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Historic lift ‘will reopen next year’ despite fears over lack of work on site

24 April 2024
Historic lift ‘will reopen next year’ despite fears over lack of work on site

The team behind the £6.6m refurbishment of a historic cliffside lift have reassured residents the project is on track to be completed next year.

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First phase of 450-home development approved

22 April 2024
First phase of 450-home development approved

Work is due to begin on the first phase of a 450-home development on farmland with affordable housing provision increased by the new developers.

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Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

20 April 2024
Business park ‘bucking trend of failing high streets’

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

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Garden wall smashed as driver flees scene of crash

17 April 2024
Garden wall smashed as driver flees scene of crash

A driver fled the scene of a crash which destroyed a garden wall - sending debris into two parked vans.

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Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

17 April 2024
Machinery spotted as work gets underway to clear landslide-hit route

Repair work has begun on a road section where a succession of landslips blocked a town centre route in both directions.

Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

17 April 2024
Shop front ‘explodes’ onto high street

The team behind a family-run business have described the shocking moment their shop front “exploded” onto the street amid wild weather on the coast.

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‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

17 April 2024
‘Getting to tourist attraction is perilous - children have to walk on 40mph road’

Visitors are being forced to brave a “perilous” walk along a busy road to a popular tourist attraction due to a lack of parking.

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Huge two-storey supermarket to open in former Argos next week

11 April 2024
Huge two-storey supermarket to open in former Argos next week

A huge two-storey Iceland supermarket will open inside a former Argos unit next week.

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Barbie among films to play at free outdoor cinema

11 April 2024
Barbie among films to play at free outdoor cinema

An outdoor cinema, which offers views over the English Channel, will return this summer and show new releases as well as fan favourites.

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Teens arrested after spate of anti-social behaviour in village

10 April 2024
Teens arrested after spate of anti-social behaviour in village

Two teenagers have been arrested after police introduced a dispersal order following a spate of anti-social behaviour in a village.

Fire and damage at vandal-hit public toilet

10 April 2024
Fire and damage at vandal-hit public toilet

Disturbing photos show the aftermath of a vandal-hit public toilet after a fire broke out.

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Pub named best in Kent just six months after opening

09 April 2024
Pub named best in Kent just six months after opening

A family-run business has seen one of its pubs named the best in Kent for the third year running.

Removal of hoardings likened to Belfast peace walls hailed as victory

09 April 2024
Removal of hoardings likened to Belfast peace walls hailed as victory

Work has finally begun to remove a stretch of hated seafront hoardings around a now-scrapped controversial development site.

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Pair charged over alleged £5m gambling scam

09 April 2024
Pair charged over alleged £5m gambling scam

Two suspects have been charged in connection with an alleged £5 million gambling investment scam with a suspected 130 victims.

Popular coastal path to close amid concern over height of trees

08 April 2024
Popular coastal path to close amid concern over height of trees

A popular coastal walk is set to close over concerns about the height and weight of trees along the route contributing to further landslides.

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‘It's ruining our lives - tankers are coming down our road 24/7!’

08 April 2024
‘It's ruining our lives - tankers are coming down our road 24/7!’

Furious residents say sewage tankers are “ruining” their quality of life by heading to a nearby treatment works “at all hours of the day and night”.

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‘We’re worried coastal beauty spot could be closed to public’

04 April 2024
‘We’re worried coastal beauty spot could be closed to public’

Sections of a popular coastal walk have been closed off due to safety concerns after huge cracks appeared in the promenade.

‘Horrendous blocks of flats would have ruined our picturesque town forever'

02 April 2024
‘Horrendous blocks of flats would have ruined our picturesque town forever'

Campaigners are celebrating after a developer’s last-ditch bid to build flats which would have changed a town’s skyline “forever” was snubbed.

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New plans for abandoned M&Co site as nursery set to move in

31 March 2024
New plans for abandoned M&Co site as nursery set to move in

Fresh plans for an empty M&Co shop have emerged - but the move has disappointed some who say the site should become a cinema again.

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Lifeline village store to reopen after shutting five years ago

29 March 2024
Lifeline village store to reopen after shutting five years ago

A village is set to have a lifeline store return inside its 19th-century home - five years after its previous closure.

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