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Warning after spate of thefts from cars

Warning after spate of thefts from cars

Residents are being warned to remove valuables from cars after a series of thefts.

Hunt launched for long-lost stag statues

Hunt launched for long-lost stag statues

People are being asked for information on two huge deer statues which disappeared from a park up to 70 years ago.

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Cineworld expansion takes shape despite closure

Cineworld expansion takes shape despite closure

Work is progressing on a long-awaited cinema extension despite the Cineworld venue being temporarily shut.

Store set to quit town centre

Store set to quit town centre

A long-standing Peacocks store looks set to shut after closing down signs appeared in the window.

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'Hundreds trapped in car park'

'Hundreds trapped in car park'

A grandmother says notorious traffic lights are to blame after it took her almost three hours to get out of a shopping centre car park.

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Sainsbury's opens new store inside garden centre

Sainsbury's opens new store inside garden centre

A new Sainsbury's supermarket has opened for business inside a popular garden centre.

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Criticism as Tory group gets £10k Covid grant

Criticism as Tory group gets £10k Covid grant

Anger is mounting after a Conservative association was given a Covid grant by its party-controlled council.

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'The Only Way is Kent' set to launch

'The Only Way is Kent' set to launch

A veteran presenter will be hosting a series documenting life around his rural Kent home.

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Farage Garage? Calls for Brexit lorry park to be named after politician

Farage Garage? Calls for Brexit lorry park to be named after politician

A petition signed by more than 2,000 people is calling for Kent's post-Brexit lorry park to be named after Nigel Farage.

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'Mark Wahlberg was our first client'

'Mark Wahlberg was our first client'

He's flown Rita Ora, Ed Westwick and Premier League stars around the world and now thinks more people will turn to private jets to avoid Covid-19.

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Have your say on Brexit lorry park... four months after work began

Have your say on Brexit lorry park... four months after work began

The government has launched a two-week consultation on its controversial Brexit lorry park project – four months after work started on the site.

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Family-owned card shop chain opens new store

Family-owned card shop chain opens new store

A shopping centre has received a boost after a card shop chain filled a unit which has sat empty since the start of the year.

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CCTV appeal after burglary

CCTV appeal after burglary

Police would like to talk to three men after items were stolen from a home by men claiming to be from the water board.

Lockyer on fire for Ton

Lockyer on fire for Ton

Gary Lockyer has already matched last season’s goal tally after scoring a hat-trick in Kennington’s big FA Vase win.

In a class of his own

In a class of his own

Race champion Dawid Krawiecki has got a wildcard ride in the supersport class of the British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend.

The 1987 Great Storm in 100 photos

The 1987 Great Storm in 100 photos

Every picture tells a story as we look back through our archive at the storm that devastated Kent in October 1987.

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We're a 'one-half team'

We're a 'one-half team'

Ashford manager Tommy Warrilow explains his team's inconsistent start to the season.

Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

Portable toilets to line Kent roads after Brexit

The county is to become 'The Garden of Roadside Loos' when portable toilets are installed along the M20 and A20 for truckers in wake of Brexit.

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Two arrested and 300 cannabis plants seized during raid

Two arrested and 300 cannabis plants seized during raid

Two men have been arrested and hundreds of cannabis plants seized during a police raid.

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'Amazon' warehouse plan faces rejection

'Amazon' warehouse plan faces rejection

A huge warehouse linked to distribution giant Amazon is to be debated by a council tonight - and the plan is set to be rejected.

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