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GCSEs decide futures for students

GCSEs decide futures for students

21 August 2014

For some there have been screams of joy, for others they are re-thinking college plans after pupils get their GCSE results this morning.

Fury at plans to scrap Herald disaster rules

Fury at plans to scrap Herald disaster rules

21 August 2014

Life-saving measures introduced to avoid a repeat of the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster could be removed under new government proposals.

Time to walk the walk

Time to walk the walk

21 August 2014

Put your best feet forward today for the White Cliffs Walking Festival - in three of 32 walks across Kent's most beautiful stretch of coast.

Pervert taxi driver recommended for deportation

Pervert taxi driver recommended for deportation

20 August 2014

A taxi driver who sexually assaulted girls he picked up has been jailed for three years and faces deportation.

Kent Miners' Festival this bank holiday

Kent Miners' Festival this bank holiday

20 August 2014

Kent Miners' Festival will be at Tilmanstone Welfare Ground this Bank Holiday Monday.

Bus route changes till Saturday

Bus route changes till Saturday

20 August 2014

The closure of Minnis Lane in River will see changes to bus routes till Saturday.

Combine harvester alight in Eythorne

Combine harvester alight in Eythorne

20 August 2014

Kent Fire and Rescue crews were called to Coldred Road, Eythorne, to a combine harvester alight.

Leisure centre revamp cost revealed

Leisure centre revamp cost revealed

20 August 2014

The company that runs a town's leisure centre has announced the how much it will spend on its planned refurbishment.

New auction rooms opening in Dover

New auction rooms opening in Dover

20 August 2014

New auction rooms will be opening in Dover selling household items, antiques and much more.

New fleet of boats guards Kent's coast from illegal immigrants

New fleet of boats guards Kent's coast from illegal immigrants

19 August 2014

A new fleet of vessels has been assigned to the Kent coast to look out for and detain illegal immigrants crossing the Channel in makeshift boats.

Tenth beer festival aims to break record

Tenth beer festival aims to break record

19 August 2014

Ready, steady, drink! That’s what is in store for visitors to Deal & Betteshanger Rugby Club’s 10th annual beer festival on Saturday.

Documentary explores Kent coal, miners and collieries

Documentary explores Kent coal, miners and collieries

18 August 2014

The complete history of the Kent Coalfield has been explored in a BBC documentary

Conservation area car wash opposed by neighbours

Conservation area car wash opposed by neighbours

18 August 2014

A car-wash service in Dover has come under scrutiny since a planning application was submitted.

 Town hosts 2014 county parade in Deal

Town hosts 2014 county parade in Deal

17 August 2014

Armed service organisations took in the Kent County Parade and church service in Deal yesterday afternoon

P&O Ferries Choir stars in BBC's Proms in the Park

P&O Ferries Choir stars in BBC's Proms in the Park

16 August 2014

The P&O Ferries Choir is gearing up to perform in front of 40,000 people at the BBC’s Proms in the Park.

Lifeboat rescues family of three

Lifeboat rescues family of three

16 August 2014

A father and two sons who got into difficulty in the sea off Kingsdown have been rescued by a Walmer RNLI lifeboat crew

 Micro pub takes turn in a former art studio

Micro pub takes turn in a former art studio

16 August 2014

A new micro pub will be serving up a host of locally brewed beers, ciders and great wines when it opens its doors this weekend.

Off licence to sell alcohol next to community centre

Off licence to sell alcohol next to community centre

15 August 2014

An off-licence will sell alcohol, 9am to 11pm, seven days a week, metres away from a centre that teaches young people the dangers of excess drinking.

MP Charlie Elphicke in land row

MP Charlie Elphicke in land row

15 August 2014

MP Charlie Elphicke has come under fire for trying to buy a plot of land for £1,000 from the council next to his home in St Margaret’s.

Three casualties in Dover kitchen fire

Three casualties in Dover kitchen fire

15 August 2014

A man, woman and baby were treated by ambulance crews after a kitchen fire in Hillside Road, Dover last night.

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