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Driver makes a runner after crashing car into toilet

Driver makes a runner after crashing car into toilet

Police are hunting a driver after a car was found abandoned after crashing into disused public conveniences.

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Death of Falklands' veteran Sir John Coward

Death of Falklands' veteran Sir John Coward

Kent-born Falklands Royal Navy veteran vice-admiral Sir John Coward has died at the age of 82.

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New distancing measures for reopening shops

New distancing measures for reopening shops

People will be encouraged to keep apart as some non-essential shops in Kent's high streets prepare to reopen.

Site for new loos causes a stink

Site for new loos causes a stink

A council has been panned for plans to put new public toilets on the seafront in full view of existing homes.

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Lockdown sees rise in speeding drivers at crossing

Lockdown sees rise in speeding drivers at crossing

The number of drivers caught speeding on a Kent crossing has increased since lockdown started, new figures show.

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Head who delayed return welcomes first pupils back

Head who delayed return welcomes first pupils back

The head teacher who went against government advice by delaying the return of pupils allowed our reporter into school on the first day back.

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Baby swan killed by dog in play park

Baby swan killed by dog in play park

Dog-walkers are being warned to keep their pets on the lead after a cygnet was killed.

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'We're not to blame for cliff fall,' say fossil hunters

'We're not to blame for cliff fall,' say fossil hunters

Fossil hunters have hit back at allegations they have been undermining cliffs after a family was left homeless by a landslide.

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Charity farm writes to PM pleading for it to reopen

Charity farm writes to PM pleading for it to reopen

A charity farm that says its future is uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic has written a letter to the Prime Minister.

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Angry man wears snorkel to shame water company over leak

Angry man wears snorkel to shame water company over leak

Furious businessman Sean D'Alton has taken to wearing a snorkel and Wellies to shame Southern Water into mending a leaking pipe.

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Hordes of cockle-pickers are 'raping' Kent's beaches

Hordes of cockle-pickers are 'raping' Kent's beaches

Police have been called to beaches after cockle-pickers have been caught plundering tonnes of shellfish including oysters and crabs.

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'Scientists should be more interested in saving people's homes'

'Scientists should be more interested in saving people's homes'

An MP, who has spent years lobbying to save part of Kent's coastline, says he'll continue to do so after a house fell off a cliff.

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Teachers offered same level of PPE as nurses

Teachers offered same level of PPE as nurses

A head teacher has said staff at his school will be offered the same level of PPE as nurses when children return later this month.

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'Firing range tremors can't help unstable cliffs'

'Firing range tremors can't help unstable cliffs'

There was a rumbling noise and another part of the cliff collapsed as reporter interviewed homeowner.

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Sightseers told to stay away from danger cliffs

Sightseers told to stay away from danger cliffs

A council has warned visitors to stop taking selfies on the edge of Kent's danger cliffs.

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Bride sheds 8st to be carried over threshold 18 years on

Bride sheds 8st to be carried over threshold 18 years on

Steph Gill always wanted to be carried over the threshold on her wedding day but at 18st she was too heavy for hubby John. Until now.

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The story of the world's most famous missing man

The story of the world's most famous missing man

For months the world tried to guess the identity of the 'piano man' found lost and dripping wet on a Kent beach - here is his story.

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Markets back in business as stalls return

Markets back in business as stalls return

Two of Kent's markets reopened for business with social distancing the key – we went along to one to see how things went.

'Our lives have been turned upside down'

'Our lives have been turned upside down'

A mother-of-five whose home has fallen off the edge of a cliff says she is 'devastated' but wants to thank the community for their 'amazing' support.

Cliff horror as house collapses over edge

Cliff horror as house collapses over edge

Shocking photos show family house that plunged off cliff edge after being left teetering.

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