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School leader hits back at ‘offensive’ letter on Covid closure decision

School leader hits back at ‘offensive’ letter on Covid closure decision

A school has taken the unusual step of publicly hitting back at a parent who complained about it closing because of a coronavirus outbreak.

Wheely different: Couple say new business is ‘one of a kind’

Wheely different: Couple say new business is ‘one of a kind’

A couple have fitted out a motorhome with a racing simulator to offer car enthusiasts a “one-of-a-kind experience”.

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From refugee to respected coach and teacher - it's been some journey

From refugee to respected coach and teacher - it's been some journey

Marcel Nimani is plotting promotion with Sheppey United just 20 years after arriving in Kent on the back of a lorry.

Second order to stop fixing cliff branded 'ludicrous'

Second order to stop fixing cliff branded 'ludicrous'

People who have filled a sink hole that caused a cliff to collapse have been ordered to stop by the council for the second time.

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Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

Outcome of Kent's emergency Covid meeting

An emergency meeting called after a rise in Covid-19 cases has revealed only 12% of them from the worst hit borough come from prisons and care homes.

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Just why is this England's worst place for infections?

Just why is this England's worst place for infections?

People living in a borough which tops the England league table for infection rates speak out on why they think the place earned its dubious honour.

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Kent borough has worst infection rate in England

Kent borough has worst infection rate in England

A borough in Kent now has the highest coronavirus infection rate in the country after taking over from Hull.

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Ceiling crashes around church altar

Ceiling crashes around church altar

A church has had to move its altar after part of the ceiling and wall collapsed around it and the organ.

Saboteurs left dangling as JCB hoists Land Rover into air

Saboteurs left dangling as JCB hoists Land Rover into air

Footage has emerged of a bizarre clash which saw hunt saboteurs left dangling mid air.

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Council will be 'King Canute' in crumbling cliffs saga

Council will be 'King Canute' in crumbling cliffs saga

A council has decided to take on the Environment Agency in a last-ditch bid to save cliffs which keep falling into the sea.

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‘Justice will never truly be done, we won’t get him back’

‘Justice will never truly be done, we won’t get him back’

The father of a former paratrooper speaks of his grief a year after his son was fatally stabbed.

Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Urgent Covid-19 talks to be held in private

Swale council has explained why members of the press or public are not able to join an emergency meeting on the borough's soaring coronavirus cases.

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Puppy stolen at knife-point

Puppy stolen at knife-point

A nine-week-old American Bully puppy has been stolen from a home after two men threatened the owner with a knife.

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Emergency meeting called as Covid-19 cases soar

Emergency meeting called as Covid-19 cases soar

Swale council has called an emergency meeting to address the high number of coronavirus cases across the borough.

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Council offers cash towards new war memorial wall

Council offers cash towards new war memorial wall

A council has set up a £250k fund for special projects and says some of the cash can be spent on building a new 'wall of names' at the war memorial.

Kent ward records highest Covid cases in England

Kent ward records highest Covid cases in England

An area in the county has had the highest amount of Covid-19 cases in the county, government figures have revealed.

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'Covid hit towns are most deprived'

'Covid hit towns are most deprived'

A Kent MP has said the county's most hard hit areas by Covid-19 are also some of its most depraved areas.

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'Mr Showbiz' dies at the age of 90

'Mr Showbiz' dies at the age of 90

A singer and comedian who worked with some of Britain's top star names has died in a care home.

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Carer given young hero award by YouTuber

Carer given young hero award by YouTuber

An autistic carer from Kent was surpised with a National Lottery Award by a YouTube star for her efforts in lockdown.

Kent borough has 2nd worst infection rate in England

Kent borough has 2nd worst infection rate in England

Two places in Kent have had some of the highest week-on-week increases in Covid-19 infection rates, with one the second worst in the country.

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