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Drug dealer offered prizes to users who bought the most

Drug dealer offered prizes to users who bought the most

A drug dealer who offered prizes to users who bought the most crack cocaine and heroin has been handed a two year jail sentence.

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Anger over calls to rename white cliffs

Anger over calls to rename white cliffs

A call to rename Kent's iconic white cliffs after the Black Lives Matter movement has been lambasted as a prank that damages the campaign.

Union chief's grim warning over ferry redundancies

Union chief's grim warning over ferry redundancies

Large scale redundancies on ferries will affect safety, the economy and the financial security of a dedicated workforce, a union boss claims.

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Refugee service to remember 58 Chinese who died in a lorry

Refugee service to remember 58 Chinese who died in a lorry

It has been 20 years since 58 Chinese migrants perished in the back of a lorry arriving in Kent and a Refugee Week service will remember their plight

Roman landmark to feature in stamp collection

Roman landmark to feature in stamp collection

A Roman building in Kent is among eight from across the country to feature in a new collection of stamps.

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Exclusive: 'I am determined to stop illegal smugglers'

Exclusive: 'I am determined to stop illegal smugglers'

The Home Secretary has said she is determined to stop illegal smugglers bringing people across the Channel after visiting Kent today.

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Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Cocaine worth £7.2m found in lorry load of toys

Smugglers tried to get 80 kilos of cocaine with a street value of about £7.2 million into Britain hidden in a lorry load of toys.

Flats plan for fire-ravaged nightclub

Flats plan for fire-ravaged nightclub

A plan to demolish a fire-ravaged nightclub and build 29 flats in its place has been revealed - but there is no parking allocated.

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New homes: parking, congestion and wildlife fears

New homes: parking, congestion and wildlife fears

A revised new homes scheme has prompted more objections over parking, congestion and wildlife and criticism that concerns were not listened to

Special effects company to the stars fined £40,000

Special effects company to the stars fined £40,000

A firm which has worked with Christina Aguilera, George Ezra and Snow Patrol was caught trying to get explosives onto a ferry at Dover without forms.

More than 150 migrants in eight boats arrive

More than 150 migrants in eight boats arrive

Eight boats estimated to be carrying more than 150 migrants have been brought to the Kent coast today by Border Force.

Police step in at McDonald's reopening

Police step in at McDonald's reopening

Officers have stepped in to deal with congestion near reopened McDonald's drive-thru.

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Man in hospital after assault

Man in hospital after assault

A man has been arrested after another man was taken to hospital following an alleged assault.

80 kilos of cocaine found in lorry

80 kilos of cocaine found in lorry

Border Force officers have scuppered an attempt to smuggle £7 million pounds worth of cocaine into the UK hidden in a lorry.

Investigation after woman approached in alleyway

Investigation after woman approached in alleyway

Police are searching for a man who approached a woman in an alleyway and made an indecent comment to her.

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O to replace 60 UK workers with Filipino agency staff

P&O Ferries has been accused of abusing the Covid-19 crisis by replacing UK crew with Filipino crew instead of keeping them furloughed

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Council's £2.5m fund to beat virus impact

Council's £2.5m fund to beat virus impact

Plans to launch a £2.5million high street regeneration fund will be discussed by a council to help town centres recover after Covid-19.

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Arrest for 'cancer cure' drug boss after five months on the run

Arrest for 'cancer cure' drug boss after five months on the run

A businessman who marketed potentially dangerous medicine as a cure for cancer is due to be extradited to France after five months on the run.

Petition launched to save P&O jobs

Petition launched to save P&O jobs

The RMT has launched a petition to help save seafaring jobs as struggling P&O Ferries moves to make 1,100 people redundant

RNLI's musical fundrasier cancelled over Covid-19

RNLI's musical fundrasier cancelled over Covid-19

A live music benefit for the RNLI may be cancelled but organisers are still holding a raffle with a holiday and meals out as prizes

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