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Figures show town experienced best summer since 1996

Figures show town experienced best summer since 1996

04 September 2013

The News Extra's very own 'weatherman' has filed his report for August, revealing some interesting facts.

Uni students' Pickles prank

Uni students' Pickles prank

03 September 2013

Students from Folkestone have taken to the road in the US... with a cardboard cut-out of government minister Eric Pickles.

One sandwich short of a picnic?

One sandwich short of a picnic?

03 September 2013

A phantom bread dumper has struck in Tunbridge Wells... maybe he mistook the town for Sandwich!

Shop owner's 'sabotage' claim after dead mouse found on shelf

Shop owner's 'sabotage' claim after dead mouse found on shelf

02 September 2013

A woman claims she has been set up by a rival business after her off licence was closed when hygiene inspectors found a decomposing mouse on a shelf.

The £1-a-day commuter

The £1-a-day commuter

02 September 2013

Meet the electric car driver with a commute to London that costs him just a pound a day - as dozens more charging points are to be set up across Kent.

Family's lasting tribute to shooting victim

Family's lasting tribute to shooting victim

31 August 2013

Grieving relatives of a man killed in the street by a woman with a shotgun have created a lasting legacy to him... with a series of tattoos.

Get me to the church... online!

Get me to the church... online!

31 August 2013

A couple's wedding is going global today - as the ceremony is being beamed worldwide on a live internet stream.

Biscuits that came with added crunch

Biscuits that came with added crunch

30 August 2013

An investigation has been launched after a couple's pack of Rich Tea biscuits contained a sharp surprise - a shard of plastic.

Howzat? Maasai warriors take on Gurkha soldiers at cricket

Howzat? Maasai warriors take on Gurkha soldiers at cricket

30 August 2013

An unusual cricket match turned heads... when Gurkha soldiers played a match against a team of Maasai warriors at a Kent barracks.

Christmas is coming! Festive lights switched on... in height of summer

Christmas is coming! Festive lights switched on... in height of summer

30 August 2013

It might only be August, but find out which Kent town has already turned on some of its Christmas lights.

Sisters' race hate horror as old meat thrown into garden

Sisters' race hate horror as old meat thrown into garden

30 August 2013

Two Muslim sisters claim they are victims of a 13-year race hate campaign in which pork fat and fish heads have been thrown into their garden.

Huge response to dumped kittens plea

Huge response to dumped kittens plea

28 August 2013

The RSPCA has been inundated with offers to rehome dozens of starving kittens dumped in woodland... as their condition improves significantly.

Fury as sewage gushes into gardens

Fury as sewage gushes into gardens

27 August 2013

Families are kicking up a stink after they woke up to find more than a foot of sewage seeping through their gardens.

Coastguard called to "body" at Folkestone

Coastguard called to "body" at Folkestone

23 August 2013

HMS Coastguard received a report of a body in the sea at Folkestone Harbour this morning but it turned out to be false alarm

Award-winning ales at rugby club festival

Award-winning ales at rugby club festival

22 August 2013

Glasses will be raised at Deal and Betteshanger Rugby Football Club on Saturday when the eighth annual Beer Festival will be staged.

Moo-ve off the tracks! Escaped cow causes chaos for commuters

Moo-ve off the tracks! Escaped cow causes chaos for commuters

22 August 2013

It wasn't leaves on the line that caused heavy train disruption in Kent this morning - but a stray cow on the tracks!

Video: Moment dad is attacked by raging bull on holiday

Video: Moment dad is attacked by raging bull on holiday

22 August 2013

The shocking moment a father was savagely mauled by a raging bull in a horrific attack that has left him in a wheelchair was caught on camera.

And it burns, burns, burns...

And it burns, burns, burns...

19 August 2013

Hotheaded chilli lovers took part in a chicken hotwing challenge at the Deal Hoy, taking on the ghost chilli - one of the world's hottest peppers.

Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

Oyez, oyez - we're not crap!

17 August 2013

Medway has been named as one of Britain's worst areas in a new book.

Love it or hate it?

Love it or hate it?

17 August 2013

Gravesend has been rated the sixth worst place in the country to live in a website survey... here's why we think they're wrong.

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