Home   News

All Kent news

Lorry numbers causing traffic queues on busy road

Lorry numbers causing traffic queues on busy road

Traffic management measures have had to be enforced on the A20 because of a large volume of lorries.

2

Huge fireworks display to light up seafront tonight

Huge fireworks display to light up seafront tonight

The skies above the Kent coast will be illuminated by fireworks tonight, with huge crowds treated to live music.

3

The 9 Kent walk-in clinics where teens can get jabbed today

The 9 Kent walk-in clinics where teens can get jabbed today

Youngsters aged 16 and 17 can have a Covid jab at one of nine walk-in clinics across Kent today, and here's where they are...

7

Hundreds of homes hit by power cut

Hundreds of homes hit by power cut

A huge power cut cut off electricity to hundreds of homes following a fault with an underground cable.

Airbnb host hits back at rule-flouting claims

Airbnb host hits back at rule-flouting claims

A property host is angry at claims the airbnb she runs is constantly flouting rules – despite it receiving another visit from the police.

9

City's only bowling alley reopens under new management

City's only bowling alley reopens under new management

A leisure centre offering 10-pin bowling, glow-in-the-dark crazy golf and laser tag has relaunched under new management.

1

Classic pictures from Kent towns in the 1970s

Classic pictures from Kent towns in the 1970s

Can you spot yourself or someone you know in these amazing photographs taken across the county during the 1970s?

32

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

Prickly problem as radio tracker found strapped to hedgehog

A wildlife expert says a tracker glued to a hedgehog's spines could have killed it – but another says it is part of a legitimate university survey.

6

'Sickening' demolition of huge family homes a 'tragedy'

'Sickening' demolition of huge family homes a 'tragedy'

Developers are bulldozing large family homes - one snapped up for £1 million more than its estimated value - to make way for a retirement block.

40

Driver cleared after £25m of coke found in hospital lorry

Driver cleared after £25m of coke found in hospital lorry

A lorry driver accused of trying to smuggle £25 million of cocaine in a lorry full of hospital goods has walked free.

4

Supermarket set to move to new £24m industrial park

Supermarket set to move to new £24m industrial park

Sainsbury's is proposing to open a huge distribution centre on a new £24 million industrial park, it has been revealed.

1

At-risk kids in Kent to be offered Covid vaccine before school year

At-risk kids in Kent to be offered Covid vaccine before school year

Younger children and teenagers at higher risk of serious illness from Covid are being offered vaccines in latest expansion of the programme in Kent.

5

BBC Radio 1 host Greg James is coming to Kent

BBC Radio 1 host Greg James is coming to Kent

Greg James and co-author Chris Smith are encouraging people to 'come to Margate' for the launch of their new book this Bank Holiday.

3

Neighbours forced to flee suspected arson attack

Neighbours forced to flee suspected arson attack

People had to be evacuated by the fire service after a suspicious blaze took hold near a block of flats.

Missing man found safe

Missing man found safe

A man reported missing has been found safe as police thank the public for their help following an appeal.

Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers for four more years

Napier Barracks to house asylum seekers for four more years

The Home Office will use army barracks in Kent to accommodate asylum seekers for four more years, despite it being branded unsuitable in the past.

Arrests as police raid homes in burglary probe

Arrests as police raid homes in burglary probe

Raids have been carried out at homes in connection with a spate of break-ins across Kent leading to the arrests of three people including a boy, 15.

Man accused of racial abuse at hospital

Man accused of racial abuse at hospital

A man has appeared in court charged with racially abusing an NHS worker and assaulting a police officer.

Man charged after attack in high street

Man charged after attack in high street

A man has appeared in court in connection with a serious assault that left a victim in his 30s needing hospital treatment.

Road blocked by huge bags of rubbish

Road blocked by huge bags of rubbish

A council says it is installing CCTV to crack down on incidents of flytipping after a road was blocked by two large bags of rubbish.

13

Hour-long queues on M25

Hour-long queues on M25

Drivers are being warned of hour-long queues approaching the Dartford Crossing once again as heavy congestion builds.

8

'Ride easy, Bill' Floral tributes to biker killed in crash

'Ride easy, Bill' Floral tributes to biker killed in crash

Flowers have been left at the junction where a 21-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash.

2

'Rabbit welfare complaints crippling my store'

'Rabbit welfare complaints crippling my store'

A pet shop owner who invested £120,000 in his store has responded to claims about a rabbit as the RSPCA reveals its findings.

34

IKEA confirms Kent warehouse move

IKEA confirms Kent warehouse move

The Swedish chain has confirmed it will be moving to Kent – but the news may come as a disappointment to shoppers hoping for the county's first store.

12

Mum spat in face of Asda staff and police

Mum spat in face of Asda staff and police

A drunk mum who is banned from an Asda store for life barged in and spat in the face of staff and police officers.

PC and security guard assaulted at shopping centre

PC and security guard assaulted at shopping centre

A police officer and a security guard were attacked as they apprehended a suspected shoplifter at a busy shopping centre.

Boy hit by van near primary school

Boy hit by van near primary school

A boy has been taken to hospital with leg injuries after being hit by a van on a busy road near a primary school.

Would-be crystal meth lab cook banged up

Would-be crystal meth lab cook banged up

A man who set up an amateur crystal meth lab also tried cloning scores of credit cards in a get rich quick scheme, a court heard.

7

Contactless spending limits to rise to £100

Contactless spending limits to rise to £100

Shoppers will be able to buy more using contactless payments instead of chip and pin when limits rise to help the economy recover from the pandemic.

24

Biker, 21, killed in crash

Biker, 21, killed in crash

Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a 21-year-old motorbike rider was killed in a two-vehicle crash.

1
Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More