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Anger as yobs start fire in play park

Anger as yobs start fire in play park

Residents were left "horrified" after mindless yobs started a fire on play equipment at a park littered with smashed glass and dog poo.

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Fitness the key for Carlton at Town

Fitness the key for Carlton at Town

Midfielder Tom Carlton will score goals for Faversham, according to joint-manager John Embery.

Embery upbeat despite Town's slow start

Embery upbeat despite Town's slow start

Upbeat Faversham joint-manager John Embery can see positive signs from his team despite starting the season with three straight defeats.

Parents unsurprised by 'army camp' school's shocking Ofsted inspection

Parents unsurprised by 'army camp' school's shocking Ofsted inspection

A Kent secondary compared to a military school after it drafted in “Britain’s strictest head” has been branded "oppressive" by its own pupils.

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Town in need of extra bite up front

Town in need of extra bite up front

Joint-boss Jermaine Darlington hopes Faversham will have more firepower by the time their league opener comes around this weekend.

Roman artefacts set to be found at 2,500-home site

Roman artefacts set to be found at 2,500-home site

Roman remains are set to be unearthed as a dig gets underway at a sprawling site earmarked for a town's biggest-ever housing estate.

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Town's FA Cup plan

Town's FA Cup plan

Faversham joint-boss John Embery has been hoping to tap into the knowledge of Colliers Wood’s league rivals ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup encounter.

Green light for school's vast makeover

Green light for school's vast makeover

A school has been granted the go-ahead to build a new sports hall, give its entrance a makeover and expand its 'woefully inadequate' canteen.

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Former unofficial town crier sentenced for sex assaults

Former unofficial town crier sentenced for sex assaults

A pensioner who man used his position in singing and dancing groups to prey on his victims and sexually assault them has narrowly avoided jail.

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'I needed a change - so I bought an ambulance on Facebook'

'I needed a change - so I bought an ambulance on Facebook'

A beautician whose work dried up during lockdown bought an ambulance on Facebook and launched her own makeovers-on-wheels business.

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Great Scott's too good for the opposition

Great Scott's too good for the opposition

Canterbury Academy pupil Oliver Scott is making a rapid rise in paratri after victory at the Eton Dorney Paratri Festival.

Strawberries going cheap after heatwave growth spurt

Strawberries going cheap after heatwave growth spurt

The extra sunshine has led to a growth spurt for strawberries at a Kent farm - which are being sold at Tesco at a discount price.

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There's been a lot of self-reflection

There's been a lot of self-reflection

Faversham joint-managers John Embery and Jermaine Darlington are feeling refreshed on their return to the dugout.

Fury as new £180k play area defaced with obscene graffiti

Fury as new £180k play area defaced with obscene graffiti

Mums have been trying to scrub off disgusting graffiti which has been scrawled over new children's play equipment within days of it being installed.

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M2 delays after crash

M2 delays after crash

There are delays on the coastbound carriageway of a motorway following a collision.

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'McDonald's would make living here hell'

'McDonald's would make living here hell'

Developers have defended their plan to open a new McDonald's off the Thanet Way amid fears from residents it will 'make their life hell'.

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Four 'kidnap' charges over people trapped in lorry

Four 'kidnap' charges over people trapped in lorry

Four alleged kidnappers have been charged with modern slavery offences after police found two people trapped inside a lorry.

80 lorries a day to thunder down 'death trap' country lane

80 lorries a day to thunder down 'death trap' country lane

Concern has been raised about the level of construction traffic set to use narrow country lanes during building work for the UK's biggest solar farm.

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Defender Bourne again

Defender Bourne again

Faversham fans will see a different side to long-serving defender Matt Bourne this season.

Full weekend closure of M2 postponed

Full weekend closure of M2 postponed

A full weekend closure of the M2, which was set to pile travel misery on drivers as temperatures soar into the 30s, has been postponed.

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