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Council’s bid for social housing on site of ‘dilapidated’ garages

Council’s bid for social housing on site of ‘dilapidated’ garages

11 July 2024

A local authority has submitted plans for 11 affordable homes in place of a “dilapidated” row of garages.

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Man who texted woman 200 times in one day banned from contacting her

Man who texted woman 200 times in one day banned from contacting her

11 July 2024

A father who bombarded his ex-partner with hundreds of texts and arrived at their former home unannounced has been banned from contacting her.

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Historic high street market to return with completely new traders

Historic high street market to return with completely new traders

10 July 2024

A historic market will return next week with an entirely new set of traders in, what is claimed, to be a win-win outcome.

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Council snaps up 67 new homes to help reduce waiting list

Council snaps up 67 new homes to help reduce waiting list

09 July 2024

Nearly £10m has been spent buying 67 new homes to help cut down a council’s waiting list.

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‘It is similar to the original 80s film while giving it a new lease of life’

‘It is similar to the original 80s film while giving it a new lease of life’

09 July 2024

The touring production of An Officer and a Gentleman will have you laughing, crying, cheering and trying not to sing along.

Ex-shopkeeper fined after mountain of rubbish left outside store

Ex-shopkeeper fined after mountain of rubbish left outside store

08 July 2024

A woman who left piles of rubbish outside her old shop was tracked down by council officers and now ordered to pay hundreds of pounds.

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Man, 22, behind bars after after stabbing victim near train station

Man, 22, behind bars after after stabbing victim near train station

08 July 2024

A man has been jailed for six years after stabbing his victim outside a train station in the early hours of the morning.

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Faye Tozer to star in Disney musical

Faye Tozer to star in Disney musical

08 July 2024

The Steps singer will be taking on the role of villain Cruella De Vil in the musical adaptation of 101 Dalmatians.

New homes to be built on garden centre site

New homes to be built on garden centre site

07 July 2024

Visitors at a busy garden centre could be in for a distinct change of scenery after bosses won a long-fought tussle to build homes on site.

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New homes planned behind petrol station next to ancient forest

New homes planned behind petrol station next to ancient forest

07 July 2024

“High-quality” new homes could be built behind a well-known petrol station that thousands of people drive past every day.

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‘We’re not NIMBYs, we don’t hate SEN children - but don’t build school here’

‘We’re not NIMBYs, we don’t hate SEN children - but don’t build school here’

07 July 2024

Plans for a new special educational needs school have hit a stumbling block as campaigners want the land to be granted ‘village green’ status.

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‘Devastating’ and ‘dreadful’: Plans for 1,800-home village slammed

‘Devastating’ and ‘dreadful’: Plans for 1,800-home village slammed

06 July 2024

Plans years in the making to build a 1,800-home village to help cope with Kent’s soaring housing demand have been labelled dreadful.

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Person taken to hospital after collapsing near public toilets

Person taken to hospital after collapsing near public toilets

05 July 2024

A person was taken to hospital after collapsing near public toilets.

‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

05 July 2024

Secret Drinker visits a pub that might have risen from the ashes, but it’s as quiet as a wake on a Saturday night

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Labour extends seven-year grip on seat with increased majority

Labour extends seven-year grip on seat with increased majority

04 July 2024

Labour’s Rosie Duffield has secured her seat with an extended majority.

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Kent model to star on hit Netflix show

Kent model to star on hit Netflix show

04 July 2024

A 21-year-old from Kent with “brains and brawn on his side” is set to star in a hit Netflix series.

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Why this Kent pub landlord is Wimbledon’s biggest fan

Why this Kent pub landlord is Wimbledon’s biggest fan

04 July 2024

A pub landlord in Kent is Wimbledon’s biggest fan after camping out for a ticket for the past 32 years.

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Teenager arrested for ‘lying across train tracks at busy station’

Teenager arrested for ‘lying across train tracks at busy station’

04 July 2024

A teenager who reportedly jumped onto train tracks and refused to move has been arrested after causing delays at a station.

Bid to block £32m project to create 'England's sparkling wine capital' defeated

Bid to block £32m project to create 'England's sparkling wine capital' defeated

04 July 2024

Winemakers Chapel Down have secured a win at High Court, after campaigners’ attempt to curtail an ambitious project was thwarted.

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‘I’ll do all in my power’ - but what say do MPs have over development?

‘I’ll do all in my power’ - but what say do MPs have over development?

03 July 2024

A parliamentary hopeful has pledged to do ‘all in his power’ to stop controversial developments if elected but what is an MP’s role in local housing?

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