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Calls to restore storm-damaged village sign

Calls to restore storm-damaged village sign

21 March 2024

A parish council is appealing for help to replace its village sign after it was damaged in a storm.

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Mother goose rescued after getting feet caught in fishing wire

Mother goose rescued after getting feet caught in fishing wire

20 March 2024

An animal rescue team leapt into an icy cold lake to help an Egyptian goose who had fishing wire wrapped around her feet.

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Harbour town’s ‘tax-free haven’ hopes are dashed

Harbour town’s ‘tax-free haven’ hopes are dashed

20 March 2024

A historian is hoping “someone with deep pockets” would be willing to fund a cause which would see a Kent town become a tax-free haven like Monaco.

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Popular Holi festival returns

Popular Holi festival returns

18 March 2024

Music, food, dancing and powdered paint are on the menu as Hindu’s and their guests celebrate Holi.

Themed dining shacks open in pub garden

Themed dining shacks open in pub garden

17 March 2024

Town pub offers alfresco dining at Caribbean, seaside and English garden-themed shacks.

Mum reunited with baby scan photos 12 years after they were stolen

Mum reunited with baby scan photos 12 years after they were stolen

17 March 2024

A mum was overjoyed when a litter picker returned her handbag containing her children’s baby scan photos 12 years after it went missing.

‘Retail isn’t secure - so I’m moving into funeral business’

‘Retail isn’t secure - so I’m moving into funeral business’

17 March 2024

The departing owner of a beloved vinyl record store is moving into the funeral industry – as it is more “secure” than working in retail.

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Kent's 'most pointless car park' goes under the hammer

Kent's 'most pointless car park' goes under the hammer

15 March 2024

A tiny car park featuring just five spaces is due to be sold at an auction.

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Oscar success for short film shot in Kent

Oscar success for short film shot in Kent

12 March 2024

A movie shot at a film studio in Kent won an award at this year's Oscars.

UK's first vegan theatre launching in Kent

UK's first vegan theatre launching in Kent

12 March 2024

A highly anticipated theatre hoping to boost Kent’s live performance scene will be the UK’s first to only allow vegan food.

We got into the ring with one of Kent’s toughest bouncers

We got into the ring with one of Kent’s toughest bouncers

12 March 2024

A well-known security boss says he wants teenagers to get off their phones and get fit at his revamped gym.

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‘White Cliffs of Dover are made of cheese’

‘White Cliffs of Dover are made of cheese’

10 March 2024

A former soap star left Weakest Link fans in stitches after blundering a question about a famous Kent landmark.

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What ever happened to Little Chef and its famous ‘Olympic breakfast’?

What ever happened to Little Chef and its famous ‘Olympic breakfast’?

10 March 2024

For nearly 60 years it was an staple of Kent’s motorways and A-roads – but what happened to Little Chef’s branches and what’s in their place today?

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Mum opens town centre’s only African restaurant

Mum opens town centre’s only African restaurant

09 March 2024

A former mental health nurse and mum-of-four quit her day job to open a town’s only African restaurant and takeaway.

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Popular fishing spot with green light for ‘holiday pods’ on market for £895k

Popular fishing spot with green light for ‘holiday pods’ on market for £895k

09 March 2024

A popular fishing destination where permission has been granted for "holiday pods" to be built is on the market for almost £900,000

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Fire crews save horse from mud

Fire crews save horse from mud

09 March 2024

Fire crews spent a morning saving a horse from “seriously thick mud” after the stallion became stuck in its field.

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Pub boss promises five more years as auction looms

Pub boss promises five more years as auction looms

08 March 2024

A pub landlord has allayed concerns he will shut after his inn was listed to go under the hammer for £600,000.

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Huge Kent firm spends £900k covering roof in solar panels

Huge Kent firm spends £900k covering roof in solar panels

07 March 2024

Bosses at the country’s biggest glasshouse grower of fruit and vegetables where millions are produced every year is slashing its energy use.

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Russian–Dutch chess grandmaster thrashes 26 players at the same time

Russian–Dutch chess grandmaster thrashes 26 players at the same time

05 March 2024

A chess champion who visited an amateur club played 26 games simultaneously – and won.

‘I’ve run iconic Kent pub for 20 years – the celebs love it’

‘I’ve run iconic Kent pub for 20 years – the celebs love it’

02 March 2024

The list of celebrities to have visited a popular pub goes on and on – but its long-serving landlord admits he often doesn’t recognise them!

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