Home   News

All Kent news

Protests planned as festive hunt meetings to return

Protests planned as festive hunt meetings to return

The traditional festive foxhound meets are being revived but anti-hunting demonstrators are planning protests.

24

'Staff shortages' close popular coffee shop

'Staff shortages' close popular coffee shop

A town centre Caffe Nero branch has been closed due to staff shortages.

7

Singer tells audience disrupting show to 'just go'

Singer tells audience disrupting show to 'just go'

A singer who swore at audience members and told them to leave for disrupting her show has cancelled the rest of her tour.

4

Landlords still using 'no fault' evictions

Landlords still using 'no fault' evictions

A vital change in the law that would give added protection to tenants has been delayed.

4

'I was sensible 'til 10 minutes ago', shotgun murder accused told police

'I was sensible 'til 10 minutes ago', shotgun murder accused told police

An ex-police gun instructor blasted his daughter's partner with a shotgun and told a 999 operator it was "too late", a jury has heard.

Year 7 pupils told to stay away from one of Kent's largest secondary schools

Year 7 pupils told to stay away from one of Kent's largest secondary schools

Parents told overnight there would be no school for their 11-year-olds because of staff shortages at one of Kent's largest academies.

6

Sheep killed in three suspected dog attacks

Sheep killed in three suspected dog attacks

A total 15 sheep have been slaughtered in three suspected dog attacks in the same area, all reported within three days.

1

Arsonists torched car in revenge attack

Arsonists torched car in revenge attack

A pair of arsonists who put lives at risk when they set fire to a car in a revenge attack after a relationship broke down have been locked up.

Thug left girlfriend brain-damaged after sickening attack

Thug left girlfriend brain-damaged after sickening attack

An abuser subjected his girlfriend to such violence she suffered brain damage, loss of speech - and can no longer recognise her own daughter.

15

Manhunt after pervert 'flashes' girl at bus stop

Manhunt after pervert 'flashes' girl at bus stop

Police are searching for a man after he exposed himself to a teenage girl at a bus stop.

3

Grandparents to get week's paid leave

Grandparents to get week's paid leave

A major employer in the county says it's one of the first to offer staff a week's holiday to welcome the birth of their grandchildren.

3

Opinion: Time for our MPs to have the courage to speak out

Opinion: Time for our MPs to have the courage to speak out

Only two of the county’s 16 Tory MPs have spoken out about the Downing Street Christmas party scandal. The others must follow suit.

26

Women fined for lockdown bash two days before Downing Street 'party'

Women fined for lockdown bash two days before Downing Street 'party'

Two women from Kent were fined for hosting a lockdown house party - just two days before a Christmas bash was reportedly held at Downing Street.

4

Three taken to hospital after pub brawl

Three taken to hospital after pub brawl

Police are investigating after three men suffered injuries during a fight at a pub, leaving them needing hospital treatment.

10

Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

Vulnerable adults evicted ‘with just five hours’ notice’

Families tell of the 'panic' of having to find alternative accommodation for their sons when a residential home suddenly closed.

3

Two charged with murder

Two charged with murder

Two people have been charged with murder and three more remain in custody after a man was killed in the county.

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

'I am not going to defend Downing Street'

Two Kent MPs have slammed the government amid growing fury over the Downing Street Christmas party scandal.

232

Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

Christmas 'work from home' plans drawn up

The government is drawing up new work from home plans in an attempt to slow the spread of the omicron variant, it was reported today.

39

A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

A turning point for Kent in asylum crisis?

After a 20-year fight the government says councils will be forced to take in child asylum seekers to ease pressure on Kent - but will it work?

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

Bin firm takes six months to clear fly-tipped fridge

Residents say they are "being lied to" by a bin firm which took six months to clear a fly-tipped fridge.

10

Crunch time for animal sanctuary

Crunch time for animal sanctuary

The future of an animal sanctuary is in the hands of councillors as they decide whether to overrule officers objecting to a change of use of land.

1

Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

Fierce competition for spot at new harbour complex

Demand has outstripped supply as more than 40 firms fight it out to snap up one of 15 units at a new complex in a town's harbour.

2

Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

Junior doctor, 26, drowned after drinking with friends

A "talented and dedicated" junior doctor had been drinking with pals before she drowned after a late-night swim, an inquest opening has heard.

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

Police payout after man wrongly arrested

A man will be paid more than £2,000 by Kent Police after he was arrested despite being 100 miles away at the time of the alleged offence.

30

Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

Thug punched and strangled ex and tore out her hair

A bully has been jailed for a "vigorous and cowardly" attack on an ex-partner who was left "shattered and broken".

2

Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

Professor apologises after branding student walkout over controversial columnist 'pathetic'

A leading academic has come under fire after branding a walkout by students at an event he hosted featuring a controversial columnist "pathetic".

14

Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

Booster doses pass 500k in Kent a year on from first jab

One year on from the UK's first vaccine being administered, more than three million have been administered in Kent.

1

Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

Should children be screened for dyslexia when they leave school?

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock called for pupils to be screened for dyslexia when they leave school, but what does Kent think?

3

Huge queues at port amid strong winds

Huge queues at port amid strong winds

Storm Barra has been creating havoc with numerous reports of fallen trees and long delays for port-bound lorries.

4

Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

Driver tells how he stopped to help Aldi 'baby' woman

A woman who is believed to have given birth at an Aldi store was found collapsed in the street nearby.

4
Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More