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KentOnline readers vote for their favourite tearooms, coffee shops and cafes

KentOnline readers vote for their favourite tearooms, coffee shops and cafes

15 January 2024

You have been nominating cracking cafes and terrific tearooms for the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards. Here’s your top 10 picks.

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‘I was told my baby would be better off without me’

‘I was told my baby would be better off without me’

14 January 2024

A mum who was told her baby would be “better off” without her in the 1970s, is calling for the government to apologise for forced adoptions.

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Raising the bar: The top 10 Kent pubs as voted by you

Raising the bar: The top 10 Kent pubs as voted by you

14 January 2024

Our readers have been voting for their favourite pubs and bars across Kent and Medway - and we’ve whittled it down to the top 10.

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Kent’s top 10 restaurants as voted for by you

Kent’s top 10 restaurants as voted for by you

13 January 2024

We’re revealing the top 10 restaurants our readers nominated for the first Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards.

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Pictures from much-loved Kent pubs that closed in the 2000s

Pictures from much-loved Kent pubs that closed in the 2000s

13 January 2024

We’ve been looking back at some of Kent boozers we loved and lost in the Noughties, where we’d love to have one last pint.

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Kent village coldest in England overnight with -5 temperatures

Kent village coldest in England overnight with -5 temperatures

12 January 2024

A Kent village was found to be the coldest place in England overnight this week – as temperatures are expected to continue dipping below freezing.

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Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

11 January 2024

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

Hundreds of pubs ‘at risk’ over firm’s debt, union warns

Hundreds of pubs ‘at risk’ over firm’s debt, union warns

11 January 2024

A workers’ union says jobs are ‘at risk’ after a pub group, which has hundreds of boozers in the county, is refinancing its debt.

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Top 10 places Kent people are going on holiday this year

Top 10 places Kent people are going on holiday this year

11 January 2024

New figures released by travel giants TUI reveal the top destinations people from the county are jetting off to this summer.

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‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’

‘Eurostar dream? We’ve been sold a pup’

10 January 2024

Is Eurostar’s refusal to revive its Kent services a betrayal of the economic dreams on which the whole project was sold to the county?

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The Crown and Mr Bates vs The Post Office help net Kent £1.75m

The Crown and Mr Bates vs The Post Office help net Kent £1.75m

09 January 2024

The latest episodes of TV’s The Crown and Call the Midwife and new drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office have pumped £1.75m into the Kent economy.

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Amber weather warning in place as cold snap continues

Amber weather warning in place as cold snap continues

09 January 2024

Weather experts are warning of potential risk to elderly people as a period of below-average temperatures is set to last for the week.

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‘If no new homes are built - how will we ever afford to get on the ladder?’

‘If no new homes are built - how will we ever afford to get on the ladder?’

09 January 2024

It is harder than ever to get on the property ladder in Kent. Here, we speak to the young people taking on the county’s so-called ‘Nimbys’.

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‘I sat in bomb shelter and feared the worst’

‘I sat in bomb shelter and feared the worst’

09 January 2024

A councillor on a humanitarian mission to Ukraine has told how he cheated death as Russian missiles rained down around his hotel.

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First snow of the year in Kent as weather warning issued

First snow of the year in Kent as weather warning issued

08 January 2024

The county has seen its first snowfall of the year – as a Met Office warning for ice has been issued.

The parts of Kent hit by cold weather warning as snow forecast

The parts of Kent hit by cold weather warning as snow forecast

07 January 2024

A weather warning is in place for large parts of the county ahead of icy conditions and potential snow showers.

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Freezing temperatures on the way

Freezing temperatures on the way

07 January 2024

A warning for ice has been issued for Kent by the Met Office.

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Travel disruption as key railway line closed for weekend

Travel disruption as key railway line closed for weekend

06 January 2024

Rail passengers are facing travel disruption this weekend with a key Southeastern line out of action.

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Road deaths double in mystery spike

Road deaths double in mystery spike

05 January 2024

Between April and September 2023, 22 people lost their lives on Kent’s roads compared to 11 in the same period in 2022.

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KCC misses targets for key services as complaints rise

KCC misses targets for key services as complaints rise

05 January 2024

The county's largest local authority has missed targets for vital services in 23 of 38 areas including care assessments and special educational needs.

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