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Zac SherrattBBC News, South EastA film-lover from Kent believes a new format of movie designed for mobile phones could soon be as big as traditional Hollywood blockbusters. Vertical dramas are movies of roughly 90 minutes broken into episodes of about a minute, which Jen Cooper, from Tunbridge Wells, says is perfect for people who cannot focus for long periods.

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Zac SherrattBBC News, South EastThe father of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction to restaurant food has said new guidance for food outlets must become a legal obligation. Paul Carey's 18-year-old son Owen, from Crowborough in East Sussex, died after unwittingly eating dairy at a London burger bar in 2017.

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Image caption, The Old Market was built in 1825 and has had many different usesAn independent theatre in Hove is celebrating 200 years since it was built with a women's arts festival. The Old Market began life in 1825 as a market - but with a larger offering in nearby Brighton, it was soon scrapped and the building became a horse-riding academy. It then had various uses throughout the years until becoming a theatre in the 1980s, and continues to serve as one of the area's best-loved venues.

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Theatre celebrates 200 years with women's festivalZac SherrattBBCThe Old Market was built in 1825 and has had many different usesAn independent theatre in Hove is celebrating 200 years since it was built with a women's arts festival. The Old Market began life in 1825 as a market - but with a larger offering in nearby Brighton, it was soon scrapped and the building became a horse-riding academy.

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Image caption, Hartley resident Don Houghlin said many elderly residents would be cut off when the service stopsResidents in a Kent village fear they will be left stranded when a "vital" bus service is scrapped. The 489 bus is the only direct means of public transport between New Ash Green and Gravesend - but Arriva has announced it will come to an end on 1 June. Don Houghlin, who lives along the route in Hartley, said: "I'm concerned for the older folk.