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Care home rapped over ‘significant shortfalls’

Care home rapped over ‘significant shortfalls’

A watchdog has rapped a care home after discovering “significant shortfalls” and flawed diabetic care.

Talk over direct high-speed trains from Thanet to Bournemouth

Talk over direct high-speed trains from Thanet to Bournemouth

Talks have taken place about providing a direct high-speed rail link between Thanet and the Dorset seaside resort of Bournemouth.

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Couple expand their offering with second bakery

Couple expand their offering with second bakery

A bakery is set to expand by opening a second site in a college, offering treats to staff and students.

Police appeal after man exposes himself on beach

Police appeal after man exposes himself on beach

Police are asking for information following reports that a man exposed himself at a car park and then a beach.

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Bin strike called off in u-turn as pay row continues

Bin strike called off in u-turn as pay row continues

Industrial action planned by bin workers over a pay row has been called off for now to allow talks to continue

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‘Crazy’ vision for derelict 200-year-old pub approved

‘Crazy’ vision for derelict 200-year-old pub approved

A “crazy” new vision to breathe new life into a derelict 200-year-old pub has been given the green light

'We've gentrified the area with our new bohemian bolthole'

'We've gentrified the area with our new bohemian bolthole'

A developer says he has helped “gentrify” an unloved part of a town ahead of the grand opening of his new hotel.

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‘Eyesore’ site of former pub set for transformation

‘Eyesore’ site of former pub set for transformation

The “eyesore” site of a former pub is set to be transformed into a council housing development.

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Trio looking up

Trio looking up

Manager Reece Prestedge has no issues with the trio from Margate’s 2022/23 squad who are trying to earn higher-division moves.

Town centre flats will be built! Despite bedrooms being ‘too small’

Town centre flats will be built! Despite bedrooms being ‘too small’

Plans to overhaul empty high street shops into flats – despite concerns bedrooms will be “too small” – have been given the green light.

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Funding blow ‘could mean the end for historic tugboat’

Funding blow ‘could mean the end for historic tugboat’

Campaigners fear the end is near for a historic steam tug, after an application for cash was rejected.

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Flat shut down by police after fire and drug dealing concerns

Flat shut down by police after fire and drug dealing concerns

A flat at the centre of late night shouting, suspected drug dealing and a fire has been shut down by officers.

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Man arrested after ‘racially aggravated’ railway offence

Man arrested after ‘racially aggravated’ railway offence

A man has been arrested near a railway station on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order and criminal damage to a police vehicle.

Woman kicked Wilko guard so hard she left footprint on his head

Woman kicked Wilko guard so hard she left footprint on his head

A thief caught stealing from a shop kicked a security guard so hard she left her trainer footprint on his forehead.

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Shop was selling expired chicken slices and had 'very dirty' toilet

Shop was selling expired chicken slices and had 'very dirty' toilet

A shop closed for a period after a damning food hygiene inspection found it was selling chicken past its use-by date.

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Agricultural building on fire

Agricultural building on fire

Four fire engines are tackling a big fire at a farm tonight.

Kent bin workers to strike for two weeks

Kent bin workers to strike for two weeks

A union has confirmed weeks of bin strikes are to hit a district amid an ongoing dispute with the council over pay.

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Kent town stars in EastEnders tearjerker

Kent town stars in EastEnders tearjerker

Fans of EastEnders would have spotted scenes from the Kent coast in a poignant episode of the hit soap last night.

Brave teenage girls helped save man’s life on beach

Brave teenage girls helped save man’s life on beach

Courageous teenagers helped save the life of a man who fell into diabetic shock on a Kent beach.

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‘It’s the most delicious ice cream I think I’ve eaten’

‘It’s the most delicious ice cream I think I’ve eaten’

Our reviewer heads to a new ice cream vendor offering fresh fruit ice creams and vegan-pleasing sundaes – but were they any good?

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