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New sites added to heritage list

New sites added to heritage list

Councillors have agreed to add half a dozen new sites in a Kent borough onto a heritage list.

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Health inspectors called to takeaway with mice infestation

Health inspectors called to takeaway with mice infestation

A takeaway was handed a zero hygiene rating and told to "urgently improve" after health inspectors found a mice and ant infestation.

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Fear for safety of missing Milo

Fear for safety of missing Milo

A frantic family has appealed for help in tracing its flyaway cockatiel.

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New Bond movie to 'bring thousands' to town's cinema

New Bond movie to 'bring thousands' to town's cinema

Those watching No Time To Die at one Kent cinema tonight are encouraged to don their finest evening wear and dress to impress.

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

Kent's 'new' Roman temple now on permanent display

A 2,000-year-old Roman temple discovered three years ago while building a housing estate has been saved and is now open to the public.

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Boris Johnson says petrol crisis is 'stabilising'

Boris Johnson says petrol crisis is 'stabilising'

The Prime Minister insists the fuel crisis is 'stabilising' as troops prepare to drive delivery tankers and queues continue at petrol stations.

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We'd have taken four or five hours' notice

We'd have taken four or five hours' notice

Sittingbourne boss Darren Blackburn feels the Isthmian League acted too quickly when inviting teams to call off midweek games.

'It sounded like bombs were going off'

'It sounded like bombs were going off'

Witnesses have described the moment a blaze at a recycling centre in Kent erupted, as the business involved thanks the fire service.

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Nando's opens in town

Nando's opens in town

A popular restaurant has joined a town centre complex after Covid-19 delayed its opening for months.

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'He literally had to run to get away from them'

'He literally had to run to get away from them'

An ambulance had to be called for a dad after he was attacked by fire ants in a town park.

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Hockey club's new name

Hockey club's new name

Old Bordenian Hockey Club have changed their name of 76 years in a firm look to the future.

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Seven-year-old play predicted the pandemic

Seven-year-old play predicted the pandemic

A play which eerily predicted the Covid-19 pandemic is now touring Kent thanks to the persistence of its producer and director. We see what it's like.

Fire crews leave scene of major blaze

Fire crews leave scene of major blaze

Firefighters have stood down after tackling a fire on a Kent industrial estate for nearly 30 hours.

Crews remain at scene of major blaze

Crews remain at scene of major blaze

Firefighters are continuing to work at the scene of a huge blaze at an industrial estate, with neighbours warned to keep doors and windows closed.

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Church’s faith pays off as art hub project starts

Church’s faith pays off as art hub project starts

Work to build art studios in the grounds of an ancient church has begun.

It's "all clear" to see our play All Clear says director

It's "all clear" to see our play All Clear says director

Director Paul Slaughter says it's "all clear" to see his play All Clear in theatres. It was written seven years ago and is about a worldwide pandemic.

Brickies fans are the best - Rowland

Brickies fans are the best - Rowland

Captain Kane Rowland says Sittingbourne supporters are by far the best he’s ever known.

'You have killed the whole family'

'You have killed the whole family'

The sister of a teenage girl who was killed by a drunk driver has told a court how her death has left her family in ruins.

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Teen in hospital after being hit by motorbike

Teen in hospital after being hit by motorbike

A teenage boy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a motorbike.

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Paramotorist 'seriously injured' in death crash

Paramotorist 'seriously injured' in death crash

'Human swan' Sacha Dench seriously injured in crash which killed a colleague as part of a challenge to fly round Britain was in Kent last month.

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