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'Beach huts' on sale for nearly £500,000 each

'Beach huts' on sale for nearly £500,000 each

24 March 2016

Huts boasting under-floor heating, floor-to-ceiling windows and a high-spec music system are set to fetch half a million.

'It's like living in the middle of a tip'

'It's like living in the middle of a tip'

24 March 2016

Residents are feeling down in the dumps thanks to a growing mound of rubbish on a green, including a toilet, mattresses, and bin bags of broken glass.

Two cut free following crash

Two cut free following crash

24 March 2016

Two people trapped in vehicles after a crash have been cut free by emergency crews.

Tributes to pensioner beaten to death

Tributes to pensioner beaten to death

24 March 2016

Tributes have flooded in for a popular bird breeder and mechanic who was allegedly murdered in his own home.

Emergency services expecting busy weekend

Emergency services expecting busy weekend

24 March 2016

The ambulance service is asking the public for its support ahead of what's expected to be a busy weekend

Homes plan for scrap yard

Homes plan for scrap yard

24 March 2016

Twenty-five high-end homes are planned for a rural scrap yard.

Huge funding boost for Gravesend

Huge funding boost for Gravesend

24 March 2016

Youngsters are designing a new playground and the clock tower is getting a £172k refurb thanks to lottery and community funding.

Army called in after bomb discovered in garden

Army called in after bomb discovered in garden

24 March 2016

A road was closed and the bomb disposal team was called in after a device was found in a garden.

New headteacher announced at academy school

New headteacher announced at academy school

24 March 2016

Two months after an academy's superhead quit his post, his replacement has been announced.

Residents call for road to be named in honour of Claire Tiltman and family

Residents call for road to be named in honour of Claire Tiltman and family

24 March 2016

Bid to rename Fastrack Manor Way linking Greenhithe and Swanscombe as Tiltman Way

City's biggest ever planning application

City's biggest ever planning application

24 March 2016

Developers have lodged plans for a 4,000-home 'garden suburb' on the outskirts of historic Canterbury city centre.

£500k pledged to Commonwealth war memorial

£500k pledged to Commonwealth war memorial

24 March 2016

The government will spend £500,000 creating a Commonwealth War Memorial project on this iconic Kent landmark.

Approval for model railway museum backed by Who star

Approval for model railway museum backed by Who star

24 March 2016

Plans have been approved for a model railway centre that's backed by Who Star Roger Daltrey.

Campaign to rename street after murdered schoolgirl

Campaign to rename street after murdered schoolgirl

24 March 2016

Residents are calling for a road to be renamed in honour of schoolgirl Claire Tiltman, who was stabbed to death in an alleyway more than 20 years ago.

Dog owners reminded of bans at sports grounds

Dog owners reminded of bans at sports grounds

24 March 2016

Pet owners reminded that dogs are banned from the sports grounds in River.

Crumbs! Cake shop owner takes her cash back from burglar

Crumbs! Cake shop owner takes her cash back from burglar

24 March 2016

A burglar who targeted a cake shop got more than he bargained for when its owner turned up for work.

Girls Grammar cancels school trip to Brussels

Girls Grammar cancels school trip to Brussels

24 March 2016

Dover Grammar School for Girls has cancelled its school trip to Brussels after the terror attacks.

'Health hazard' lorry park to close

'Health hazard' lorry park to close

24 March 2016

A popular lorry park is being shut for a deep clean after Highways England declared it a health hazard.

Man arrested after people 'assaulted' in house

Man arrested after people 'assaulted' in house

24 March 2016

A man wanted in connection with an alleged assault at a house has been arrested after being spotted in a town centre.

Pressure on GPs rises as population set to grow

Pressure on GPs rises as population set to grow

24 March 2016

The crisis facing our health system is set to get worse, with Maidstone's population set to grow by 20% in the next 20 years.

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