A pensioner has been forced to leave home after being hounded by bailiffs over a £65 parking fine.

The Band of HM Royal Marines return to Deal for the annual concert on Walmer Green on Sunday - and a voucher in this week’s Mercury means readers can get the souvenir programme half price.

Clair Hawkins, Labour’s Parliamentary hopeful for Deal and Dover has hit back hard against a claim that she is “in the pockets”of the trade unions.

Demolition is expected to start on the derelict Quarterdeck building, opposite Deal Pier, before the end of July.

Deal Area Emergency Foodbank has been chosen by Sainsbury’s as its charity of the year.

A mum from Walmer dug deep to find £2,000 for a dream family holiday to Disneyland Paris at the weekend in a kmfm competition.

These are some of the top stories in this week's East Kent Mercury - now.