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New bridge and 20mph limits – how £20m is being spent transforming town

New bridge and 20mph limits – how £20m is being spent transforming town

19 March 2024

A new video reveals how a town centre will be transformed – with its bus station knocked down, a new bridge built and 20mph limits brought in.

Image released after taxi driver attacked

Image released after taxi driver attacked

18 March 2024

Officers have released a picture of a woman after a taxi driver was attacked in his car.

20mph speed limit on trains after promenade ‘moves’

20mph speed limit on trains after promenade ‘moves’

18 March 2024

Train drivers on a coastal route are being told to go slower than usual as a promenade near a track has moved following heavy rainfall.

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‘I saw the Poundland padlocks - but not the CCTV cameras’

‘I saw the Poundland padlocks - but not the CCTV cameras’

18 March 2024

An outspoken crook revealed to KentOnline how “easy Poundland” locks allured him to raid seaside arcades.

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Former all-you-can-eat restaurant could become six shops

Former all-you-can-eat restaurant could become six shops

17 March 2024

A former all-you-can-eat restaurant could be converted into six separate shops after closing unexpectedly last summer.

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Electricity failure stops trains running

Electricity failure stops trains running

17 March 2024

Trains have been cancelled and replaced with buses after a power failure.

Coastal residents worried for homes after cliff collapses

Coastal residents worried for homes after cliff collapses

16 March 2024

Villagers have been left apprehensive after a landslide near their coastal properties and are concerned about when another could strike.

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Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

Huge solar farm that could power 5k homes set to be rejected

15 March 2024

A solar farm the size of 30 football pitches in rural Kent is set to be refused next week.

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Operation Brock to be deployed on M20

Operation Brock to be deployed on M20

15 March 2024

Operation Brock is set to be deployed on the M20 in a bid to ease traffic flow during the Easter holidays.

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Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

Kent town named best place to live in south east - but will locals be priced out?

15 March 2024

A Kent town has been named by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the south east – but what could its soaring popularity mean for locals?

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Animal park welcomes another endangered species

Animal park welcomes another endangered species

14 March 2024

A pair of maned wolves, native to South America and described as “ginger wolves on stilts”, have arrived at a wildlife park.

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Kent fish and chip shops named among the best in the UK

Kent fish and chip shops named among the best in the UK

14 March 2024

A trio of Kent chippies are among the top 50 in the country, according to a prestigious list.

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Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

Homeless man sleeping in tent slashed in knife attack

14 March 2024

Two thugs left a homeless man fearing he would die as he was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife while laying in his makeshift home.

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‘Stop shoplifting and go to a foodbank’

‘Stop shoplifting and go to a foodbank’

14 March 2024

A couple who claimed they stole to feed themselves were told by magistrates to stop shoplifting and to go to a foodbank instead.

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Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

Red Arrows will perform in town despite air show cancellation

13 March 2024

The Red Arrows will return to a town this year after previously backing out of a display.

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First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

First for Kent as seaside hotel joins Radisson group

13 March 2024

A Kent hotel has been added to the Raddison group, the first in the county, with owners saying the business will now “reach new heights”.

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Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

Missing girl, 15, found safe and well

13 March 2024

A 15-year-old girl who was reported missing two days ago has been found.

Man accused of giving wife laxatives without her knowledge

Man accused of giving wife laxatives without her knowledge

13 March 2024

A man has appeared in court accused of giving his wife laxatives without her knowledge.

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

Why are town’s cliffs collapsing and what’s being done to stop landslides?

13 March 2024

A coastal town has been hit by at least eight landslides already this year, with a play park now cordoned off and a key road shut until summer.

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‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

‘I was given laxatives for pains but it turned out I had cancer’

11 March 2024

A mum says she was given laxatives by a nurse and sent home before being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer.

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