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Migrant boats stolen from beaches

Migrant boats stolen from beaches

10 September 2020

A number of boats used by migrants to cross the Channel are being stolen from beaches which has prompted police to issue a warning.

Emotional video as woman completes first wheelchair challenge

Emotional video as woman completes first wheelchair challenge

09 September 2020

A young woman paralysed from a virus has shared an emotional video of her crossing the finish line of her first 10k wheelchair challenge.

Bench unveiled in memory of veteran councillor

Bench unveiled in memory of veteran councillor

09 September 2020

A veteran councillor who gave more than four decades of service to his town has been remembered with a bench.

Calendar to raise funds for boy with rare condition

Calendar to raise funds for boy with rare condition

08 September 2020

A calendar filled with lockdown artwork has been launched to help raise funds for a little boy living with an incurable muscle wasting illness.

Hop growers and beer experts make a fresh brew

Hop growers and beer experts make a fresh brew

07 September 2020

Brewing of a green hopped beer has started after 2020's first harvest of a communal hop growing farm

Migrants flee from beach

Migrants flee from beach

07 September 2020

Beach-goers watched as a boatload of migrants sped through the sea in a dinghy and fled when they reached the Kent shore.

Woman rescued from wreckage of car after crash

Woman rescued from wreckage of car after crash

07 September 2020

A woman had to be pulled from a car after it was involved in a collision with a van.

Latest exhibition? It's all so abstract...

Latest exhibition? It's all so abstract...

06 September 2020

The curator of a new exhibition in Kent has published a virtual showcase of the bright and colourful work on show

Save your appetite for the food market this weekend

Save your appetite for the food market this weekend

04 September 2020

Foodies take note: a late summer market has pitched up between a Kent castle and a beach to replace a popular food festival

Top accolade for stained glass window maker

Top accolade for stained glass window maker

04 September 2020

A revered stained glass window designer, whose work has never gone un-noticed, has earned himself the highest accolade for an expert in his field

Secret Drinker and the bar with no beer

Secret Drinker and the bar with no beer

04 September 2020

Our undercover reporter's lips are left tingling as he joins the ladies who lunch

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Former GB athlete makes comeback with Channel swim

Former GB athlete makes comeback with Channel swim

03 September 2020

An athlete who Great Britain on six occasions, but had not swum for 15 years is making a come-back with her first solo English Channel swim attempt.

Plans submitted for new adventure golf course

Plans submitted for new adventure golf course

03 September 2020

A new adventure golf course could be opening along a seafront after plans were submitted to a council.

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Uniform project to help parents afford back to school essentials

Uniform project to help parents afford back to school essentials

03 September 2020

A charity is helping to ease the stress and cost of sending children back to school with a uniform recycling project.

Londoners fuel huge house price rises in Kent

Londoners fuel huge house price rises in Kent

03 September 2020

As scores of people relocate in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, house prices have been rocketing in a sought-after Kent destination.

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Longest waits for council housing revealed

Longest waits for council housing revealed

03 September 2020

Thousands of people remain on waiting lists for a council property as local authorities continue to deal with a shortage of suitable homes.

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MP calls for asylum seekers arriving in UK to be kept safe

MP calls for asylum seekers arriving in UK to be kept safe

02 September 2020

A Kent MP has called for the government to support police in ensuring the safety of asylum seekers arriving in the UK.

New record as 409 migrants enter UK

New record as 409 migrants enter UK

02 September 2020

More than 400 migrants have arrived on UK soil after crossing the Channel via small boat today, setting a new single day record.

Weird and wonderful treasures found on Kent's beaches

Weird and wonderful treasures found on Kent's beaches

02 September 2020

From a 1,000-year-old leather slipper, to a 12st elephant tusk, there really is no telling what you might stumble upon along Kent's beaches.

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Lightning strike was like 'cannon going off'

Lightning strike was like 'cannon going off'

01 September 2020

A homeowner was sat in her lounge unaware lightning had struck her bedroom above causing half of her home burst into flames.

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