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Missing teenage boy found safe

Missing teenage boy found safe

A 17-year-old old boy who was reported missing has been found safe and well.

Drivers wrongly using bus-only lane will be fined

Drivers wrongly using bus-only lane will be fined

Drivers who are caught trying to cut through a bus gate will be fined after it was confirmed cameras will be installed.

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‘I may have to close care home before it even opens’

‘I may have to close care home before it even opens’

A newly-refurbished care home for the elderly remains empty after six months - despite an “urgent” demand for beds.

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Celebrations for St George’s Day take to streets

Celebrations for St George’s Day take to streets

Hundreds of pupils have taken part in parades to celebrate the patron saint of England.

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Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

A community is a step closer to saving a much-loved windmill after a proposal from the county council to sell it off to raise funds.

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Parents united in grief back football scheme to get young men talking

Parents united in grief back football scheme to get young men talking

The parents of two teenage boys who died from suicide are supporting a new sports initiative to help youngsters struggling with their mental health.

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Singer breaks down after getting Golden Buzzer on hit ITV show

Singer breaks down after getting Golden Buzzer on hit ITV show

A Kent singer broke down in tears after bagging herself a place in the Britain’s Got Talent semi-final.

It was much harder being on the sidelines watching!

It was much harder being on the sidelines watching!

On-loan defender Declan Skura admitted he felt for Ebbsfleet’s fans after their dramatic last-day escape in the National League.

‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

A desperate mum has invited Rishi Sunak to spend a day at her home as she fights to keep her teen daughter from taking her own life.

Farmfoods to open bigger more ‘pleasant’ store in town

Farmfoods to open bigger more ‘pleasant’ store in town

A frozen food giant has announced the opening date for its second town centre store, promising a more “pleasant shopping experience”.

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Person burned in house fire started by candle

Person burned in house fire started by candle

A resident was injured after an improperly extinguished candle set fire to their home.

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Expert guidance on hand

Expert guidance on hand

Gravesham Tennis Club’s new head coach comes with award-winning credentials.

Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ building blaze

Fire crews tackle ‘suspicious’ building blaze

Firefighters have been at the scene of a derelict building fire, the cause of which is being treated as suspicious.

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Five fire engines called to garage blaze

Five fire engines called to garage blaze

Five fire engines were called to a garage blaze which sparked a police response.

Everyone had written us off…so this is phenomenal!

Everyone had written us off…so this is phenomenal!

Keeping Ebbsfleet in the National League was the best day of manager Danny Searle’s career in football.

Bid to trace stolen car used in crime

Bid to trace stolen car used in crime

Police are looking for stolen car believed to have been used by an armed man in the early hours.

Report: Ebbsfleet stay up after final-day draw

Report: Ebbsfleet stay up after final-day draw

Ebbsfleet survived on the final day of the National League season after claiming a goalless draw to relegate Boreham Wood.

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02 Academy reopens after deadly crowd crush

02 Academy reopens after deadly crowd crush

The O2 Brixton Academy has reopened with a heavy security presence more than a year after it was forced to close following a deadly crowd crush.

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Rowdy peacock rescued after “roaming” streets for six months

Rowdy peacock rescued after “roaming” streets for six months

A noisy peacock whose loud mating calls from the tops of houses “concerned” neighbours has finally been captured - in an Ikea bag.

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Survival would mean more

Survival would mean more

Ebbsfleet’s fate is in their hands this weekend and keeper Mark Cousins says staying up will top last season’s title triumph.

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