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Former Debenhams building opens as vaccine centre

25 January 2021
Former Debenhams building opens as vaccine centre

A former town centre department store building, now called Folca, is to become one of 33 Covid vaccination centres operating from today.

Arrangements for Holocaust commemoration

24 January 2021
Arrangements for Holocaust commemoration

An annual ceremony, so we never forget the horrors of genocide, will be held in virtual form this year because of the present coronavirus lockdown.

'This beats poverty picnics'

24 January 2021
'This beats poverty picnics'

A mum responding to the food hampers row has shown what can be bought if the full sum for free school meals was paid in cash or vouchers.

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Motorway closure for second night

23 January 2021
Motorway closure for second night

A section of the M20 is sealed off again tonight while maintenance work continues.

Crews stop house fire from spreading

23 January 2021
Crews stop house fire from spreading

Firefighters have put out a blaze in a two-storey property and prevented it from reaching neighbouring homes.

Rising demand to shut barracks

23 January 2021
Rising demand to shut barracks

Thousands of names have been added to petitions demanding the closure of army barracks housing asylum seekers.

Burglary attack terror for pensioner

23 January 2021
Burglary attack terror for pensioner

A woman in her 80s was punched in the face and knocked to the floor by an intruder who broke into her home.

Give Tommy 100th birthday cheer

23 January 2021
Give Tommy 100th birthday cheer

A campaign has been launched to send 100th birthday cards to a D-Day veteran who has had to stay in isolation for a year.

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'Thank you, my angels'

22 January 2021
'Thank you, my angels'

A Covid-19 survivor has praised the hospital staff who nursed him towards recovery but also condemned those who flout social distancing rules.

BREAKING: Reported road closure after accident

21 January 2021
BREAKING: Reported road closure after accident

First reports suggest a section of an arterial route was closed both ways, with traffic queues, after an apparent accident.

'We need a revolution in thinking'

21 January 2021
'We need a revolution in thinking'

One man has offered a detailed blueprint to stop repeated road clog-ups for port-bound traffic, which are feared to resurface post-Brexit.

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Scoring for the homeless

21 January 2021
Scoring for the homeless

Eight new flats, named after a Victorian England footballer, have been acquired by a council to help prevent people sleeping on the street.

'Don't spoil charming street'

21 January 2021
'Don't spoil charming street'

A civic group is opposing a planning application for a block of six flats, saying it would affect the character of the area.

'Amazing ambassador for grassroots football'

20 January 2021
'Amazing ambassador for grassroots football'

Tributes have been pouring in for a ' big hearted' soccer league secretary who died from the new variant of Covid-19.

Plans for 14 new houses

20 January 2021
Plans for 14 new houses

A planning application, which has 37 neighbours against it and seven for, will be voted on by district councillors tomorrow evening.

'What about us?'

20 January 2021
'What about us?'

Vulnerable residents in part of the county with just a single centre open for public Covid vaccinations are yet to hear from their GPs.

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New fines warning for truckers

19 January 2021
New fines warning for truckers

The government is considering slapping £150 penalties on lorry drivers entering Kent without having passed a coronavirus test.

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'I didn't even feel it'

18 January 2021
'I didn't even feel it'

NHS staff received their coronavirus vaccinations at a specially set up jabs centre right next to their hospital.

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Litter picker finds 2ft machete

18 January 2021
Litter picker finds 2ft machete

A litter picker came across a 2ft machete during her rounds - and thinks it had been hidden for an attacker to retrieve.

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Loss of Millennium mayor

18 January 2021
Loss of Millennium mayor

A Labour councillor who was First Citizen of her town at the dawning of the 21st Century has died at the age of 91.

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