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Rhys Griffiths began his career in 2007 as a reporter for the Dover Express. He joined the Kent Messenger as a senior reporter in 2020, working first in Maidstone and then in Ashford. He is now newsletter and features writer for KentOnline.
A dismayed 82-year-old has revealed why a historic Kent timepiece no longer tells the correct time.
We tried the much-hyped, new Kent restaurant that has transformed a run-down corner of a high street.
A lifeboat was called out to a major river crossing amid fears for the safety of a person on the bridge.
Many railway journeys across Kent will be amended this month to manage the impact of autumn leaf fall.
A high street fashion retailer is to shut its store at an outlet centre in the county this month.
Two suspects have been charged after reports that two vehicles were taken in alleged carjackings.
Police arrest man within minutes of reports of alleged thefts from three vehicles on a residential street.
Our reporter was disappointed to discover there was little luxurious about this fancy spin on an all-American classic - other than the price.
From fingerprint scans on a tablet at Dover to getting out of your car for checks at the Channel Tunnel, travelling to France will never be the same.
From the murder of a PCSO to the killer inspired by Breaking Bad, Gavin Moss has headed some of Kent’s most high-profile police investigations.
There’s no holiday by the Med for our reporter this summer, but one of the UK’s top local restaurants proved to be the next best thing...
We spent a weekend in the French town of Lens to explore history and culture all just a short drive from the Channel ports.
We’ve found the perfect walk for a summer’s day in Kent - taking in pricey properties, one of the UK’s ‘best beaches’ and some fascinating history.
Victims who suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse at a children’s home are to sue Kent Police, it has been reported.
We look back on huge summer storm which dropped two months rainfall in just two hours and saw people rescued from first floor windows.
A newly-elected Labour MP has accused a political opponent of ‘game-playing’ over the fate of a town centre library.
Emergency services were called to a fuel forecourt after a vehicle went up in flames perulously close to the pumps.
A number of people have been rescued by French authorities after a small boat got into difficulty in the Channel.
A Grade II-listed pub has been damaged after a car crashed into the front of the building.
Parts of a town centre were left without power while emergency services and utility firms responded to a gas leak.
