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Huge fireworks display to light up seafront tonight

Huge fireworks display to light up seafront tonight

The skies above the Kent coast will be illuminated by fireworks tonight, with huge crowds treated to live music.

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'We lost everything as sewage gushed into our home'

'We lost everything as sewage gushed into our home'

A "devastated" couple who lost everything as sewage flooded their home have described the ordeal of watching their belongings float out the door.

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Man in 30s found dead near major road

Man in 30s found dead near major road

Police have confirmed a man in his 30s was pronounced dead near a major road which closed for three hours this morning.

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'Concerns for man' close major road for three hours

'Concerns for man' close major road for three hours

Police closed a four-mile stretch of a major road to respond to a callout over concerns for a man.

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'Stay out of the sea'

'Stay out of the sea'

Swimmers have been told not to go in the water along a part of the Kent coast after leaks from the sewerage network.

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Flooding leaves ice cream shop closed and £10k out of pocket

Flooding leaves ice cream shop closed and £10k out of pocket

Parts of a Kent town have been flooded following heavy rain overnight.

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Celebration time as Bay take court at new home

Celebration time as Bay take court at new home

Herne Bay Tennis Club officially opened their new facilities at the Herne Bay Sports Hub

Soft play centre to open in former Wahl warehouse

Soft play centre to open in former Wahl warehouse

A new soft play centre is set to open on the former base of an international male hair products grooming firm, it has been revealed.

Police called as anti-vaxxers target family fun day

Police called as anti-vaxxers target family fun day

Dozens of conspiracists targeted a summer fete by picketing a pop-up vaccine clinic set up to help passersby get jabbed.

Man who went missing twice in two days found

Man who went missing twice in two days found

Police say a man who went missing for the second time in as many days has been safely located.

Car and lorry crash closes major route

Car and lorry crash closes major route

A main road has been closed after emergency services were called to the scene of a crash involving a lorry and a car.

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'We need new hotel to take back tourists from Whitstable'

'We need new hotel to take back tourists from Whitstable'

There are calls for a new hotel in a coastal town that keeps losing tourists to its more popular and well known neighbours.

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Title favourites don't frighten the Herne Bay boss

Title favourites don't frighten the Herne Bay boss

Herne Bay should have nothing to fear when they kick off their season at title favourites Hastings United, says boss Ben Smith.

The Kent town set to become a 20mph zone

The Kent town set to become a 20mph zone

A 20mph speed limit is being considered to crack down on boy racers and crashes in a town centre.

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Pier to ban plastic crabbing gear

Pier to ban plastic crabbing gear

Plastic crabbing gear is to be banned from a Kent pier over fears it could end up in the sea and harm wildlife.

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Police helicopter helps search for missing teen

Police helicopter helps search for missing teen

A police helicopter was spotted hovering over a Kent town after a search was launched for a missing boy.

Thug throttled ex and poured cider over her

Thug throttled ex and poured cider over her

A violent man throttled his ex-girlfriend and then later threatened to break her jaw in a row over a mobile phone.

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Double arrest after cannabis farm raid in sleepy village

Double arrest after cannabis farm raid in sleepy village

A 36-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman have been arrested following a raid on a cannabis farm in a quiet village.

Diggers to move in at site of 450-home estate

Diggers to move in at site of 450-home estate

Work is set to start on a £150 million 450-home 'family-orientated' estate, which developers hoped would have opened three years ago.

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Plans to restore Maunsell Forts off Kent coast

Plans to restore Maunsell Forts off Kent coast

A major project is underway to prevent structures used in the Second World War off the coast of Kent from crumbling into the sea.

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