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Light in the Covid gloom

01 December 2020
Light in the Covid gloom

A council has kept up the festive cheer with a decorated tree despite the cloud of the pandemic.

Landlord fined for flat overcrowding

01 December 2020
Landlord fined for flat overcrowding

A property owner has been made to pay more than £3,000 after council legal action.

'Are we going to die in this hotel?'

29 March 2020
'Are we going to die in this hotel?'

A family of eight, aged four to 59, are stranded in India and have launched a petition to get them returned to Kent.

Coronavirus: Rubbish collection delays

29 March 2020
Coronavirus: Rubbish collection delays

A council says bin collection services are delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Council helpline during virus crisis

29 March 2020
Council helpline during virus crisis

A new community support line has been set up so food can reach the socially isolated or those in urgent need of help.

COVID-19: 'Pregnant women still need help.'

29 March 2020
COVID-19: 'Pregnant women still need help.'

The Royal College of Midwives warns that the coronavirus crisis is having a squeeze on services for expectant mothers.

Coronavirus: PM's letter to the nation

28 March 2020
Coronavirus: PM's letter to the nation

All UK households are set to receive a letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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Another 50 coronavirus cases in Kent

28 March 2020
Another 50 coronavirus cases in Kent

There has been another jump in the number of coronavirus cases in Kent, bringing the total to 280.

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Fire in living room

28 March 2020
Fire in living room

Firefighters rushed to take on a blaze at a two-storey property in the early hours of this morning.

'Lift ban on areas to let dogs walk'

28 March 2020
'Lift ban on areas to let dogs walk'

The RSPCA wants councils to relax dog no-go zones so people don't have to travel to exercise their pets during the pandemic.

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Ghost town

24 March 2020
Ghost town

This square is the heart of a Kent town but on a sunny afternoon it is abandoned - this is a surreal effect of coronavirus.

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Music to our ears

24 March 2020
Music to our ears

A popular concert hall has been given new hope of surviving the COVID-19 crisis after it broke its fundraising target.

Shocked by sackings

23 March 2020
Shocked by sackings

A seafarer says he and colleagues were laid off despite the Chancellor saying workers would be protected during the virus crisis.

Shutdown after eight days

23 March 2020
Shutdown after eight days

A new clothes shop has had to suddenly close as another business casualty of the coronavirus emergency.

'Together we will beat this.'

20 March 2020
'Together we will beat this.'

A Kent MP has given a rallying message to her constituents as the coronavirus crisis continues to deepen.

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Half tonne of cocaine hidden in tyres

20 March 2020
Half tonne of cocaine hidden in tyres

A lorry driver has been charged by the National Crime Agency after Class A drugs were found inside tyres on a truck as he entered the country.

The show can't go on

20 March 2020
The show can't go on

A concert hall closes tomorrow as another business victim of coronavirus - but wants donations to help it reopen.

39 migrants stopped in Channel

20 March 2020
39 migrants stopped in Channel

Two boats of people were stopped by Border Force at sea.

Now you see it, now you won't

19 March 2020
Now you see it, now you won't

Our photographs show the start of the disappearance of a Seventies sports centre in Kent through demolition.

Coronavirus: Independent school prepares for shutdown

19 March 2020
Coronavirus: Independent school prepares for shutdown

A Kent school has detailed its preparations for tomorrow's national schools closure to guard against the killer bug,

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