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KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo
10 May 2024A cash-strapped local authority is ending its involvement with the youth scheme founded by the late Prince Philip 70 years ago.
Keir Starmer reveals Labour plan to tackle small boat crossings in Kent speech
10 May 2024Sir Keir Starmer has promised to make Kent’s shores “hostile territory for people-smuggling gangs" during a speech in Kent.
The ‘eyesore’ McDonald’s restaurant which could open next to historic ruins
10 May 2024A new computer-generated image shows how a “garish” McDonald’s drive-thru could be built next to historic ruins.
Four fire engines sent to house blaze
09 May 2024Fire crews were sent to tackle a blaze which broke out at a property in a residential street.
Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast
09 May 2024A warship from Russia shadowed by the Royal Navy off the coast of Kent has been caught on camera.
Labour backlash as Conservative Kent MP defects
09 May 2024A Kent MP continues to face a backlash after defecting to the Labour Party – with new and old allies criticising the move and leader Keir Starmer.
‘We don't want to close theatre but need to find £20k’
08 May 2024A town’s only theatre has issued a plea for help as it tries to raise £20,000 to secure its future.
'She's stabbed us in the back': Shock as Kent Tory MP defects to Labour
08 May 2024A Kent MP has defected to the Labour Party just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions began - leaving local Tories stunned.
‘We’ve worked at the same company for 30 years - it’s been amazing’
08 May 2024We spoke to Eurotunnel employees who have worked for the company ever since the Channel Tunnel opened 30 years ago this week.
‘I couldn’t afford to live on £4.87 hourly wage we pay our crew’
07 May 2024The CEO of a ferry company that made 786 seafarers redundant has admitted crew are now paid less than £5 an hour.
‘Roar of the hovercraft was a sound of our town - so much has changed’
07 May 2024Thirty years since the opening of the Channel Tunnel, reporter Sam Lennon looks back on life in Kent before it opened.
Man killed in tragic crash was much-loved dad with ‘infectious laugh’
06 May 2024A motorcyclist killed in a tragic crash during a track day in Kent was a much-loved dad and bike enthusiast.
Motorists braced for six months of closures on A2
06 May 2024Motorists face six months of closures on a busy stretch of the A2 while “essential repairs” are carried out.
A rare look inside one of the modern wonders of the world
06 May 2024As the Channel Tunnel celebrates its 30th anniversary today, here is what we saw during a rare look behind the scenes.
Biker dies in race circuit crash tragedy
05 May 2024A motorcyclist has died in a fatal crash during a track day at a Kent motorsports circuit.
Appeal for witnesses as pedestrian dies after crash
04 May 2024Police have revealed a pedestrian died weeks after being hit by a car - and are urging more witnesses to come forward.
‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’
03 May 2024Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub
Tonnes of illegal meat and 54 sheep carcasses seized at port
30 April 2024Grim images show illegal meat seized at a port including sheep carcasses, pork and cheese dripping with blood. Warning: graphic images.
Salad factory in jobs boost following expansion with M&S
30 April 2024A firm is on a recruitment drive this spring as part of a team-up with a leading food store chain.
14 tonnes of litter collected from major port route
30 April 2024A huge operation to remove litter and debris along a major route has been carried out collecting 14 tonnes of waste.
