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We spoke to locals about life in Kent’s second-smallest village, where there have been no new building developments for 64 years.
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A driver accused of causing death by driving without due care after a young dad was killed has appeared in court for the first time.
A four-story hub promising to boost investment and jobs has been given the stamp of approval.
A £2.7 million “dream home” in the Kent countryside is being raffled off to one lucky winner.
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A modern kiosk could be built alongside a community garden, created in the ruins of a historic Tudor castle overlooking the sea.
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A man who sexually abused his four-year-old niece died after falling down a staircase while drunk, an inquest has heard.
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Port of Dover bosses are warning of an “exceptionally busy” summer, with cross-Channel traffic set to increase by almost a third.
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A pothole-ridden street – a key road in and out of a housing estate – will be closed for two days while repair works are carried out.
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A woman signed off work has told of her shock at being sacked via WhatsApp.
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Officers continue to investigate at the scene after a man and woman in their 90s were found dead at a town centre address.
Bosses at a high street shopping mall have allayed fears the centre will be demolished to make way for flats.
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A fundraising event for a town’s Pride weekend has been axed after threats and abuse towards staff.
Two men have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after a town centre attack put one victim in hospital.
Heritage experts say a new fast food outlet would spill onto an old graveyard with some graves still in place.
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A 90-home development on farmland would mean “concreting over the countryside” and spoiling residents’ views, say angry villagers.
A popular veterinary surgery has permanently closed after almost 100 years due to “extensive” issues with the building.
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An inquest has opened into the death of a man found in the sea four days after going missing.
Plans to set up a contraflow system for a new bus service are going ahead despite fears it could lead to serious road accidents.
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The cost of parking at one of Kent’s most iconic landmarks has been hiked - but locals say they shouldn’t have to pay anything at all.
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A jogger says he did a double take when he noticed what he thought was a colony of penguins along the harbour wall but it wasn’t quite as it seemed…
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