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'Gentleman' Sir Michael leaves lasting impression

'Gentleman' Sir Michael leaves lasting impression

Previously tight-lipped hotel staff have opened up about a visit to Kent from Hollywood legend Sir Michael Caine.

Travellers 'threaten people' and leave rubbish over field

Travellers 'threaten people' and leave rubbish over field

A sports field continues to be occupied by travellers and one local councillor says 'enough is enough'.

University campus could shut

University campus could shut

A university campus in a Kent town could shut after plans for a new multi-million pound art centre were approved.

Police called to town centre 'mass brawl'

Police called to town centre 'mass brawl'

A man suffered injuries to his arm after a reported mass brawl in a town centre, with people using knives and bricks as weapons.

Imitation gun, drugs and thousands in cash found in vehicle

Imitation gun, drugs and thousands in cash found in vehicle

Police discovered an imitation firearm, thousands of pounds in cash and drugs when they stopped a vehicle.

Mills makes Gate move

Mills makes Gate move

Margate manager Steve Watt has made another raid on former club Maidstone.

Trapped woman taken to hospital after house blaze

Trapped woman taken to hospital after house blaze

Emergency services rescued a woman trapped on a balcony following a house fire.

Ex school church warden allegedly imported 'child sex toy'

Ex school church warden allegedly imported 'child sex toy'

A man in his 70s is facing a potential jail sentence after admitting having thousands of illegal images of children.

Murder accused in court over 'barbecue stabbing'

Murder accused in court over 'barbecue stabbing'

A 21-year-old accused of stabbing a man to death at a barbecue has appeared in court charged with murder.

Class A drugs and thousands of pounds cash seized by police

Class A drugs and thousands of pounds cash seized by police

Police are questioning two men after a BMW was stopped and house raided with drugs and cash being seized.

Masked robber attacks couple in their home

Masked robber attacks couple in their home

A masked robber attacked a couple in their 60s at their home before escaping with jewellery and cash.

Police hunt arsonist after series of fires at tower block

Police hunt arsonist after series of fires at tower block

Police are hunting an arsonist who set fire to a rubbish chute at a block of flats just days after the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Thousands raised for stab victim’s funeral

Thousands raised for stab victim’s funeral

A fundraising page to help relatives of a man who died after being stabbed at a barbecue has raised more than four times its target.

Footballer misses games to appear on TV show

Footballer misses games to appear on TV show

A Kent striker is hoping to score on the romance front after entering a dating reality show shot in the Mediterranean.

Council reviews parking costs

Council reviews parking costs

Increases in parking charges, which more than doubled in some car parks, are being reconsidered.

Take a glimpse inside new Wetherspoons

Take a glimpse inside new Wetherspoons

Take a look what the new Wetherspoon - set to be one of the UK's largest pubs - will look like.

Man remanded amid barbecue murder charge

Man remanded amid barbecue murder charge

A 21-year-old has been detained in custody after appearing in court in connection with the death of a man who collapsed after being stabbed.

Mum hit child in face with mobile phone in Tesco

Mum hit child in face with mobile phone in Tesco

Concerned supermarket shoppers took photographs and filmed a woman as she became abusive and aggressive towards two children.

Crews called to bushes alight

Crews called to bushes alight

Bushes and vegetation have been reported on fire in a Kent town.

RNLI plea to stop illegal parking blocking lifeboat route

RNLI plea to stop illegal parking blocking lifeboat route

One of the RNLI's lifeboats was 'off service' yesterday as illegally parked cars blocked its route to the sea.

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