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Last chance to have your say over controversial traffic scheme

Last chance to have your say over controversial traffic scheme

18 December 2023

Consultation over plans to bring in London-style red routes on some roads comes to an end this week.

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Uber driver found body on roadside

Uber driver found body on roadside

18 December 2023

An inquest into an apparent hit-and-run victim has opened.

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Royal Mail delays latest: Post woes continue as Christmas looms

Royal Mail delays latest: Post woes continue as Christmas looms

18 December 2023

With one week to go until Christmas, residents are still reporting issues with the postal service as parcels are delayed or missing.

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Lifeboat named after late Queen retires to dockyard

Lifeboat named after late Queen retires to dockyard

17 December 2023

An RNLI vessel that spent 30 years at sea, saving dozens of lives, has been retired to a historic dockyard.

Man charged after armed police called to ‘gun’ incident

Man charged after armed police called to ‘gun’ incident

16 December 2023

A man has been charged after armed police locked down a residential street following reports of someone holding a gun.

Crook ‘smashed his way into restaurant’

Crook ‘smashed his way into restaurant’

16 December 2023

A man who smashed his way into a restaurant in the early hours of the morning has been jailed.

‘Prolific shoplifter’ to spend Christmas behind bars

‘Prolific shoplifter’ to spend Christmas behind bars

16 December 2023

A shoplifter has been jailed just days after pinching goods worth hundreds of pounds from two of our towns.

Medway’s largest boot fair could get bigger

Medway’s largest boot fair could get bigger

15 December 2023

Medway’s largest car boot sale has applied to increase the number of events held each year.

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Tributes to ‘much loved’ secondary school teacher

Tributes to ‘much loved’ secondary school teacher

15 December 2023

Tributes have been paid to a “much loved teacher” following her death.

Old police house could become creative hub for uni

Old police house could become creative hub for uni

15 December 2023

Plans for a Grade II-listed police section house to be turned into a university creative hub will go before a planning committee next week.

Olympic champ launches Swim! school

Olympic champ launches Swim! school

15 December 2023

Four-time Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington has chatted to pupils about the importance of learning to swim ahead of the opening of her new venture.

‘Ceasefire now’: Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally

‘Ceasefire now’: Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally

15 December 2023

Around 150 people joined a rally in protest at the ongoing treatment of Palestinians in the Israel-Gaza war.

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Ben Elton announces first stand-up tour in five years

Ben Elton announces first stand-up tour in five years

15 December 2023

The comedian, best known for sitcoms Blackadder and the Young Ones, will return to the stage next year with four dates in Kent.

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Neighbours take action after council’s ‘nonsense’ salt bin refusal

Neighbours take action after council’s ‘nonsense’ salt bin refusal

15 December 2023

Residents who often get stuck in their homes in icy weather have clubbed together to buy a grit bin after a council refused to budge on its policy.

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Armed police lock down street after man ‘seen with gun’

Armed police lock down street after man ‘seen with gun’

14 December 2023

A man has been arrested after a street was locked down by armed police following reports of a person brandishing a gun in a block of flats.

Pupils sent home after school reports power cut

Pupils sent home after school reports power cut

14 December 2023

A school has told many pupils to work from home for the rest of the day after claiming power was lost.

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Plan to demolish church and build 22 homes

Plan to demolish church and build 22 homes

14 December 2023

A church could be knocked down to make way for a housing development but neighbours, including a borough council, have raised concerns.

Historic Kent high street stars as final episodes of The Crown released

Historic Kent high street stars as final episodes of The Crown released

14 December 2023

A historic Kent high street takes a starring role in the final series of The Crown, with a museum providing the backdrop for royal wedding scenes.

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Bomb scares and missing Olympic torches – 50 years of popular leisure centre

Bomb scares and missing Olympic torches – 50 years of popular leisure centre

14 December 2023

Bomb scares, missing Olympic torches and falling off diving boards are all part of a leisure centres colourful 50 year history.

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‘The pie was perfect but the coffee tasted like a hot, dirty puddle’

‘The pie was perfect but the coffee tasted like a hot, dirty puddle’

14 December 2023

We sent our reporter to try a traditional pie as she prepared to watch her first ever match at Kent’s only football league club.

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