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Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

Housing association must pay tenant £2.5k for not fixing problems

29 September 2021

The Housing Ombudsman has ordered an association to pay a tenant £2,500 after it failed to fix an issue over seven years.

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Cyclist's search for nurse who stayed with him after horror crash

Cyclist's search for nurse who stayed with him after horror crash

29 September 2021

A cyclist recovering from a ghastly road accident wants to thank the off-duty nurse who helped him through it.

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'It sounded like bombs were going off'

'It sounded like bombs were going off'

28 September 2021

Witnesses have described the moment a blaze at a recycling centre in Kent erupted, as the business involved thanks the fire service.

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Nando's opens in town

Nando's opens in town

28 September 2021

A popular restaurant has joined a town centre complex after Covid-19 delayed its opening for months.

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Works starts on dismantling town centre clock

Works starts on dismantling town centre clock

28 September 2021

A 36-feet tall town centre clock tower in Kent is being dismantled for the first time in 119 years so it can be restored 187 miles away in Derby.

Looking out for others the secret to Margaret turning 100

Looking out for others the secret to Margaret turning 100

27 September 2021

A lady has been proudly showing off her message from the Queen after turning 100 and says she's loved looking after others in her long, happy life.

Fire crews leave scene of major blaze

Fire crews leave scene of major blaze

27 September 2021

Firefighters have stood down after tackling a fire on a Kent industrial estate for nearly 30 hours.

Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Britain by boat

Record numbers of asylum seekers reach Britain by boat

27 September 2021

Officials say more than 16,400 people have already landed in the UK this year by small boats, twice last year's record.

Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

Family's horror as trapped birds die under solar panels

27 September 2021

A family say they have been left traumatised by birds dying under solar panels on their home and being left there for months.

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Teen's £40k cancer battle

Teen's £40k cancer battle

26 September 2021

The family and friends of a young man fighting cancer have appealed to the public to help him win his battle.

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Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

Pub could axe live music after 'one complaint'

25 September 2021

The announcement about the premises which has hosted bands for more than two decades prompted scores of people to come out in support.

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Candlelit vigil held for Sabina

Candlelit vigil held for Sabina

25 September 2021

Well-wishers in Kent joined hundreds around the country in holding a vigil for Sabina Nessa who was killed as she walked to a pub at night.

When to start voting in Cute Kids competition

When to start voting in Cute Kids competition

24 September 2021

It will soon be time support your little one in the Kent Messenger's Cute Kids Competition and here are the details you need.

'People have become anxious and not wanted to leave their houses'

'People have become anxious and not wanted to leave their houses'

24 September 2021

A mental health charity says it has received more calls for help since pandemic restrictions ended than it did during the height of lockdown.

Lorry driver on job in UK stabbed to death outside station

Lorry driver on job in UK stabbed to death outside station

24 September 2021

A Ukrainian lorry driver who was on a job in the UK was stabbed and "left to die in the streets" outside a railway station.

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£100 fines for people with beer bottles or barbecues

£100 fines for people with beer bottles or barbecues

24 September 2021

People caught barbecuing or boozing in beauty spots could face on-the-spot fines when a council introduces a ban.

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Nazi terror weapon unearthed in cornfield

Nazi terror weapon unearthed in cornfield

24 September 2021

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Second World War V2 rocket which blew up after travelling to the county at 3,000mph.

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Heroic officers ran onto M20 to try to save dad's life

Heroic officers ran onto M20 to try to save dad's life

23 September 2021

Two officers who ran onto the M20 to try to save a father of three have been praised for their bravery.

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Ground-breaking community supermarket launched in a bus

Ground-breaking community supermarket launched in a bus

23 September 2021

One of Britain's first mobile community supermarkets has been launched in a converted red London double-decker bus. But it needs volunteer drivers.

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'Why would they let this happen?'

'Why would they let this happen?'

23 September 2021

Shocked shop owners have spoken out after a town centre car park closed suddenly.

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