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Ceremony marks town's refugee role

28 January 2022
Ceremony marks town's refugee role

Tree planting on Holocaust Memorial Day took place on land that hosted Jewish people who had fled the Nazis.

Missing woman found

27 January 2022
Missing woman found

A woman in her 50s who vanished last night has since been traced, police have now confirmed.

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Full steam ahead for the vaccinated

26 January 2022
Full steam ahead for the vaccinated

Cross-Channel operators have applauded news that passengers with Covid jobs won't have to be tested.

Occupant escapes fire in flat

26 January 2022
Occupant escapes fire in flat

Fire crews are warning everyone to have a smoke alarm after one promptly alerted a resident of a blaze in their kitchen.

Brexit, roadworks and fewer ferries an unholy trinity in Dover

25 January 2022
Brexit, roadworks and fewer ferries an unholy trinity in Dover

Dover TAP has been used 12 times in 18 days with Brexit, roadworks and less ferries combining to cause traffic chaos.

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Search for missing teen

25 January 2022
Search for missing teen

Police have put out an appeal for help to locate a missing 16-year-old boy who has links to Kent.

Man fell to death from cliffs

24 January 2022
Man fell to death from cliffs

A coroner was unable to conclude why a man plunged from a height and ended up in water on a shoreline.

Toddlers rescued from Channel

24 January 2022
Toddlers rescued from Channel

Three toddlers were among the asylum seekers brought in by a lifeboat to a Kent port.

Anglers can return to pier

21 January 2022
Anglers can return to pier

Fishing will soon return to a major port pier after it was banned for several years.

'This is a difficult one'

21 January 2022
'This is a difficult one'

Councillors voted for 13 new houses, because affordable ones were needed, but had to consider the thorny issue of feared traffic problems.

Driver had £2.1 million in cocaine

21 January 2022
Driver had £2.1 million in cocaine

A trucker has been jailed after trying to smuggle drugs, which were hidden behind wooden boards in his lorry.

Will it be the Jubilee Docks?

20 January 2022
Will it be the Jubilee Docks?

A councillor wants a section of a Kent port to be christened to commemorate the Queen's 70th year on the throne.

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'This theatre is a heartbeat in the town'

19 January 2022
'This theatre is a heartbeat in the town'

A comic is putting on a one-man show to raise money to try to stop an entertainment venue being shut down.

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Disaster averted as asylum seekers drift towards ferries

18 January 2022
Disaster averted as asylum seekers drift towards ferries

Disaster was averted after a dinghy drifted perilously close to departing ferries.

Life saver ready for action

18 January 2022
Life saver ready for action

A defibrillator has been placed at a Kent seafront in plenty of time for the spring and summer season when visitors flock in.

Town among best in waste handling

17 January 2022
Town among best in waste handling

A part of Kent has been classed as one of England's top three in terms of dealing with rubbish and recycling.

New lifeline for hospitality industry

17 January 2022
New lifeline for hospitality industry

Places such as pubs, restaurants, theatres and hotels, affected by the Omicron variant, can apply for one-off grants in a Kent district.

New school for children with autism

12 January 2022
New school for children with autism

A special new school has begun this term and aims to later expand from having 22 pupils to 46.

Toddlers among those brought Kent after sea rescue

12 January 2022
Toddlers among those brought Kent after sea rescue

Two very small children were among those seen brought to a Kent port in the latest saving of asylum seekers from the sea. .

Half a million for the homeless

12 January 2022
Half a million for the homeless

One Kent district is to get nearly £500,000 of Government money to help those sleeping rough.

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