20 Local Newspaper Stories That Could Only Happen in Kent

1. When a Rotary club president accidentally bought a gimp suit instead of a merman outfit.
whitstablerotary.org
(But ended up modifying it and wearing it anyway.)

2. When Sevenoaks wasn’t ready for sushi.
Twitter: @TheMediaTweets

3. When this happened.
kentnews.co.uk

4. When a seagull terrorised a cat in Whitstable.
theguardian.com

5. When this shocking turn of events hit town.
Twitter: @LukeHinch

6. When the mayor was too fat to skydive.
Twitter: @BenWeller

7. When 73-year-old Doris was repeatedly groped by a ghost.
canterburytimes.co.uk

8. When this tragedy happened in Folkestone.
jonslattery.blogspot.co.uk

9. When some Whitstable mums changed the internet forever.
instagram.com

10. When another seagull struck in Margate.
Twitter: @linesy_rhinos92

11. One can only imagine the fury referred to here.
Twitter: @RobGreensDaze

12. When crowds gasped in amazement at a pea-sized pear.
Twitter: @jim_child

13. When this couple were attacked with Lunchables in Larkfield.
Twitter: @steve_munn

14. When the great albino squirrel mystery of 2007 hit Whitstable.
Flickr: dgeezer / Creative Commons

15. When this planning row erupted in Sittingbourne.
Twitter: @RadioMunkeh

16. When a pony walked around Folkestone for some reason.
folkestoneherald.co.uk / Via Twitter: @HobosGhost

17. When a couple of teenagers were acting suspiciously in Broadstairs. But officers couldn’t find them.
Twitter: @alyduncan

18. This lucky escape.
Twitter: @EllieLW

19. When Herne Bay resident Dina Wilson was forced to wear kitchen-based armour to protect her from seagulls.
kentonline.co.uk

20. And when this era-defining (and now infamous) event rocked Whitstable.

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