Controversial plans to erect retirement homes near a protected wildlife site have been approved — but only on the condition there’s no kids or cats.

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Firefighters say a blaze at an abandoned secondary school earmarked for homes is thought to have been started deliberately.

An abusive man who turned up at his ex partner’s address in the middle of the night despite being banned from her home cried as he was sentenced.

Family, friends and dogs tucked into a range of street food stalls, summer cocktails and enjoyed live music during a three-day festival.

A former Wilko store has been put up on the market almost a year since the firm fell into administration.

A high street drinking hole has won approval to make its temporary outdoor shelter, first erected during the pandemic, a permanent fixture.

A last-ditch attempt has been launched to save a popular community pub described as the ‘heart of the village.

The festival boasts celebrity guests, retro and VR games, cosplayers, life-sized DnD and nerf battles.

A homeless charity has launched a unique venture understood to be Kent’s largest secondhand clothes shop.

A boutique salon offering wigs and prosthetics to people affected by hair loss through cancer and other conditions has opened its doors.

A mum says her family “can’t have fun any more” after her housing association banned her paddling pool and wedding reception from the communal yard.

A car wash site where plans for a 100-room budget hotel with a rooftop bar and restaurant were approved despite heavy opposition is up for sale.

The sacrifices made at the D-Day landings have been remembered 80 years on at a commemoration in Kent.

A company which specialises in the acoustics of buildings has moved to a new multi-million pound complex on the site of a former cement works.

The coffee chain won approval for its revised plans but concerns over flooding mean it’s been sent to Westminster for closer inspection.

A drug dealer smuggled "premium" cannabis products worth at least £10 million from the US into the UK hidden in children's toys and clothing.

A dedicated porter is the latest finalist to be shortlisted for the Hospital Hero category in Medway Maritime's Star Award.