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Gritters set to hit roads as temperatures plummet

09 January 2022
Gritters set to hit roads as temperatures plummet

Gritters are set to hit the roads this evening as temperatures are forecast to plummet.

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Warning issued after tumble dryer fire drama

08 January 2022
Warning issued after tumble dryer fire drama

Firefighters have issued a warning after a tumble dryer caught alight and filled a kitchen with smoke.

Funeral held for D-Day hero

08 January 2022
Funeral held for D-Day hero

Last respects have been paid to a Normandy veteran who met and married his wife during the war and recently died at the age of 101.

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Car and lorry crash on motorway

08 January 2022
Car and lorry crash on motorway

Police were called to a collision between a car and a lorry this afternoon.

Road closed after car smashes into tree

08 January 2022
Road closed after car smashes into tree

A person has been taken to hospital after a collision and police have now said the road is closed.

Double treat of rock

08 January 2022
Double treat of rock

Tribute bands for the Rolling Stones and Status Quo play in a Kent venue, on the same night, at the end of the month.

New help for the homeless

07 January 2022
New help for the homeless

A district has gained more than £170,000 in a Government grant to help people such as rough sleepers and the elderly.

'Too narrow to cope'

03 January 2022
'Too narrow to cope'

Plans are afoot to demolish and replace the past home of a disgraced former MP but neighbours say the road can't take the traffic.

Plans to convert railway carriage into two-bed home

02 January 2022
Plans to convert railway carriage into two-bed home

A man who works for a train company has submitted plans to turn an old carriage into a two bedroom home.

'It was the worst Christmas ever'

01 January 2022
'It was the worst Christmas ever'

Two families are facing the New Year without knowing what has happened to loved ones who have been missing for weeks.

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'Vaccinate the world'

01 January 2022
'Vaccinate the world'

A Kent bishop, in her New Year Message, says Covid can't be beaten before everyone on the planet gets their jabs.

Helping a town bloom

24 December 2021
Helping a town bloom

Bulbs have been placed in planters for the spring in one of many projects funded by a £267,000 post-lockdown grant.

MP urges government to step up digital border system to avoid disruption

23 December 2021
MP urges government to step up digital border system to avoid disruption

An MP has warned that the government needs to fully prepare for a new EU entry-exit system to avoid port delays and traffic chaos.

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Pregnant woman among group rescued as sea temperature plummets

22 December 2021
Pregnant woman among group rescued as sea temperature plummets

Another group of people trying to cross the Channel, including a heavily pregnant woman and a young boy, have been saved by a lifeboat crew.

New delay in opening bridge

21 December 2021
New delay in opening bridge

A swingbridge, hoped to reopen today, has to stay shut for longer because of a second holdup during works.

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New ferry sails in

21 December 2021
New ferry sails in

A third cross-Channel ship operator has launched its second vessel and another one is due to arrive next month.

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Jail for Bentley-driving crook

20 December 2021
Jail for Bentley-driving crook

A money launderer, stopped by officers when he was in a luxury car, has been sentenced in the first criminal case of its kind.

Scientists push for new restrictions as Omicron cases surge

20 December 2021
Scientists push for new restrictions as Omicron cases surge

People in Kent are on tenterhooks over whether there will be harsher new Covid-19 restrictions that might affect their festive plans.

Last chance to beat French border closure

17 December 2021
Last chance to beat French border closure

It is just a few hours until France shuts its borders to most travellers from the UK in response to a rise in Omicron cases.

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Sarah Everard killer moved to new prison

15 December 2021
Sarah Everard killer moved to new prison

The man who murdered Sarah Everard been relocated to a prison hundreds of miles from Kent.

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