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A-road shut after crash between lorry and van

A-road shut after crash between lorry and van

Emergency services were called to a crash between a lorry and a van on a busy A-road.

Machete and knife seized as men charged with drug offences

Machete and knife seized as men charged with drug offences

A machete and lock knife were discovered at a property as three men were charged with drug offences.

More gridlock fears as road closure extended

More gridlock fears as road closure extended

Motorists could face longer delays after a water firm revealed plans to extend a road closure which sparked widespread gridlock.

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‘It’s insanity’: Fed-up drivers blast number of roadworks across city

‘It’s insanity’: Fed-up drivers blast number of roadworks across city

Motorists are facing eight set of roadworks across a city as they travel on gridlocked roads.

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Spitfires skipper to make PSL comeback

Spitfires skipper to make PSL comeback

Kent Spitfires' skipper Sam Billings will be returning to Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.

Boost for Kent’s ties Down Under

Boost for Kent’s ties Down Under

Adam Hollioake’s appointment as Kent head coach may help strengthen one of the county’s links with an Australian side.

‘Parasitic’ 220-home estate 'designed for commuters' postponed

‘Parasitic’ 220-home estate 'designed for commuters' postponed

Divisive proposals to build a sprawling “parasitic” housing estate have been postponed again in the site’s long-running saga.

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Damaged overhead power cable leaves homes without electricity

Damaged overhead power cable leaves homes without electricity

Dozens of homes have been left without electricity after power was switched off due to an “emergency”.

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Arson investigation after home ‘set alight’

Arson investigation after home ‘set alight’

A fire at a home is being treated as suspicious with officers on the lookout for witnesses following a suspected arson attack.

Widespread gridlock as burst water main shuts busy route

Widespread gridlock as burst water main shuts busy route

Widespread gridlock is being reported as engineers work to fix a burst water pipe, with drivers facing lengthy delays.

Hundreds of homes without water for a third day

Hundreds of homes without water for a third day

Homes and businesses remain without water for a third day after a mains pipe burst in sub-zero temperatures.

Hundreds of homes without water all day as mains pipe bursts

Hundreds of homes without water all day as mains pipe bursts

Scores of residents have been without water all day after a mains pipe burst in sub-zero temperatures.

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Plans to build homes on £1.3m garden centre site refused

Plans to build homes on £1.3m garden centre site refused

Fresh plans to build homes on the site of a garden centre have been refused amid fears the properties would ruin the countryside’s appearance.

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Pair deny murdering ‘brave and respectful’ 23-year-old in city centre

Pair deny murdering ‘brave and respectful’ 23-year-old in city centre

Two men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old with an ‘infectious smile’ whose death prompted an outpouring of tributes.

New methods find a winning formula

New methods find a winning formula

Winger Alfie Orris has pinpointed how a change in approach has helped Canterbury Rugby Club hit their stride this season.

Parents fume as ‘packed’ school bus service cancelled

Parents fume as ‘packed’ school bus service cancelled

Angry parents have branded a bus company “irresponsible” after it axed a service used by “herds of children”.

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Image released after woman ‘struck with chair’ in huge bar brawl

Image released after woman ‘struck with chair’ in huge bar brawl

Police have released a CCTV image of a man after a woman was reportedly struck with a chair during a bar brawl.

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‘We’ll have a really horrible, nasty snarl of traffic lights’

‘We’ll have a really horrible, nasty snarl of traffic lights’

A long-awaited slip-road off the A2 has been given the green light despite concerns about the proposed layout of the new junction.

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Air ambulance lands after woman falls from multi-storey car park

Air ambulance lands after woman falls from multi-storey car park

A woman was taken to hospital after falling from a multi-storey car park.

Teen parents' heartbreak as five-month-old baby faces cancer battle

Teen parents' heartbreak as five-month-old baby faces cancer battle

The teenage parents of a five-month-old baby have been left heartbroken after he was diagnosed with leukaemia.

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