Kent

An Oscar de la Renta orange flower vintage necklace offered for £385 is one of the highlights of an exhibition celebrating five decades of costume jewellery held at The Design Gallery.

The Germans began firing V1 flying bombs at Britain in June 1944 and V2 rockets followed that September.

Amherst Antiques, the Kent-based specialist in Tunbridge Ware, is offering reductions on some of its stock as the owners prepare to retire.

Charles Dickens spent a great many chapters of his life in Kent, and had much to say about the Medway towns including Faversham, where he described “the queer little market square... the lop-sided little town hall with its big-faced clock and supporting pillars forming a little arcade, in which probably the merchants of Faversham do congregate”.

Dolls’ houses from the collection of a renowned expert and author came to auction in Kent.

The Late John Ruddle Collection of toy soldiers sale held at C&T (22% buyer’s premium) on December 6 was a very special occasion.

Words like ‘excellent growth, full house and waiting lists’ are music to any fair organiser’s ears.

Fleetwood Mac are famous for the huge-selling Rumours album that propelled the band to superstardom but the original line-up and sound were very different.

Revived event in Tunbridge Wells is full with a waiting list, reflecting the strong national trend

B2B gives up the Detling Showground organisation after more than a decade but still runs Malvern

Merchandise relating to an early show from the Thunderbirds creator makes a surprise sum at Kent auction

This 1970 Heuer Autavia Chronograph was awarded to rally driver Doug Harris for finishing the 16,000-mile London to Mexico World Cup Rally in 1970.

So popular are Love Fairs’ events at both Brighton and Lingfield racecourses that organiser Donny Mann has added an extra annual fair to each event.

Annual Kent fair supplies local and European stock

For many British schoolchildren Roy of the Rovers was just as famous as any of the real-life footballers of the day.

Kent auction house C&T has set up a US operation for militaria consignments.

In its earliest days flying was frequently lethal, in and out of combat.

Society portraits from the early part of the 20th century retain a good following at auction