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Delivery van crashes into front of house

23 September 2024
Delivery van crashes into front of house

A delivery van has crashed into the front of a house belonging to a mum with four children.

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Village barn to become holiday let

23 September 2024
Village barn to become holiday let

A former apple storage barn dating back to the 1800s is set to be refurbished into a holiday let.

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Town centre bank to stay open….for now

23 September 2024
Town centre bank to stay open….for now

One of the last town centre banks is set to remain open for longer than first thought in a move branded as “reassuring”.

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Road reopens but water leak unresolved

20 September 2024
Road reopens but water leak unresolved

A well-used road has reopened but the cause of a water leak is still unknown after checks on a pipeline supplying thousands of people.

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Long delays on M25 after lorry fire

20 September 2024
Long delays on M25 after lorry fire

Motorists are facing long delays on the M25 after a lorry fire in the early hours.

Cutting children’s centre funding shows ‘lack of understanding’

20 September 2024
Cutting children’s centre funding shows ‘lack of understanding’

A letter warning of the “negative impact” of cuts to “crucial” children’s centre services has been sent to Kent County Council.

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Main route to close for weekend roadworks

19 September 2024
Main route to close for weekend roadworks

A main road is set to shut for a weekend as work progresses on a multi-million-pound road improvement scheme.

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Quirky fundraiser nominated for prestigious award

19 September 2024
Quirky fundraiser nominated for prestigious award

An inventor who has raised £56,000 using converted mobility scooters has been put forward for the Pride of Britain Awards for his fundraising.

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Patient with ‘substance’ on skin sparks hospital closure

19 September 2024
Patient with ‘substance’ on skin sparks hospital closure

A hospital has cancelled appointments after having to shut its minor injuries unit after a patient arrived with a “substance” on their skin.

Roman treasure makes more than £100,000 at auction

18 September 2024
Roman treasure makes more than £100,000 at auction

A hoard of coins dating back to Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain that were found in a field in Kent has been sold for five times their value price.

‘19-month water leak is damaging our reputation’

17 September 2024
‘19-month water leak is damaging our reputation’

A garage boss is calling for urgent action to fix a leak after being wrongly blamed for trips and falls outside his business.

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Legendary fundraiser celebrates 90th birthday

15 September 2024
Legendary fundraiser celebrates 90th birthday

A charity champion who has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes celebrated his birthday surrounded by friends.

Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

14 September 2024
Primary school devastated by fire rated ‘outstanding’

A village school which was “left in ruins” after a fire has received the highest grade from Ofsted.

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Cadet centre given facelift after £6m base plans shelved

13 September 2024
Cadet centre given facelift after £6m base plans shelved

A cadet group campus that was once a Royal Navy base has been given a revamp after costly plans for a new look base were put on hold.

‘Living round here would stink - but I’ve got a plan to fix the smell’

11 September 2024
‘Living round here would stink - but I’ve got a plan to fix the smell’

A businessman is calling for a creek he likens to a “dump” to be cleaned up and his tidal gate plan to be adopted ahead of plans to build new homes.

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‘Incredible’ support for at-risk centre

10 September 2024
‘Incredible’ support for at-risk centre

Around 300 people protested on a seafront walk to show their support for a children's centre which could be axed as part of funding cuts.

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Bin day changes to help improve ‘rocky’ service

09 September 2024
Bin day changes to help improve ‘rocky’ service

More than 9,000 households across a borough are set to see their bin day changed as part of a raft of measures to improve a waste contract.

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New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

02 September 2024
New bridge installed in £32m road revamp

Our reporter went behind the scenes as a key milestone was hit in a major road project.

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‘We wanted to open a nice tearoom but people kept asking for steak pies’

31 August 2024
‘We wanted to open a nice tearoom but people kept asking for steak pies’

A much-loved cafe which started life as a disused shower block has celebrated 30 years serving visitors to a popular seaside resort.

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Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

27 August 2024
Work to make former pub more attractive to buyers continues

An historic pub that has planning permission to become flats and a micropub is undergoing work to attract a developer.

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