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‘Our fun and cheeky Bella could still be alive if she’d had more help’

‘Our fun and cheeky Bella could still be alive if she’d had more help’

06 December 2023

The family of a woman who took her own life shortly after telling a GP of her struggles believe more could have been done to prevent the tragedy.

Labour MP under investigation says: 'Starmer won't talk to me'

Labour MP under investigation says: 'Starmer won't talk to me'

03 December 2023

A Labour MP has hit back at her party leader Sir Keir Starmer who she says “has not spoken to me” while she is under investigation for anti-semitism.

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‘You can earn £120k a year - it’s bloody good money’

‘You can earn £120k a year - it’s bloody good money’

03 December 2023

A Kent man who started work at Buckingham Palace at 16 and was running an estate for a billionaire at 22 is now recruiting butlers around the world.

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Thug’s drinking ban after assault to begin on return from weekend in Amsterdam

Thug’s drinking ban after assault to begin on return from weekend in Amsterdam

01 December 2023

A judge ordered a man who left a clubber with a suspected broken skull to give up booze – only to delay it until he returns from Amsterdam.

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Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

30 November 2023

Lloyds is shutting another 45 branches across its network amid the ongoing shift away from high street banking – including five sites in Kent.

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Circus will have to find new field after noise criticism

Circus will have to find new field after noise criticism

30 November 2023

A popular circus will have to find a new field when it returns to a town after ‘making a mess’ of the site and ‘intolerable’ noise.

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‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

‘We've been waiting six weeks for heating to be fixed - it's freezing!'

30 November 2023

Elderly residents living in a block of flats have been wearing four layers of clothes amid a miserable six-week wait for the heating to be fixed.

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Long-held extension plans for pier on hold

Long-held extension plans for pier on hold

29 November 2023

Ambitions for building an extension at a popular pier are on ice for now, but bosses insist the attraction is in better shape than ever.

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Have a holly jolly sing-along at Kent’s Christmas concerts

Have a holly jolly sing-along at Kent’s Christmas concerts

27 November 2023

From candlelit carols to big band concerts, we’ve got some of the best music to get you in the festive spirit this December.

The award-winning Kent DJ who keeps a horse skeleton in his car

The award-winning Kent DJ who keeps a horse skeleton in his car

25 November 2023

A musician who has earned international fame for his pioneering music, sampling everyday sounds, has been honoured at the Ivors Classical Awards.

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Striking footage shows this year’s highest tide hitting Kent

Striking footage shows this year’s highest tide hitting Kent

25 November 2023

Footage shows the dramatic moment this year’s highest tide swept the coast.

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‘Don’t let new seafront plaza become a glorified traffic island’

‘Don’t let new seafront plaza become a glorified traffic island’

25 November 2023

A Spanish-style plaza on the Kent coast is set to be completed by the end of the month - shutting off a stretch of seafront to motorists.

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‘I’d like to be able to say this isn’t the most depressing pub ever’

‘I’d like to be able to say this isn’t the most depressing pub ever’

24 November 2023

It’s not a Saturday night to savour as Secret Drinker joins the line-up in ‘God’s waiting room’

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Houses shake as ‘unconfirmed earthquake’ recorded

Houses shake as ‘unconfirmed earthquake’ recorded

23 November 2023

Tremors were recorded in the county, seismologists say, after residents reported their homes were shaking.

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Floodgates shut amid fears of strong winds

Floodgates shut amid fears of strong winds

23 November 2023

Floodgates have been shut across a Kent district over fears of a higher-than-predicted tide.

Divisive new pedestrian zone will close to traffic within weeks

Divisive new pedestrian zone will close to traffic within weeks

21 November 2023

A divisive new Spanish-inspired seafront plaza will close to traffic for good before the end of the month.

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Free parking in town centres this Christmas

Free parking in town centres this Christmas

17 November 2023

A number of councils across Kent are offering free parking during the Christmas period to encourage residents to shop locally.

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Seaside pub becomes latest to join pub chain

Seaside pub becomes latest to join pub chain

16 November 2023

A seaside watering hole has been snapped up by a leading pub group – but its landlords will remain the same.

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‘He was pulled from the tracks - so why did police give him a train ticket?’

‘He was pulled from the tracks - so why did police give him a train ticket?’

15 November 2023

A dad pulled to safety from railway lines was given a train ticket by police upon release - and returned to the same spot to take his own life.

County’s historic windmills future in doubt

County’s historic windmills future in doubt

13 November 2023

A cash-strapped council is proposing to sell off off its stock of windmills in a desperate bid to claw back funds.

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