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Kent miss out on chance to host world cup team

28 August 2014
Kent miss out on chance to host world cup team

Kent has lost out in the world cup - more than a year before the championship starts.

Complaints as deadline looms for Waterside Park objections

26 August 2014
Complaints as deadline looms for Waterside Park objections

Residents wishing to register comments on the renewed plans for a major development are reporting problems with the online system.

Villagers say new homes would "suffocate" their way of life

22 August 2014
Villagers say new homes would "suffocate" their way of life

People in Lenham say they are against plans to build more than 1,700 new houses in their village.

Willington Street rebuild should protect it for half a century

20 August 2014
Willington Street rebuild should protect it for half a century

KCC bosses have announced that the Willington Street rebuild is on track and should protect the surface of the road for half a century.

Delays as mobile home blocks road

19 August 2014
Delays as mobile home blocks road

Both lanes of a major road have been blocked by a mobile home.

From Second World War landmark to Costa Coffee...

18 August 2014
From Second World War landmark to Costa Coffee...

Permission has been granted to transform a Grade II listed air traffic control tower into a Costa Coffee.

Drug dealer ordered to pay back remaining assets

18 August 2014
Drug dealer ordered to pay back remaining assets

A drug dealer from Tunbridge Wells has been ordered to pay back his remaining assets following a financial investigation.

Memorial to suffragette and social reformer Amelia Scott

18 August 2014
Memorial to suffragette and social reformer Amelia Scott

A plaque has been unveiled at the former home of suffragette and social reformer Amelia Scott.

No mobile phone signal for almost three months

18 August 2014
No mobile phone signal for almost three months

Hundreds of people have suffered dropped calls, poor reception and delayed text messages for months - with a new phone mast being blamed.

Give Vintage: The tiny space with big ambitions

16 August 2014
Give Vintage: The tiny space with big ambitions

Give Vintage is a tiny shop giving opportunities to recovering mental health patients to help them ease back into every day life.

Homes flooded by orange river of sludge

15 August 2014
Homes flooded by orange river of sludge

A developer has been ordered to make changes to a building site after a river of clay flooded a row of houses, causing huge damage.

Task force aims to tackle worries over rural crime

15 August 2014
Task force aims to tackle worries over rural crime

New rural crime task force to be launched in the Weald as Kent is named fourth worst affected county in the UK by such offences.

Great War supplement in the Kent Messenger this week

11 August 2014
Great War supplement in the Kent Messenger this week

The second edition of our Great War supplement appears in the Kent Messenger today.

Hop Farm founder claims legal action is ‘vindictive’

10 August 2014
Hop Farm founder claims legal action is ‘vindictive’

Hop Farm Festival founder labels music licensing company that won legal action against him, stopping him from playing live music, "vindictive".

Kent Police in seatbelt crack-down

07 August 2014
Kent Police in seatbelt crack-down

Special constables have carried out a large scale traffic crime crack-down in Maidstone.

Fire service issues warnings after series of outdoor fires

06 August 2014
Fire service issues warnings after series of outdoor fires

Kent Fire and Rescue Service have warned parents to check where their children are this summer following a spate of outdoor fires.

Maidstone couple scoop £1million

04 August 2014
Maidstone couple scoop £1million

A Maidstone couple have won £1million on the EuroMillions.

Corn fire blazes on in Marden

01 August 2014
Corn fire blazes on in Marden

Four fire engines called out as crop fire blazes on in Marden.

Council call off bailiffs after woman drove disabled daughter in wrong lane

01 August 2014
Council call off bailiffs after woman drove disabled daughter in wrong lane

A local council has called off a visit from bailiffs after they threatened to repossess specially adapted items from the home of a disabled woman.

Hop Farm festival founder's music ban

31 July 2014
Hop Farm festival founder's music ban

A well known Hop Farm Music Festival founder and promoter has been banned from playing live music by the High Court.

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