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Missing woman found “safe and well”

11 July 2023
Missing woman found “safe and well”

A woman who failed to return home following a flight back from a holiday abroad has been found.

New fishing lake and holiday lodges approved for visiting anglers

11 July 2023
New fishing lake and holiday lodges approved for visiting anglers

Plans for the expansion of a countryside fishing enterprise, including a new lake and on-site chalets, have been approved.

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Delays after crash between motorbike and car

10 July 2023
Delays after crash between motorbike and car

Part of a main road was blocked following an earlier collision involving a motorbike and a car.

Everyone got lost in music with Sister Sledge

10 July 2023
Everyone got lost in music with Sister Sledge

The disco legends rounded off a glorious weekend of food, drink and music at Pub in the Park.

Friends unveil plaque in memory of ‘joyful and bubbly’ pal

07 July 2023
Friends unveil plaque in memory of ‘joyful and bubbly’ pal

A plaque has been dedicated to a student who took his own life during Storm Eunice.

Suspected Sainsbury’s thief arrested

07 July 2023
Suspected Sainsbury’s thief arrested

A suspected repeat shoplifter has been arrested and charged after he was recognised in the street.

Drivers could be fined under plans for London-style ‘red routes’

05 July 2023
Drivers could be fined under plans for London-style ‘red routes’

Motorists could face penalties for stopping and parking along specific routes under new council plans.

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Emergency roadworks close busy route

04 July 2023
Emergency roadworks close busy route

A road leading into a town centre has been forced to close for emergency repairs.

Specsavers branch has £500k upgrade

04 July 2023
Specsavers branch has £500k upgrade

A town’s opticians has moved to a new home almost directly opposite where it has been based for 16 years.

Resurfacing to close Blue Bell Hill for three days

04 July 2023
Resurfacing to close Blue Bell Hill for three days

Drivers face a 15.8-mile diversion while a dual carriageway is shut for three days for resurfacing works.

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Town’s only bookshop saved from closure

03 July 2023
Town’s only bookshop saved from closure

An independent bookstore has announced an education charity has saved it from shutting.

‘I just need to know what’s wrong with my children’

25 June 2023
‘I just need to know what’s wrong with my children’

A mum of four says she is “frustrated and angry” after struggling to get her daughters’ conditions diagnosed on the NHS.

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New bar owner urges town to ‘love your local’

24 June 2023
New bar owner urges town to ‘love your local’

The owner of a new tap room has urged people to get behind local businesses and help the town’s regeneration.

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‘Solid’ leadership plans for primary school after Ofsted downgrade

23 June 2023
‘Solid’ leadership plans for primary school after Ofsted downgrade

A village primary school is set to welcome new staff after the education watchdog dropped its rating to ‘Requires Improvement’.

Schools to be handed ‘radios and their own police officers’

22 June 2023
Schools to be handed ‘radios and their own police officers’

Secondary schools in a town will have emergency radios and their own designated police officers to clamp down on a spate of anti-social behaviour.

Drug suspect arrested during welfare check

21 June 2023
Drug suspect arrested during welfare check

A man has appeared in court after heroin and cocaine was found during a welfare check.

Teen, 17, arrested for ‘throwing stones at people’ using lake

20 June 2023
Teen, 17, arrested for ‘throwing stones at people’ using lake

Several teenagers have been arrested after a dispersal order was issued.

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Celebration as pub reopens

19 June 2023
Celebration as pub reopens

A well-known Shepherd Neame pub has reopened with a new and experienced landlady.

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Unit formerly home to jewellers up for rent

18 June 2023
Unit formerly home to jewellers up for rent

Another vacant building in a town shopping centre is in need of new tenants.

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Couple quit working in IT to run bubble tea cafe

18 June 2023
Couple quit working in IT to run bubble tea cafe

A couple are launching the first Kent branch of a bubble tea cafe chain after leaving jobs in IT – and hope to open more across the county.

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