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'It has been really hard to say our final farewell'

'It has been really hard to say our final farewell'

Family members have said their last goodbye to an 11-year-old girl whose story touched the hearts of thousands.

Yobs squirt cars with bright paint

Yobs squirt cars with bright paint

Police are hunting for vandals who have caused widespread damage to cars by squirting them with brightly coloured paint

What a racket! Anger over tennis court charges

What a racket! Anger over tennis court charges

Tight-fisted council officials are under fire for introducing charges to use tennis courts as only six bookings were taken in the entire month of June

Championship trial for Cutts

Championship trial for Cutts

Herne Bay youngster Elliot Cutts has spent this week on trial with Championship club Middlesbrough.

Plea to save village from housing estate

Plea to save village from housing estate

Opponents of a new housing estate have issued a final rallying call for residents to challenge the scheme.

Council begins High Street repairs

Council begins High Street repairs

Council bosses say repairs to holes below a busy main road could take another month to complete

Seafront comedy night draws big Gunns

Seafront comedy night draws big Gunns

A new comedy night in Herne Bay continues this week with an award-winning line-up.

Family distraught over cat covered in car engine oil

Family distraught over cat covered in car engine oil

A pet owner suspects her beloved cat may have been deliberately covered in engine oil.

Is it safe to go back in the water?

Is it safe to go back in the water?

Swimmers are braving the Kent coast despite a shark sighting.

Parents vow to prosecute son's death crash pal

Parents vow to prosecute son's death crash pal

The parents of a 20-year-old killed in a horror crash say they will pursue a private prosecution against the driver of the car.

Mum's fury at school's classroom squash ban

Mum's fury at school's classroom squash ban

A mum was left stunned after being told her autistic son could not drink fruit squash in lessons on the hottest day of the year.

Denly's delight at landing Smith

Denly's delight at landing Smith

Sam Denly has hailed the capture of experienced midfielder Darren Smith as a major coup.

Builders discover homemade 'Dad's Army' bombs

Builders discover homemade 'Dad's Army' bombs

An exclusion zone has been thrown around a construction site after Home Guard phosphorous bombs were unearthed... seven decades on.

Care home in 'dire straits'

Care home in 'dire straits'

A care home said to be in 'dire straits' due to staff shortages has had a damning report.

Lifeboat crews help stranded vessel

Lifeboat crews help stranded vessel

Lifeboat volunteers and coastguards have helped a boat which was stranded a mile out to sea get back to shore

Coastguard chopper spotted over cliffs

Coastguard chopper spotted over cliffs

A helicopter was seen hovering over seafront cliffs tonight.

Herne Bay shark causes social media stir

Herne Bay shark causes social media stir

A sighting of a shark in Herne Bay sparked a host of hilarious reactions on Facebook and Twitter. Here's our top 10....

Delays on A299 after car fire

Delays on A299 after car fire

Motorists can expect delays on the A299 Thanet Way between Whitstable and Herne Bay after a car caught fire

New sighting of Herne Bay shark

New sighting of Herne Bay shark

A shark which had panicked swimmers running from the sea has been captured on camera again a mile away.

Three rescued after inflatable dinghy drifts out to sea

Three rescued after inflatable dinghy drifts out to sea

Three people have been rescued after they drifted out to sea on an inflatable dinghy, just a day after youths on lilos were rescued by the coastguard.

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