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Free housing call for Marsh GPs

17 September 2015
Free housing call for Marsh GPs

A councillor wants to tackle the chronic shortage of Marsh GPs by offering them free housing.

Respected historian Nick Spurrier dies

17 September 2015
Respected historian Nick Spurrier dies

Folkestone historian Nick Spurrier has died from cancer.

Rogue trader preys on couple over chimney repair

17 September 2015
Rogue trader preys on couple over chimney repair

A scammer offered to fix a couple's chimney and then ratcheted up the price.

Plans for 200 homes held back as decision delayed

10 September 2015
Plans for 200 homes held back as decision delayed

Councillors deferred making a decision on plans for more than 200 homes on Romney Marsh to investigate issues over flooding and healthcare.

Warning to sweep chimneys after fire

05 September 2015
Warning to sweep chimneys after fire

Firefighters are warning people to sweep their chimneys for the winter after a blaze in Ashford.

Woman shocked to discover she has dementia aged 49

30 August 2015
Woman shocked to discover she has dementia aged 49

A dementia patient, who has been diagnosed with the disease aged 49, is calling on the Prime Minister to bring in testing for younger people.

Drama as fishing vessel sinks

24 August 2015
Drama as fishing vessel sinks

A doomed French boat sank underwater off Dungeness.

Babies and children stuck in new havoc at Eurotunnel

21 August 2015
Babies and children stuck in new havoc at Eurotunnel

Babies and children have been among those left in sweltering heat in the latest Eurotunnel disruption, a couple say.

Success for Shepway schools in GCSE results

20 August 2015
Success for Shepway schools in GCSE results

Pupils celebrated exam success in Folkestone, Hythe and Romney Marsh today

Road closed after power cable felled

19 August 2015
Road closed after power cable felled

Police had to close a main road after a lorry hit a power line pole.

Flypast marks Battle of Britain milestone

18 August 2015
Flypast marks Battle of Britain milestone

Second World War planes took to the skies to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the so-called Hardest Day of the Battle of Britain.

Man charged after death of woman in crash

14 August 2015
Man charged after death of woman in crash

A Lydd man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a 62-year-old died in a collision.

Flooding pandemonium on Marsh town

13 August 2015
Flooding pandemonium on Marsh town

New Romney High Street was struck by flash flooding during rainstorms.

'Desert' for sale - yours for £1.5m

11 August 2015
'Desert' for sale - yours for £1.5m

A unique seaside landscape described as the country's only desert, which has attracted supermodels, rock stars and TV personalities, is on the market.

Missing child riddle

11 August 2015
Missing child riddle

Police are investigating after a four-year-old boy briefly vanished in a park.

Dutch visitors' car torched

26 July 2015
Dutch visitors' car torched

Visitors from the Continent got an ugly welcome to Folkestone when their car was attacked.

Heartbroken father pays tribute to Austrian death crash son

25 July 2015
Heartbroken father pays tribute to Austrian death crash son

Tributes have been paid to two Kent men, who died after their car plummeted 1,000 feet from a mountain road in the Austrian Alps.

Car crash adds to Stack traffic chaos

25 July 2015
Car crash adds to Stack traffic chaos

A relatively minor crash has added to the misery of traffic queues in the wake of Operation Stack.

Cooking mishap causes eggs-plosion

25 July 2015
Cooking mishap causes eggs-plosion

Firefighters were called when boiling eggs blew up after being left on a hob.

Man shot himself after bid to murder wife

24 July 2015
Man shot himself after bid to murder wife

A man crazed by medication tried to murder his wife and then shot himself dead after hospital staff dismissed him as a "nuisance", an inquest heard.

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