A night out at this club was a rite of passage for generations – but the town looks very different today.

A foul-mouthed yob fuelled by 10 pints has been spared jail after attacking a doorman when he was refused re-entry to a bar.

Kent-based comedians Harry Hill and Vic Reeves have been seen filming at one of the county’s most popular seafront landmarks.

Concerns have been raised for children’s safety after another landslide forced a play area to be cordoned off in the latest incident to hit the town.

The safari park is now the only place in Kent where you can see Sumatran orangutans, some of the most endangered primates in the world.

A developer has branded a council “bang out of order” for dashing his hopes of building a housing estate and medical centre.

Empty offices on an industrial estate are to be converted into flats after only one business showed an interest in occupying the space.

A pub which has been left abandoned since 2019 is being sold at auction with suggestions it could be knocked down or turned into flats.

An appeal has been launched to raise funds for the funeral of a much-loved 16-year-old girl who died in a horror car crash.

Truck stops in Kent are to receive a share of a £16.5million fund to improve welfare facilities and create safer rest areas for lorry drivers.

The dramatic moment a tree tumbled down a cliff towards beach walkers in the latest landslide to hit a town has been caught on camera.

A man who had hidden cocaine in his pants during a night out started “sweating profusely” when police questioned him.

A husband and wife who have owned a pub for more than a quarter of a century are selling up - despite saying the business is doing “better than ever”.

A homeless thief stole a large bag of dog food and a box of canine treats from a woman’s porch despite not owning a dog himself.

A fish and chip shop is set to stay open despite two huge landslides behind the property.

A would-be thief tackled by a Co-op boss as he tried to steal alcohol later returned to the shop and set it on fire in a terrifying revenge attack.

A man arrested in connection with the suspected hit-and-run death of a seven-year-old boy has had his bail extended until the summer.

A 64-year-old man was shaking with nerves as he tried to smuggle a huge stash of a drug commonly known as monkey dust.

Furious residents are calling for closer monitoring of water levels after a canal burst its banks and flooded their homes.

Bosses at a Kent hospital trust are looking to reduce the number of admin workers in the face of financial pressures.