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‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’
11 August 2024What was once a regular garden consisting of no more than a patch of grass and dated patio has been transformed into a mini-rainforest.
Axed Pfizer workers rehired as new Chinese firm moves in
08 August 2024Pfizer staff made redundant by the pharmaceutical giant have now been taken on by a new firm.
Thousands raised in memory of ‘real-life superhero’ toddler
07 August 2024More than £5,700 has been raised in memory of a three-year-old boy who died after battling a rare virus.
Man charged after robbery at post office
05 August 2024One man has been charged, and another bailed, after a robbery at a post office where staff were threatened.
Farmer’s plea after sheep killed in cruel dog attack
05 August 2024A furious farmer is pleading with dog walkers to keep their pets under control after a sheep was killed in a vicious attack.
Historic church in ‘disrepair’ could become homes
04 August 2024A 200-year-old church that is “falling into disrepair” could be converted into two homes under new plans.
'People use it as a race track, the road needs to be safer'
03 August 2024Concerns have been raised over bad parking, speeding drivers and lack of pedestrian crossings on a busy town centre road some treat ‘like race track’.
Sadness as fish and chip shop closing after 43 years
03 August 2024A much-loved fish and chip shop will close at the end of the month as its long-time owners are retiring after 43 years at the helm.
Pub in village with no shop and no buses hits the market
02 August 2024A village with no shops and no buses has now seen its pub hit the market for more than half a million pounds.
‘We only come here for the slides, we would stop coming if they take them away’
31 July 2024Families visiting a leisure centre “famous” for its slides say they will stop going if a controversial £19m revamp sees them removed.
Head teacher told sister that husband hit her before gun death, inquest hears
30 July 2024A head teacher believed to have been shot by her husband told her sister that he had hit her in the hours before her death, an inquest has heard.
‘Town's seawater gave me multiple infections - something has to change!’
29 July 2024A dedicated sea swimmer says falling water quality at one of Kent's most popular beaches has left him with "nasty" eye and ear infections.
Historic convent could be knocked down and turned into huge new care home
28 July 2024A historic convent will be knocked down to make way for a huge three-storey care home if controversial new plans are approved.
Make a meal of payday at some of Kent’s best restaurants
25 July 2024Splash the cash this payday with a meal at one of KentOnline’s top-rated restaurants of the year - so far.
Leisure centre could lose slide and wave pool in major refurbishment
22 July 2024A pool and sports centre could lose its wave pool and slide under a £19m overhaul.
'Everybody has the right to breathe clean, fresh air and walk in green space'
21 July 2024Villagers have won the battle to stop homes being built on a horse field, claiming “everybody has the right to breathe clean, fresh air”.
Homeless Londoners set to be housed in new-builds on Kent coast
20 July 2024Concerns have been raised after a London council revealed it is in “advanced negotiations” to house some of its residents in a Kent district.
No buses, no shops, and now the pub's closing… life in one of Kent’s tiniest villages
20 July 2024We spoke to locals about life in Kent’s second-smallest village, where there have been no new building developments for 64 years.
‘This will only increase the divide’: Princess Royal’s boarding school head slams Labour’s VAT proposals
19 July 2024The head of Princess Anne’s former Kent school is among leaders condemning Labour’s bid to end tax breaks for private education.
Driver in court two years after crash that killed young dad
19 July 2024A driver accused of causing death by driving without due care after a young dad was killed has appeared in court for the first time.
