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Dawodu faces former club

Dawodu faces former club

Manager Ben Smith has praised Bola Dawodu as the versatile ex-Herne Bay midfielder prepares to come up against his old club this Saturday.

Herne Bay boss backs Barrington to ease burden

Herne Bay boss backs Barrington to ease burden

Striker Marcel Barrington can ease the goalscoring burden on Herne Bay hitman Zak Ansah, says manager Ben Smith.

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Smith: No ill feelings towards Millbank after Bay exit

Smith: No ill feelings towards Millbank after Bay exit

Manager Ben Smith insists departing Herne Bay striker Aaron Millbank will always be remembered fondly at the club.

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Fire rips through barn and two buildings

Fire rips through barn and two buildings

Fire crews were called after a barn and two other buildings went up in flames.

Huge 20mph zone on cards as boy racers run riot

Huge 20mph zone on cards as boy racers run riot

A 20mph limit could be enforced as reckless drivers are making people too frightened to set foot on the pavement, councillors warn.

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Wetherspoon scraps £2.5m hotel plan - but pub to get bigger

Wetherspoon scraps £2.5m hotel plan - but pub to get bigger

Pub chain Wetherspoon has scrapped plans to build a £2.5 million seafront hotel above one of its boozers – but hopes to expand the site instead.

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Town's oldest event cancelled before return after three years

Town's oldest event cancelled before return after three years

Organisers say they have been forced to scrap an event which has been a tradition in the town for 140 years at the last minute.

Toksvig slams Archbishop's 'horrible mistake' over gay equality

Toksvig slams Archbishop's 'horrible mistake' over gay equality

Kent broadcaster Sandi Toksvig has vowed never to set foot in a church again in a letter to Justin Welby criticising its position on homosexuality.

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Couple and dog suffer sickness and diarrhoea after sea swim

Couple and dog suffer sickness and diarrhoea after sea swim

A couple and their dog have been struck down with gastroenteritis following a swim off the Kent coast – just hours after a sewage discharge.

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Traffic 'nightmare' as two busy routes shut for summer

Traffic 'nightmare' as two busy routes shut for summer

Two of the main routes between out of a Kent town will be shut this summer – with one not set to reopen for a year.

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Former Bay favourite focusing on the future

Former Bay favourite focusing on the future

When the football season kicks off next week, Dan Lawrence won’t be.

'Greedy' dad's £56k Amazon splurge on company credit card

'Greedy' dad's £56k Amazon splurge on company credit card

A fraudster tricked his employer out of £200,000, spending more than a quarter on luxuries from Amazon - including a hot tub, gin and nose wax kit.

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High street bakers selling up after 24 years

High street bakers selling up after 24 years

The popular owners of a town centre bakery that sees hundreds of customers come through its doors each day are hanging up their aprons.

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'Council has vandalised shelters more than the vandals'

'Council has vandalised shelters more than the vandals'

Angry residents say criminals are being allowed “to win” after benches were removed from Victorian-style shelters regularly smashed apart by yobs.

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Jet-skier fears child could be killed on ‘dangerous’ slipway

Jet-skier fears child could be killed on ‘dangerous’ slipway

An experienced jet-skier fears “it is only a matter of time” before a child is killed on a seafront slipway he brands “dangerous”.

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'Despicable' carers stole OAP's jewellery and used card to buy wine

'Despicable' carers stole OAP's jewellery and used card to buy wine

Two “heartless” carers stole £10,000 worth of jewellery from an elderly woman - then used her bank card to buy wine and chocolate.

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Major road shut for almost three hours after crash

Major road shut for almost three hours after crash

A busy road was closed for almost three hours after a crash involving two vans.

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The Les Golding Herne Bay 10k - in pictures

The Les Golding Herne Bay 10k - in pictures

If you took part in the Les Golding Herne Bay 10k on Sunday don't miss Barry Goodwin's top-20 pictures - you could be among them!

Suspected drink-driver overtakes police at 112mph

Suspected drink-driver overtakes police at 112mph

Police say they smelt alcohol on the breath of a driver who was pulled over after overtaking their unmarked patrol car at 112mph.

Sky's the limit for Bay newcomer Morgan

Sky's the limit for Bay newcomer Morgan

Herne Bay newcomer Frankie Morgan was at Charlton as a youngster and his new manager believes he still has the makings of a professional footballer.

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