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Dealer jailed after hurling drugs from car

Dealer jailed after hurling drugs from car

A dealer's been locked up for more than five years after peddling heroin and cocaine

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Teen locked up for gang stabbing

Teen locked up for gang stabbing

A teenager who repeatedly stabbed a rival in a garden has been locked up.

Boat-owners in battle to keep craft in creek

Boat-owners in battle to keep craft in creek

Factories on an old industrial estate are to be pulled down. But the work could keep boat-owners from their vessels.

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Tractor smash causes spud spillage

Tractor smash causes spud spillage

Drivers were advised to keep their eyes peeled after a tractor smash caused a spud spillage.

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Road closed due to house fire

Road closed due to house fire

Police have closed part of a road while crews deal with a fire in a three-storey home.

Appeal after three robberies in one hour

Appeal after three robberies in one hour

Police want witnesses after three people were reportedly robbed by a gang of five or six in the space of an hour.

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Video offers sneak peek of Lower Thames Crossing

Video offers sneak peek of Lower Thames Crossing

A new video offering drivers a sneak peek of the Lower Thames Crossing nine years before it is opened has been released.

Beauty pageant hopeful shrugs off bullies

Beauty pageant hopeful shrugs off bullies

A beauty pageant hopeful is aiming to put a history of bullying behind her.

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Family's tribute to 'kind and gentle man' killed by lorry

Family's tribute to 'kind and gentle man' killed by lorry

The family of a man who was killed after being hit by a lorry have paid tribute to a "great, loyal and dependable" son.

Police hunt teens who tried to snatch pensioner's handbag

Police hunt teens who tried to snatch pensioner's handbag

Police are hunting two teenage boys who tried to snatch a pensioner's handbag.

Care home plans dubbed 'overbearing'

Care home plans dubbed 'overbearing'

A planned care home would create traffic chaos and has been branded as overbearing, councillors have heard.

Bridesmaid Angela could be named Britain's best

Bridesmaid Angela could be named Britain's best

A bridesmaid could be named the best in Britain... after going the extra mile to perform her duties.

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Pub shut down after vicious attack

Pub shut down after vicious attack

A pub where a man was viciously slashed across the face has been shut down by police.

Man in court charged with attempted murder after club crash

Man in court charged with attempted murder after club crash

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after at least 13 people were injured when a driver crashed a car into a nightclub.

Man charged with spitting at officers

Man charged with spitting at officers

A man has been charged with six offences after allegedly spitting at police officers and a paramedic.

Woman detained after attacking father with hammer

Woman detained after attacking father with hammer

A woman who wanted to be a doctor has been detained under the Mental Health Act after attacking her father with a hammer, fracturing his skull.

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Man charged after serious assault

Man charged after serious assault

A man has been charged following an assault which left the victim with a serious head injury.

Ice warning issued as temperature plunges

Ice warning issued as temperature plunges

A warning for icy conditions has been issued as the cold snap continues in Kent.

Drive to recruit 200 more police starts today

Drive to recruit 200 more police starts today

A recruitment drive to employ 200 more police officers in Kent - believed to be one of the largest of its kind in the country - gets under way today.

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Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met 'will be damning'

Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met 'will be damning'

Families of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims have been told a report into the Met Police’s initial response to the four deaths will be “damning.”

Future of £26m dual carriageway hangs in balance

Future of £26m dual carriageway hangs in balance

Construction of a multimillion-pound dual carriageway is unlikely to begin this year - even though contractors have already cut down scores of trees.

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Suspect still in custody after 13 injured at club

Suspect still in custody after 13 injured at club

A 21-year-old man remains in custody this morning after a car was driven into a nightclub, injuring 13.

Traffic eases after car flips

Traffic eases after car flips

A key route is now clearing after a car flipped on its roof.

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Calls to scrap burial costs for all children

Calls to scrap burial costs for all children

Councillors have agreed to scrap burial costs for children under 12 - but grieving parents must still fork out hundreds to lay teenagers to rest.

Double amputee's Everest dream back on

Double amputee's Everest dream back on

Tourism officials have had a change of heart after refusing a former soldier permission to climb the world's highest mountain.

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Former hospital sold for £2.3m

Former hospital sold for £2.3m

A former town centre hospital has been sold to a development company for £2.3 million.

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Kent resort is magnet for Londoners

Kent resort is magnet for Londoners

A Kent seaside town is the top choice for house-hunting Londoners searching for a home outside the capital.

Man arrested following crash

Man arrested following crash

He and another woman are in hospital with serious injuries.

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Homes evacuated after gas leak

Homes evacuated after gas leak

A road closure is in place and a gas engineer is currently at the scene.

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Government under pressure over Kent border checks

Government under pressure over Kent border checks

It comes after transport minister Chris Grayling said there would be no lorries stopped at ports after Brexit.

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