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Town centre street to close for water works

20 May 2024
Town centre street to close for water works

A town centre road off a high street is set to close for water works, bosses have confirmed.

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No trains between two towns all day due to ‘excess vegetation’

19 May 2024
No trains between two towns all day due to ‘excess vegetation’

An invasion of weeds means trains between two towns will be stopped for an entire day.

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Four flats planned above town centre pharmacy and post office

18 May 2024
Four flats planned above town centre pharmacy and post office

A planning application has been submitted to transform office space above a shop into four new homes.

When the wild ones terrorised the seaside

18 May 2024
When the wild ones terrorised the seaside

Exactly 60 years ago, Mods and Rockers brawled on a Kent beach, with running battles between 400 youths and police.

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More battery-powered ferries set to sail from Dover

15 May 2024
More battery-powered ferries set to sail from Dover

A ferry company will launch the first of its battery-powered ships within the next six years, it has been announced.

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Woman and girl confronted by abusive man in street

14 May 2024
Woman and girl confronted by abusive man in street

Police investigating a public order incident have put out a CCTV image of someone they wish to trace.

Car wrecked in crash as driver ‘flees scene’

13 May 2024
Car wrecked in crash as driver ‘flees scene’

A motorist left badly bruised after his car was totally wrecked in a crash says he is desperate to see the culprit caught.

‘Adventure golf is for children - they shouldn't sell alcohol there’

12 May 2024
‘Adventure golf is for children - they shouldn't sell alcohol there’

An adventure golf course has a new licence to serve alcohol, despite fears of drunkenness near children.

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KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

10 May 2024
KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

A cash-strapped local authority is ending its involvement with the youth scheme founded by the late Prince Philip 70 years ago.

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Girl, 8, caught stealing from town centre Boots

10 May 2024
Girl, 8, caught stealing from town centre Boots

A young child was among those caught during a police purge on thefts from stores in a town centre.

Four fire engines sent to house blaze

09 May 2024
Four fire engines sent to house blaze

Fire crews were sent to tackle a blaze which broke out at a property in a residential street.

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Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast

09 May 2024
Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast

A warship from Russia shadowed by the Royal Navy off the coast of Kent has been caught on camera.

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‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

07 May 2024
‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’

Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.

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Developers reveal new plans for 180 homes and wetland

06 May 2024
Developers reveal new plans for 180 homes and wetland

New details of a wetland accompanying a new housing estate on the outskirts of a town have been revealed.

Villagers' anger over children's home plan

04 May 2024
Villagers' anger over children's home plan

Villagers are opposing plans for a home for vulnerable children fearing it will lead to increased traffic on an unlit road.

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Tonnes of illegal meat and 54 sheep carcasses seized at port

30 April 2024
Tonnes of illegal meat and 54 sheep carcasses seized at port

Grim images show illegal meat seized at a port including sheep carcasses, pork and cheese dripping with blood. Warning: graphic images.

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Salad factory in jobs boost following expansion with M&S

30 April 2024
Salad factory in jobs boost following expansion with M&S

A firm is on a recruitment drive this spring as part of a team-up with a leading food store chain.

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Vital work to start on protecting one of Britain's most important sites

29 April 2024
Vital work to start on protecting one of Britain's most important sites

A six-figure sum has been awarded to the country’s biggest Napoleonic fortification to help conserve and regenerate it.

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Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

28 April 2024
Fight to stop Georgian street becoming ‘another HMO alley’

Battle lines have been drawn after campaigners accused developers of trying to turn a historic street into “another HMO alley”.

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Burglar jailed after repeatedly intimidating victim after arrest

26 April 2024
Burglar jailed after repeatedly intimidating victim after arrest

A criminal who repeatedly tried to approach his victim while awaiting court hearings after stealing from his home is now in prison.

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