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We try the £4.50 fry-up at no-nonsense cafe

10 November 2022
We try the £4.50 fry-up at no-nonsense cafe

The cost-of-living crisis is hitting us all in the pocket - but would one of Kent's cheapest fry-ups pass our taste test?

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Road made impassable after severe flooding

09 November 2022
Road made impassable after severe flooding

A highway became impassable by a deluge of water, at least some of which is coming downhill from a hosepipe.

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Tributes after man killed in golf buggy tragedy

09 November 2022
Tributes after man killed in golf buggy tragedy

A doting grandfather was tragically killed in a golf buggy accident at the prestigious Royal St George’s golf club.

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Backlog of lorries leads to Dover TAP returning

08 November 2022
Backlog of lorries leads to Dover TAP returning

A highways scheme restricting the flow of lorries into a port town has now been put back in place.

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Dover firebomber's cause of death confirmed

08 November 2022
Dover firebomber's cause of death confirmed

An inquest opened this morning into the death of the man behind the Dover firebomb attack.

'People say 'come on, it's been five years' - but they haven’t lost a child'

06 November 2022
'People say 'come on, it's been five years' - but they haven’t lost a child'

A couple who lost their teenage daughter to rare cancer five years ago say the grief is still just as raw for them now.

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Red-faced council's £260 bill as untaxed van clamped

03 November 2022
Red-faced council's £260 bill as untaxed van clamped

Locals have scoffed at a Kent council forced to pay £260 after having one if its vehicles clamped by government authorities.

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Bid for 'desperately needed' medical centre for 15,000 patients

01 November 2022
Bid for 'desperately needed' medical centre for 15,000 patients

Plans for a huge new medical centre have been submitted for a village where thousands of new homes are set to be built.

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Firefighters pictured tackling roof blaze

31 October 2022
Firefighters pictured tackling roof blaze

This was the dramatic scene when two members of a fire crew had to get onto a rooftop to put out flames.

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'It was absolutely horrendous'

30 October 2022
'It was absolutely horrendous'

Eyewitnesses have described their shock after the petrol bomb attack and death at a Kent port.

Bomb attack suspect found dead with unexploded device

30 October 2022
Bomb attack suspect found dead with unexploded device

The man who launched explosives at an immigration centre was found dead along with another unexploded device.

Man kills himself after petrol bomb attack on asylum centre

30 October 2022
Man kills himself after petrol bomb attack on asylum centre

A man has killed himself after throwing petrol bombs at an immigration centre.

Mystery over iconic sign's new look

29 October 2022
Mystery over iconic sign's new look

A distinctive sign in a seaside town has been replaced by the word 'skeletons' in the run-up to Halloween.

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Fears pensioners will be 'cut off' as vital bus routes axed

29 October 2022
Fears pensioners will be 'cut off' as vital bus routes axed

There are fears cutbacks in bus services in a village will cut off around 1,000 older people from accessing shops and medical appointments.

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'I understand how frightening this can be'

27 October 2022
'I understand how frightening this can be'

A Kent MP has spoken to the new Prime Minister about a "frightening" incident in which an asylum seeker walked into a woman's house.

Residents 'keeping doors locked' after asylum seeker walks into house

26 October 2022
Residents 'keeping doors locked' after asylum seeker walks into house

Neighbours on an estate have been left "unnerved" after an asylum seeker walked into a woman's house and demanded to use her phone.

Five-star hotel 'attack on nature'

25 October 2022
Five-star hotel 'attack on nature'

Plans for a surf park and luxury hotel at a country park have divided opinion - with the developments called unnecessary and harmful to wildlife.

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Plans for new airfield in village refused

22 October 2022
Plans for new airfield in village refused

A scheme to create a 750 metre runway, helipad and aircraft hangars on farmland has failed to take off, after being refused by planning committee.

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Trucker jailed for trying to smuggle more than 16,000kg of tobacco

21 October 2022
Trucker jailed for trying to smuggle more than 16,000kg of tobacco

A lorry driver was caught with goods that would have been worth more than £2.3 million in lost duty and taxes.

Cases of potentially fatal illness at asylum centre

20 October 2022
Cases of potentially fatal illness at asylum centre

Cases of highly contagious diphtheria have been found at a processing centre in Kent.

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