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‘I was diagnosed with cancer two months after life-saving liver transplant’

17 October 2024
‘I was diagnosed with cancer two months after life-saving liver transplant’

The mum of a 19-year-old who has spent the last four years fighting for her life says “she just wants to start living it”.

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Man in 20s dies in crash on M20

16 October 2024
Man in 20s dies in crash on M20

The driver of a Smart car that was involved in two collisions on the M20 has died, police have confirmed.

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Families evacuated from burning block of flats

16 October 2024
Families evacuated from burning block of flats

A funeral home opened to offer shelter to residents fleeing a blaze in a town centre.

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Decision on controversial plans for 650-home estate delayed

15 October 2024
Decision on controversial plans for 650-home estate delayed

Councillors unanimously voted to defer making a decision on a new estate in a village already set for 1,300 new homes.

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‘How we’re transforming one of Britain’s worst schools’

15 October 2024
‘How we’re transforming one of Britain’s worst schools’

Staff say they have already seen improvements after a new trust took on a failing school whose reputation was in tatters.

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‘We’ve had GP taken away and it will take years to get a new one’

14 October 2024
‘We’ve had GP taken away and it will take years to get a new one’

Thousands of fed-up patients will have to wait years for a new GP surgery despite being without a dedicated one since 2022.

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Abandoned research centre to go under hammer at auction

13 October 2024
Abandoned research centre to go under hammer at auction

A former research centre site could fetch more than £850,000 at auction.

Arrest after three men stabbed at pub in early hours

13 October 2024
Arrest after three men stabbed at pub in early hours

A man has been arrested after three other men were stabbed at a pub.

Grandmother’s alarm after hedgehogs ‘killed by rat poison’

12 October 2024
Grandmother’s alarm after hedgehogs ‘killed by rat poison’

A grandmother has sounded the alarm after five hedgehogs were killed after reportedly eating rat poison.

Inside the £14m Kent house with some of England's 'most breathtaking views'

12 October 2024
Inside the £14m Kent house with some of England's 'most breathtaking views'

A luxury £14 million mansion featuring bluebell woodlands and some of England’s “most breathtaking views” has hit the market.

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Smash between two cars blocks main route

12 October 2024
Smash between two cars blocks main route

Motorists are facing delays on a main route following a car crash on a main road through a village.

Cyclist tumbling from bike prompts main road closure

12 October 2024
Cyclist tumbling from bike prompts main road closure

A main route is closed after a cyclist tumbled from a bike.

Teens taken to hospital after e-bike crash near McDonald’s

10 October 2024
Teens taken to hospital after e-bike crash near McDonald’s

Two youngers, aged 14 and 15, have been taken to hospital after crashing their e-bikes in a town centre.

Dozens of jobs at risk as manufacturer starts ‘worrying’ redundancy process

09 October 2024
Dozens of jobs at risk as manufacturer starts ‘worrying’ redundancy process

More than a third of roles at a refrigeration manufacturer could be axed as part of a redundancy process.

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The village being swallowed up by 2,000 homes over seven plots

08 October 2024
The village being swallowed up by 2,000 homes over seven plots

Proposals for a 650-home development include a much-needed doctors’ surgery - but villagers are not happy at the prospect of yet more house building.

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Charges considered to stop seafront campervan ‘encampment’

06 October 2024
Charges considered to stop seafront campervan ‘encampment’

Charges are being considered at a seafront stretch residents say is at risk of becoming a “squatter camp”.

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‘Hundreds’ of Tesco tomato wrappers litter seafront

04 October 2024
‘Hundreds’ of Tesco tomato wrappers litter seafront

A beachfront is littered with “hundreds” of pieces of plastic packaging and it’s all for the same thing says a dog walker - Tesco baby plum tomatoes.

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Head teacher defends ‘ridiculous' haircut rules

04 October 2024
Head teacher defends ‘ridiculous' haircut rules

An academy boss has defended his school’s ban on skin fade haircuts after a pupil was removed from classes for not following the rules.

Promise of hundreds of jobs as delivery firm signs warehouse deal

03 October 2024
Promise of hundreds of jobs as delivery firm signs warehouse deal

A large delivery firm has signed a deal to move into a new logistics facility expected to generate hundreds of jobs.

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Plans for leisure centre revamps as borough prepares for population surge

03 October 2024
Plans for leisure centre revamps as borough prepares for population surge

New plans outline how a local authority hopes to develop its leisure facilities as it prepares for a potential influx of 44,000 new residents.

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