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Poundland to close high street branch

26 March 2025
Poundland to close high street branch

A discount retail chain is to shut its doors less than three years after opening.

‘It’s like she has fallen off the earth’: Brother’s plea for sister to make contact

26 March 2025
‘It’s like she has fallen off the earth’: Brother’s plea for sister to make contact

A man whose sister was last seen a month ago is making an urgent plea for her to contact family and friends.

Bake Off star comes face-to-face with lions rescued from Ukraine

25 March 2025
Bake Off star comes face-to-face with lions rescued from Ukraine

A TV judge was among the guests at the unveiling of a new habitat built to house five lions who arrived in the county from war-torn Ukraine.

Mum captures ‘stunning’ image of cloud shaped like angel

25 March 2025
Mum captures ‘stunning’ image of cloud shaped like angel

Residents were left mesmerised by a beautiful” cloud formation that resembled a heavenly figure.

Long rush-hour delays after town centre crash

25 March 2025
Long rush-hour delays after town centre crash

Motorists have been facing long tailbacks after an accident this evening.

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Former high street bank could be turned into flats

25 March 2025
Former high street bank could be turned into flats

Plans have been lodged to convert Grade II-listed former bank into six flats in a town centre.

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Council buys third of new-build estate’s homes to cut waiting list

25 March 2025
Council buys third of new-build estate’s homes to cut waiting list

A council has purchased 26 properties at a new-build estate which will be used as affordable homes, the first to be built for many years in the area.

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'I thought the aliens were here': Mysterious spiral spotted over Kent

24 March 2025
'I thought the aliens were here': Mysterious spiral spotted over Kent

Residents have been left baffled after a mysterious spiral lit up skies across the county.

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End of an era as high street butchers’ to close after 40 years

24 March 2025
End of an era as high street butchers’ to close after 40 years

A family-run butchers’ which has served a town centre for almost four decades is to shut this weekend.

Appeal after man ‘exposes himself’ on riverside footpath

24 March 2025
Appeal after man ‘exposes himself’ on riverside footpath

A police investigation is underway after a man is said to have exposed himself along a river footpath.

‘The pool will lose its uniqueness and reputation for generations’

22 March 2025
‘The pool will lose its uniqueness and reputation for generations’

Swimming pool bosses say a merger to bring it under a new council-led contract is vital for the facility to stay afloat long-term.

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Work to begin on 59 new homes at former 1970s block of flats plot

22 March 2025
Work to begin on 59 new homes at former 1970s block of flats plot

Work is to start on dozens of new homes on land previously occupied by a derelict 1970s sheltered housing block.

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Former community centre, doctors’ surgery and entertainment complex among Kent properties sold at auction

22 March 2025
Former community centre, doctors’ surgery and entertainment complex among Kent properties sold at auction

An old entertainment complex, doctors' surgery and community centre were some of the properties sold after going under the hammer.

Football-loving Puma dies at Kent animal park

22 March 2025
Football-loving Puma dies at Kent animal park

A mischievous puma who has made the county her home for more than a decade has died after her health declined.

‘I won £333k lottery prize but my mum-in-law predicted it in her dreams’

22 March 2025
‘I won £333k lottery prize but my mum-in-law predicted it in her dreams’

A Kent teacher who scooped a whopping lottery prize says his mother-in-law had already predicted the win in her dreams.

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‘It could have been so much worse!’: Mum’s fears as schoolgirl hit by driver running red light

21 March 2025
‘It could have been so much worse!’: Mum’s fears as schoolgirl hit by driver running red light

Alarming dashcam footage shows the moment a schoolgirl came within a split-second of being mown down by a car after it failed to stop at a red light.

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Controversial £150k town centre play area on track to completion

19 March 2025
Controversial £150k town centre play area on track to completion

New images of a much-anticipated £150,000 play train area show the progress on the divisive project in the heart of a town centre.

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‘My cancer was just 0.1mm away from spreading around my body’

18 March 2025
‘My cancer was just 0.1mm away from spreading around my body’

A dad who went to the doctor with what he thought was a scratch on his back was told it was skin cancer and so close to spreading around his body.

Bid for 'natural' burial ground where people can be laid to rest near pets

18 March 2025
Bid for 'natural' burial ground where people can be laid to rest near pets

Plans for a “natural” burial ground where animal lovers can be laid to rest near their pets have emerged, sparking fears over increased traffic.

From war zone to forever home: Rescued lions arrive in Kent

17 March 2025
From war zone to forever home: Rescued lions arrive in Kent

Four lions have arrived in the county from war-torn Ukraine following rescue plans almost a year in the making.

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