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Town centre car park to close as film crews descend

Town centre car park to close as film crews descend

08 May 2024

A town centre car park is set to shut over the weekend to make way for film crews.

‘We don't want to close theatre but need to find £20k’

‘We don't want to close theatre but need to find £20k’

08 May 2024

A town’s only theatre has issued a plea for help as it tries to raise £20,000 to secure its future.

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'She's stabbed us in the back': Shock as Kent Tory MP defects to Labour

'She's stabbed us in the back': Shock as Kent Tory MP defects to Labour

08 May 2024

A Kent MP has defected to the Labour Party just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions began - leaving local Tories stunned.

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Demolition starts on housing estate in £60m regeneration

Demolition starts on housing estate in £60m regeneration

08 May 2024

Diggers have begun tearing down an old estate ready for more than 200 homes to be built as part of a £60m project.

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‘Politics, like sport, needs big characters who engage people - I’d vote for Ronnie O’Sullivan’

‘Politics, like sport, needs big characters who engage people - I’d vote for Ronnie O’Sullivan’

08 May 2024

Politics, like sport, needs big characters who know how to work a crowd - or voters and spectators will merely switch off, says Secret Thinker.

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Murder charge after man dies at farm

Murder charge after man dies at farm

08 May 2024

A suspect has been charged with murder after a man died following a reported assault on a farm.

CEO of food and drink organisation quits

CEO of food and drink organisation quits

08 May 2024

The CEO of a leading food and drink organisation in the county has moved on - with an interim replacement now in post.

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Firms awarded royal seal of approval

Firms awarded royal seal of approval

08 May 2024

A number of Kent firms have been named in this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise.

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Delivery firm to be powered by vegetable oil

Delivery firm to be powered by vegetable oil

08 May 2024

A Kent logistics firm is to roll out specially treated vegetable oil as fuel in its partnership with a delivery giant.

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‘Being a mum is my favourite job - I want to be there for my children’

‘Being a mum is my favourite job - I want to be there for my children’

08 May 2024

A mum who needs life-changing treatment hopes one day she will be well enough to pick up her children without being in pain.

‘My dogs are the reason I’m alive - but I can’t get a home because of them’

‘My dogs are the reason I’m alive - but I can’t get a home because of them’

08 May 2024

A homeless man living out his car is calling for more pet-friendly housing after failing to find a place to live because dogs are not welcome.

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‘She was scared and confused – she should have been allowed to die on her own terms’

‘She was scared and confused – she should have been allowed to die on her own terms’

08 May 2024

KentOnline visited a terminally ill woman and her husband in her final days to shine a light on the controversial debate about assisted dying.

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Shopper slapped Iceland security guard with chicken nuggets

Shopper slapped Iceland security guard with chicken nuggets

08 May 2024

A drunk shopper who hit an Iceland security guard in the face with a packet of chicken nuggets has been slapped with a spell behind bars.

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Veteran racer ‘thankful to be alive’ after huge 120mph crash

Veteran racer ‘thankful to be alive’ after huge 120mph crash

08 May 2024

Saloon car racer Rod Birley says he is thankful to be alive after his BMW was "totalled" in a 120mph crash at Brands Hatch.

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‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

08 May 2024

People staying in camper-vans near a beach have hit back at fears from residents that the site is becoming a “squatter camp”.

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‘We’ve worked at the same company for 30 years - it’s been amazing’

‘We’ve worked at the same company for 30 years - it’s been amazing’

08 May 2024

We spoke to Eurotunnel employees who have worked for the company ever since the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week.

Calls for government to ‘step in’ and fund collapsed road repairs rejected

Calls for government to ‘step in’ and fund collapsed road repairs rejected

07 May 2024

A Kent MP’s call for the government to fork out the upfront costs of repairing a collapsed road shut for more than a year has been refused.

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Football icon encourages shoppers to ‘get swapping’ in Kent store visit for new TV ad

Football icon encourages shoppers to ‘get swapping’ in Kent store visit for new TV ad

07 May 2024

A Kent branch of M&S has enlisted the help of football icon Ian Wright and his granddaughter to get shoppers “swapping football stickers” this summer.

Delays on motorway amid concerns for person’s welfare

Delays on motorway amid concerns for person’s welfare

07 May 2024

Traffic was temporarily held on a busy motorway while police attended a report of concerns for a person's welfare.

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

07 May 2024

A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.

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