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Sunday car parking charges introduced

Sunday car parking charges introduced

07 October 2021

Sunday charges and cashless payments are being introduced at several car parks.

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Funeral date for former head

Funeral date for former head

07 October 2021

The funeral takes place next week of a teacher whose career spanned four decades and who taught in Canada as well as Kent.

Bottom-slapping detective given role overseeing sex offenders

Bottom-slapping detective given role overseeing sex offenders

06 October 2021

A police officer who slapped a colleague on the bottom and called her a "naughty girl" has been put in charge of managing sex offenders.

Teaching them young

Teaching them young

06 October 2021

Primary school age children are going through police mini cadet courses, with the scheme spreading though Kent.

Gripping smugglers' tale

Gripping smugglers' tale

06 October 2021

A Kent historian has published his first novel, about 18th century smugglers operating in his home town.

What Couzens inquiry could focus on as 18 officers investigated

What Couzens inquiry could focus on as 18 officers investigated

05 October 2021

An inquiry will be carried out into "systematic failures" that allowed Sarah Everard’s killer to be employed as a police officer.

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Wayne Couzens' links to cold cases over last 30 years investigated

Wayne Couzens' links to cold cases over last 30 years investigated

04 October 2021

The location of murderer and rapist Wayne Couzens over the past 30 years is being traced to see if he was close to any cold cases.

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Garden waste pickups back next week

Garden waste pickups back next week

04 October 2021

Discarded grass and bramble cuttings are being collected again from homes by contractors after a two-month suspension.

Finding illness in time

Finding illness in time

04 October 2021

A town hospital is getting a new diagnostics centre to detect sicknesses early on, the local MP has announced.

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Sarah Everard killer was deployed as parliamentary guard

Sarah Everard killer was deployed as parliamentary guard

03 October 2021

Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle is demanding answers after the Met revealed Wayne Couzens worked as a guard in parliament.

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Fury as police boss says Sarah 'shouldn't have let herself get arrested'

Fury as police boss says Sarah 'shouldn't have let herself get arrested'

01 October 2021

A police boss has sparked fury by saying murder victim Sarah Everard should "not have let herself be arrested".

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Top hole effort for charity

Top hole effort for charity

01 October 2021

A golf competition to help people with profound disabilities has raised more than £5,600 and another takes place shortly.

Sarah Everard's killer 'swapped vile messages with colleagues'

Sarah Everard's killer 'swapped vile messages with colleagues'

01 October 2021

Sarah Everard's killer exchanged misogynistic, racist and homophobic material with police colleagues, it has emerged.

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Green light for hundreds of new homes

Green light for hundreds of new homes

30 September 2021

Planning approval has been given for up to 300 homes on the site of a barracks initially used in the First World War.

Police checks missed flashing claim as Met probes if killer offended before

Police checks missed flashing claim as Met probes if killer offended before

30 September 2021

Police are looking into other crimes Wayne Couzens might have been involved in, while vetting in 2018 failed to flag up an exposure allegation.

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New alliance to stop dog fouling and littering

New alliance to stop dog fouling and littering

30 September 2021

A council has teamed up with new contractors to tackle the scourge of litter and dog fouling.

Calls for Met Commissioner to resign following Sarah Everard's murder

Calls for Met Commissioner to resign following Sarah Everard's murder

30 September 2021

A senior MP says Dame Cressida Dick must resign as Met Police Commissioner so changes can be made to restore women's faith in the police force.

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New surfing experience planned for country park

New surfing experience planned for country park

30 September 2021

Ambitious plans have emerged for a new inland surfing destination, which would provide waves all year round in the county.

Whole life term for Sarah's killer

Whole life term for Sarah's killer

30 September 2021

The man who murdered Sarah Everard while serving as a Met police officer will die in jail after being given a whole life order.

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Wayne Couzens facing life sentence for killing Sarah

Wayne Couzens facing life sentence for killing Sarah

30 September 2021

Wayne Couzens will be sentenced at the Old Bailey for murdering, kidnapping and raping Sarah Everard.

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