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The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

The Brexit ban threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry

A controversial EU ban on shellfish exports is threatening to rip the heart out of a famous Kent industry.

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New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

New pub plan pulled following neighbour backlash

A pub boss says he will look for another location to launch a new venue after residents objected to his plans to open in a former post office.

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E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

E-scooters stolen in smash-and-grab raid

A store owner has been left dismayed after two thieves smashed into his business and swiped four electric scooters.

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Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

Council skewers bid for Turkish restaurant

A council has rejected a bid to open a fifth branch of a popular Turkish restaurant citing concerns for neighbours.

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'Please stop parking in our spots'

'Please stop parking in our spots'

A lifeboat crew has begged people not to park in emergency spaces for its volunteers - adding that doing so may one day "cost a life".

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Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

Shocking scene of dead foxes in country lane

WARNING: Graphic images. An investigation is underway into how seven dead fox carcasses came to be lined up next to each other in a country lane.

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'Flying ship' spotted off coast

'Flying ship' spotted off coast

A ship has been spotted off the Kent coast appearing to hover above the sea as if it's flying.

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Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

Dogs to be kept on leads at beauty spot to protect wildlife

Dog walkers are to be banned from letting their pets off leads at a beauty spot - despite fears the rule will be enforced "once in a blue moon".

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Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

Holy smoke! Police swoop on rectory and seize cannabis

Cannabis and ventilation equipment have been seized from a rectory after reports the property was being used to grow drugs.

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Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

Lockdown flouters party on final resting place of hundreds

A vicar has issued a desperate plea after flowers were trampled and beer bottles and cans left strewn across a sacred garden of remembrance.

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Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

Inside the £1.5m homes on the council plot sold for £165k

Work has finally been completed on homes worth almost £10 million combined built in-part on a plot of council land sold for just £165,000.

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Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

Turkish restaurant set to open in former Jobcentre

A popular restaurant chain with four existing branches in Kent is set to open in a former Jobcentre later this year.

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Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

Much-loved GP to retire after decades serving town

Messages of gratitude have poured in for a well-known family doctor who is retiring after a long career devoted to a town practice.

School evacuated after 'threat' sent via email

School evacuated after 'threat' sent via email

Police with sniffer dogs scoured a secondary school which was evacuated after a threat via email was received.

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Town golf club hit by vandalism spree

Town golf club hit by vandalism spree

A spate of vandalism at a town golf club has seen yobs dump buggies in a ditch, break a window, and smash up a memorial bench and patio furniture.

Three men charged over armed shop robberies

Three men charged over armed shop robberies

Three suspected robbers will appear in court accused of raiding two shops while armed with weapons.

Kent firm's innovative turbines to be installed at O2

Kent firm's innovative turbines to be installed at O2

New wind turbines designed in Kent are to be installed at The O2 and create clean and cheap energy.

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Shop worker attacked in post office raid

Shop worker attacked in post office raid

Three men have been arrested after a member of staff was attacked during a raid on a post office.

'Axe on-street parking to boost social distancing'

'Axe on-street parking to boost social distancing'

An architect has revealed his bid to improve social distancing in a busy street by axing parking ahead of a predicted staycation boom this summer.

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Bomb squad called to popular beach

Bomb squad called to popular beach

A bomb disposal unit was called to a seafront following a report of a suspected wartime munition.

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