980s in Dover for an event which is part of the BBC Domesday project.

The Leas Lift at Folkestone will be hosting another Beer and Cider festival on September 23 – 25th 2011 featuring a celebration of new local beers and award winning ciders.

The archaeological dig at the Roman villa on Folkestone’s East cliff, part of the project A Town Unearthed: Folkestone before 1500, will feature in the first programme of the second series of BBC 2’s Digging for Britain to be broadcast on Friday 9 September at 9.00 pm.