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Pensioners in care home try out virtual reality - and the pictures are superb

07 December 2018
Pensioners in care home try out virtual reality - and the pictures are superb

Care home residents in Kent have thrown themselves into the world of virtual reality as a new way to explore the world from their comfy armchairs.

Seaside newsagents appeal for help after sentimental gold stolen

06 December 2018
Seaside newsagents appeal for help after sentimental gold stolen

Newsagents have been 'unable to sleep properly' sentimental jewellery was stolen from their house while they worked.

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Peacocks store holds 'closing down sale'

05 December 2018
Peacocks store holds 'closing down sale'

Clothing chain Peacocks could be shutting one of its branches after signs appeared in its shop windows advertising a "closing down sale".

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Seaside market on the cards once again

05 December 2018
Seaside market on the cards once again

A seaside town could see a regular market once again in their harbour, if planning permission is approved.

Temporary Morrisons store opens today after fire

05 December 2018
Temporary Morrisons store opens today after fire

Almost a month on since a fire ripped through a supermarket, a temporary store is due to open today.

Tributes after transport company chairman dies

04 December 2018
Tributes after transport company chairman dies

The chairman of a cargo company based in Kent has died after a short battle with cancer.

Car fire near high street

04 December 2018
Car fire near high street

This dramatic image shows the moment firefighters rushed to the scene of a car fire in a town centre.

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Plan to turn old carpet shop into 24-hour gym

01 December 2018
Plan to turn old carpet shop into 24-hour gym

A former shop on an industrial estate could be converted into a gym.

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Suspected burglar due in court

28 November 2018
Suspected burglar due in court

A suspected burglar is set to appear in court today after several properties were broken into.

Debut for first transgender angler

28 November 2018
Debut for first transgender angler

A history-making woman helped the England Ladies team to third place at the World Shore Fishing Championships.

Temporary supermarket set to open after fire

27 November 2018
Temporary supermarket set to open after fire

Shoppers will be able to use an interim supermarket after a fire destroyed the main store earlier this month.

Marshland flooding threat by 2100

26 November 2018
Marshland flooding threat by 2100

A rural Kent landscape could potentially be lost to flooding by the end of the century, new environment data has revealed.

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Landowners hold up airport runway expansion

26 November 2018
Landowners hold up airport runway expansion

An airport manager says negotiations are still taking place six months on to secure extra land to expand a runway.

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'Be change-makers' says parting town clerk

25 November 2018
'Be change-makers' says parting town clerk

A resigning town clerk has told council colleagues to 'capitalise on the amazing potential' of the town.

The mysterious flying objects saving swans from power lines

24 November 2018
The mysterious flying objects saving swans from power lines

A series of fluorescent strips have been hung from power cables in part of Kent to prevent swans from flying into them.

Star of Take That's musical to release own single

23 November 2018
Star of Take That's musical to release own single

A singer who rose to fame on a BBC talent show headed up by pop star Gary Barlow, is set to release music as a solo artist.

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Bogus caller 'pushed into elderly man's home'

23 November 2018
Bogus caller 'pushed into elderly man's home'

A suspected bogus caller reportedly barged his way into an elderly man's home, after claiming to be from the water board.

Gorillas released into the wild by Kent charity

23 November 2018
Gorillas released into the wild by Kent charity

Three gorillas cared for by a Kent-based conservation charity have been successfully released into the wild.

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'It is going to be the first tour for many of us but we are good to go'

23 November 2018
'It is going to be the first tour for many of us but we are good to go'

The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR) have been deployed to Afghanistan in what will be their first army tour for many of the soldiers.

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Rowing duo due to set off for three months at sea

23 November 2018
Rowing duo due to set off for three months at sea

Two men from Kent are due to set off on a gruelling row across the North Atlantic Ocean this weekend in aid of two children's charities.

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