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Construction set to start on £150m housing estate

Construction set to start on £150m housing estate

Work has begun on a sweeping £150 million housing estate – as bosses aim to welcome residents onto the site next year.

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Family 'left with nothing' after horror house fire

Family 'left with nothing' after horror house fire

A family have been left with nothing apart from the "clothes they were standing in" after a fire tore through their home.

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Derelict arcade targeted by vandals and fly-tippers to be demolished

Derelict arcade targeted by vandals and fly-tippers to be demolished

The decrepit remains of an arcade are set to be scrubbed from the landscape, as a bid to flatten the eyesore has been green-lit.

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Woman dies on tracks after being hit by train

Woman dies on tracks after being hit by train

A woman was found dead along a railway line after being hit by a train.

Clock ticking on Herne Bay's play-off bid

Clock ticking on Herne Bay's play-off bid

It's “now or never” for Herne Bay in their play-off bid, according to manager Ben Smith.

'Council's one-star hygiene rating was unfair - now I want top marks'

'Council's one-star hygiene rating was unfair - now I want top marks'

The boss of a kebab house branded a district's least hygienic has vowed to fight for top marks after inspectors returned and gave it four stars.

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Bay's 3G pitch plans announced

Bay's 3G pitch plans announced

Herne Bay hope to have a 3G pitch in place at Winch’s Field for the start of next season.

Woman taken to hospital after major house blaze

Woman taken to hospital after major house blaze

A woman has been taken to hospital after fire crews battled a major blaze which destroyed the upstairs of a family home.

'In-demand beach huts will be torched and graffitied'

'In-demand beach huts will be torched and graffitied'

An estate agent fears a row of new beach huts along an isolated seaside stretch will be caked in graffiti or torched by yobs.

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Housing estate and McDonald's part of wasteland transformation

Housing estate and McDonald's part of wasteland transformation

A major jobs boost is being promised by developers launching a bid to build 70 homes, a trade park and a restaurant on wasteland.

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Catalogue of failings at 'district's worst takeaway'

Catalogue of failings at 'district's worst takeaway'

A kebab shop has become the worst-rated restaurant in its district after inspectors uncovered a series of hygiene breaches.

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'The scream of chainsaws is everywhere'

'The scream of chainsaws is everywhere'

The “scream of chainsaws is everywhere” around a village as developers chop down dozens of trees to make way for a brand-new relief road.

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Bay boss won't dwell on derby defeat

Bay boss won't dwell on derby defeat

Manager Ben Smith spent little time dwelling on Herne Bay’s derby loss at Faversham.

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Dozens of dead sharks wash up on beach

Dozens of dead sharks wash up on beach

A number of dead dogfish have been found strewn across the shingle on a Kent beach.

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£100 fines for having BBQs and bottles on beaches

£100 fines for having BBQs and bottles on beaches

New plans to crack down on anti-social behaviour on beaches will see anyone caught with glass bottles or having a barbecue face a £100 fine.

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Huge crowds expected at park as bears wake up

Huge crowds expected at park as bears wake up

Two brown bears will be making a return to their enclosure at an animal park after four months of winter hibernation.

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Bid launched to demolish derelict arcades hit by break-ins

Bid launched to demolish derelict arcades hit by break-ins

A bid has been launched to demolish a dilapidated arcade, as developers hope to stop it being targeted by yobs and fly-tippers.

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Bay sign Fleet midfielder on loan

Bay sign Fleet midfielder on loan

Herne Bay have made a real statement of intent, bringing in an experienced midfielder from National League South Ebbsfleet for the rest of the season.

'Anti-vaxxers have ruined our lampposts'

'Anti-vaxxers have ruined our lampposts'

A crackdown on fly-posting on a popular stretch of seafront is set to be launched – after dozens of newly-painted lampposts were “ruined”.

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Defensive base key for Bay

Defensive base key for Bay

Ben Smith has praised the goal-scoring contributions from Herne Bay’s defence this season.

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