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MP tried to claim £6k to pay wife’s firm

19 January 2017
MP tried to claim £6k to pay wife’s firm

A Kent politician has defended his actions after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority threw out his invoice.

Skate park build grinds to halt as opening date pushed back

18 January 2017
Skate park build grinds to halt as opening date pushed back

The opening of the world's first indoor skate and urban sports park has been put back because of delays during the building work.

Car and bus crash in town centre

17 January 2017
Car and bus crash in town centre

A car and bus have collided in a crash on a busy town centre route.

Spate of pub burglaries across Kent linked

16 January 2017
Spate of pub burglaries across Kent linked

An investigation into a series of pub burglaries has been launched as detectives say the incidents could be linked.

Fat, bearded, bald man chases girl

06 January 2017
Fat, bearded, bald man chases girl

Police are hunting a fat, bearded bald man who tried to follow an 11-year-old girl with a beer in his hand.

Dog attacks horse and rider on beach

05 January 2017
Dog attacks horse and rider on beach

Photos have emerged of a dog chasing and attacking a horse and its rider on a beach, as police launch a hunt to find the owner.

Battery charger blaze in garage

03 January 2017
Battery charger blaze in garage

Fire crews were called to put out a fire in a garage after a battery charger overheated.

Have you bean to see the magic of Jack yet?

27 December 2016
Have you bean to see the magic of Jack yet?

Panto season is already well under way and it looks set to be a record year as the Leas Cliff Hall welcomes Jack and the Beanstalk to town.

Thug who beat and stamped on unconscious ex jailed

21 December 2016
Thug who beat and stamped on unconscious ex jailed

A man who beat his ex-partner and stamped on her head while she was unconscious has been jailed.

Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

20 December 2016
Man hit by bus on busy town centre road

A man was looked over by paramedics after being hit by a bus this morning.

Camber lifeguards plan after summer of tragedy

18 December 2016
Camber lifeguards plan after summer of tragedy

Funding has been set aside for lifeguards to be stationed at Camber Sands following the deaths of seven people over the summer.

Pool reopening date announced after storm damage

16 December 2016
Pool reopening date announced after storm damage

A swimming pool which was damaged and has been closed since Storm Angus hit a month ago is due to reopen as work starts to repair the roof.

Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

16 December 2016
Police seize car after driver's licence 'expired in 1979'

Police stopped a driver whose provisional driving licence turned out to be well past its expiry date - nearly four decades, in fact.

Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

14 December 2016
Police bikes give former instructor funeral escort

A team of police motorcycles gave a former police driving instructor an escort to his funeral after he was killed in a wrong-way crash on the M20.

Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

09 December 2016
Baby giraffe's birth an early Christmas present

Keepers at an animal park in Kent say the arrival of a baby giraffe is like Christmas coming early.

12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

09 December 2016
12,000 homes plan 'will not be a swathe of concrete'

Designers working on a new 12,000 home garden town have insisted the huge development will not become a swathe of concrete across the 1,300 acre site.

VIDEO: Protesters march on council over 'destructive development'

03 December 2016
VIDEO: Protesters march on council over 'destructive development'

Hundreds of people marched on council offices today to protest at a tide of new development planned in the area.

Tractor driver's mistakes led to train crash

30 November 2016
Tractor driver's mistakes led to train crash

A train crash was caused because a tractor driver left gates open and did not tell railway staff he was using a level crossing, investigation finds.

Video: Farmer who brutally killed swans fined

29 November 2016
Video: Farmer who brutally killed swans fined

An 80-year-old farmer who viciously beat two swans to death with a shepherd's crook has been fined more than £7,000 today.

Pub fire being treated as 'accidental'

28 November 2016
Pub fire being treated as 'accidental'

Fire investigators have ruled out foul play over a fire which destroyed an historic pub.

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