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How to find out if your home is leaking heat

How to find out if your home is leaking heat

12 January 2022

A council is offering out free use of its new thermal imaging camera to help households identify if their home is leaking heat.

Music night to rival Oktoberfest is charity's first 2022 fundraiser

Music night to rival Oktoberfest is charity's first 2022 fundraiser

12 January 2022

Tickets are now on sale, and selling fast, for a popular German Music Night in aid of a residential care charity.

Help identify nuisance drivers in high performance cars

Help identify nuisance drivers in high performance cars

12 January 2022

Police are asking for help in identifying nuisance drivers abusing the roads in high performance cars.

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Half a million for the homeless

Half a million for the homeless

12 January 2022

One Kent district is to get nearly £500,000 of Government money to help those sleeping rough.

Pontoons at £250m docks revamp remain deserted

Pontoons at £250m docks revamp remain deserted

12 January 2022

Fears that vessels could be damaged if they use floating pontoons installed as part of a multi-million pound venture has seen them remain unused.

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Travelodge eyes up empty Poundland store

Travelodge eyes up empty Poundland store

12 January 2022

The budget hotel chain has confirmed it is "reviewing" a former Poundland premises in the heart of a Kent seaside town.

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Objections to housing development pass 350 despite amendments

Objections to housing development pass 350 despite amendments

11 January 2022

A developer whose housing application has more than 350 objections has reduced its proposal by two homes.

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Two men discovered in lorry trailer

Two men discovered in lorry trailer

11 January 2022

Officers at the Port of Dover found two men in the back of a lorry.

Thousands raised by households recycling Christmas trees with RNLI

Thousands raised by households recycling Christmas trees with RNLI

11 January 2022

More than 500 households recycled their Christmas tree helping to save lives at sea.

Cyclist in hospital after crash with car

Cyclist in hospital after crash with car

10 January 2022

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car, which forced the closure of a street.

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Biker's death sparks call for road safety improvements

Biker's death sparks call for road safety improvements

10 January 2022

A concerned resident is pleading with the authorities to reassess a road's speed limit following a fatal motorcycle crash.

Couzens inquiry: What will be investigated

Couzens inquiry: What will be investigated

10 January 2022

Details have been confirmed about what exactly will be looked at in a two-part investigation concerning the murder of Sarah Everard.

How horses are helping people with mental health struggles

How horses are helping people with mental health struggles

10 January 2022

A mental health support group is embarking on a new project to see if horses can help improve its members' wellbeing.

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People brought ashore after Channel crossing

People brought ashore after Channel crossing

10 January 2022

Border Force and RNLI crafts have picked up groups of people making the Channel crossing in small boats.

Funeral held for D-Day hero

Funeral held for D-Day hero

08 January 2022

Last respects have been paid to a Normandy veteran who met and married his wife during the war and recently died at the age of 101.

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Double treat of rock

Double treat of rock

08 January 2022

Tribute bands for the Rolling Stones and Status Quo play in a Kent venue, on the same night, at the end of the month.

Sold-out panto cancelled due to Covid cases

Sold-out panto cancelled due to Covid cases

07 January 2022

Nine performances of a sold-out pantomime, performed by ex-Royal Marines, have been cancelled due to illness among the cast.

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Paramedics treat resident after retirement homes fire

Paramedics treat resident after retirement homes fire

07 January 2022

Emergency services were called out, and one person was treated by paramedics, when a blaze erupted at a set of homes for older people.

New help for the homeless

New help for the homeless

07 January 2022

A district has gained more than £170,000 in a Government grant to help people such as rough sleepers and the elderly.

'Scientific methods' will 'assess age' of asylum seekers

'Scientific methods' will 'assess age' of asylum seekers

05 January 2022

New measures are being introduced to stop adults 'masquerading as children' in an attempt to 'abuse' the asylum seeker system, the Home Office says.

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