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Motorists braced for six months of closures on A2

Motorists braced for six months of closures on A2

Motorists face six months of closures on a busy stretch of the A2 while “essential repairs” are carried out.

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How luxury Kent hotel is taking glamping to a whole new level

How luxury Kent hotel is taking glamping to a whole new level

We found out how a popular Kent hotel is raising the bar when it comes to glamping.

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Kent complete historic victory

Kent complete historic victory

Kent eased their way to an historic seven-wicket away win against Lancashire to clinch their first County Championship Division 1 win of the season.

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Patient Kent remain in charge

Patient Kent remain in charge

Kent remain on track for their first win of the season despite coming up against some stubborn Lancashire batting on day three.

‘One noise complaint has cost us up to £20k’

‘One noise complaint has cost us up to £20k’

A pub landlord told to pull the plug on live music in his beer garden after a single noise complaint says the move has already cost him up to £20,000.

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Priest's bid to bulldoze church and build house thwarted

Priest's bid to bulldoze church and build house thwarted

A priest’s plan to transform an abandoned church where he once held sermons into a home has been thrown out on appeal.

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Kent close in on first victory

Kent close in on first victory

Nathan Gilchrist took a career-best 6-24 as Kent took complete control against Lancashire at Old Trafford.

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Evison leads Kent’s fightback

Evison leads Kent’s fightback

Joey Evison made his third half-century this season as Kent battled back against Lancashire on the first day of their County Championship match.

Anger over bid to bring extra 100,000 tonnes through controversial recycling plant

Anger over bid to bring extra 100,000 tonnes through controversial recycling plant

The operator of a huge recycling plant built without planning permission wants to increase the amount of waste it will process by 100,000 tonnes.

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Penthouse and flats plans for one of Kent’s ugliest buildings

Penthouse and flats plans for one of Kent’s ugliest buildings

One of the county’s ugliest buildings could be turned into flats - with a plush rooftop penthouse boasting panoramic views.

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The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

The five-star Kent coffee shop where laptops are banned

When customers began telling a cafe boss to keep noise down because staff were interrupting Zoom calls his solution was simple – to ban laptops.

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Bungling burglars traced after photographing themselves with stolen goods

Bungling burglars traced after photographing themselves with stolen goods

Two burglars are behind bars after photos they took of their hoard of stolen goods led police to their door.

'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

'Nightmare' for neighbours as relentless alarm sounds day and night

Neighbours of a derelict office block say the sound of a loud alarm relentlessly going off has been making their lives a misery.

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Driver rescued after blood donation van crash

Driver rescued after blood donation van crash

Emergency services were scrambled after a blood donation van crashed and flipped onto its side.

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Parkinson ticks all the boxes

Parkinson ticks all the boxes

Matt Parkinson makes a swift return to his former club when Kent visit Lancashire this week.

We tried the new Kent restaurant slated by Guardian critic

We tried the new Kent restaurant slated by Guardian critic

After reading the Guardian’s scathing review of a Kent restaurant we thought we ought to try it out ourselves.

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Kent’s ‘Aussie takeover’ continues

Kent’s ‘Aussie takeover’ continues

An Australian seam bowler has become Kent’s FOURTH 2024 overseas player - the third from his home country.

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Derelict takeaway ‘shameful’ blight on historic area

Derelict takeaway ‘shameful’ blight on historic area

A former takeaway “colonized by pigeons and infested by rats” is a danger to public health, residents have warned.

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Duck killed in catapult attack found lying near nine ‘stone cold’ eggs

Duck killed in catapult attack found lying near nine ‘stone cold’ eggs

WARNING, GRAPHIC IMAGES: A helpless duck killed in a suspected catapult attack was found lying dead next to her nine “stone cold” eggs.

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Car stuck on steep bank after hitting tree

Car stuck on steep bank after hitting tree

A car has been left precariously balanced on a steep verge after hitting a tree.

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