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Council boss gives Grand Burstin ‘spruce-up’ nudge

Council boss gives Grand Burstin ‘spruce-up’ nudge

23 April 2017

The leader of a council said he is certain that a seaside town's largest hotel will “see value in a spruce-up” to coincide with major regeneration.

Woman arrested on suspicion of arson after house fire

Woman arrested on suspicion of arson after house fire

23 April 2017

A 49-year-old woman remains in police custody after a bedroom blaze at a Kent home last night.

Hundreds join anti-development march

Hundreds join anti-development march

22 April 2017

Banner waving protestors have marched through Hythe town centre in a show of force.

Funeral for murdered woman

Funeral for murdered woman

22 April 2017

A service has been held for a woman whose remains were found 20 years after she went missing.

Former carnival royalty invited to party the night away

Former carnival royalty invited to party the night away

22 April 2017

Former carnival queens and princesses will party the night away at a Kent-wide reunion tonight

Air ambulance lands near polo ground

Air ambulance lands near polo ground

21 April 2017

A medical emergency led to paramedics being flown into a Kent town.

Lorry damages traffic lights in crash

Lorry damages traffic lights in crash

21 April 2017

A busy road in a seaside town remains open despite a lorry crashing into a set of traffic lights, causing the pole to bend.

Man attacked in home by knife-wielding robbers

Man attacked in home by knife-wielding robbers

21 April 2017

Police are hunting a pair of robbers who attacked and threatened a man at knifepoint after barging into his home.

Cow's about that to keep baby calf warm?

Cow's about that to keep baby calf warm?

21 April 2017

A tiny premature calf who was 'knocking on heaven's door' has been given her own woolly jumper.

Ukip group leader quits

Ukip group leader quits

21 April 2017

The leader of the Ukip group on a Kent council has quit after falling out with colleagues.

Seafront regeneration takes shape

Seafront regeneration takes shape

20 April 2017

Parts of a harbour and seafront's long term redevelopment will be finished by late this summer, it has been revealed.

Speeding drivers tackled on promenade

Speeding drivers tackled on promenade

20 April 2017

Officers spoke to 11 drivers who exceeded a 20mph speed limit along a promenade following complaints from residents.

Cafe owner seeks permission for overspill lorry park

Cafe owner seeks permission for overspill lorry park

20 April 2017

The owners of a site that has been operating as a 24-hour lorry park have applied to continue doing so for another two years.

Dancers poised for second Strictly show

Dancers poised for second Strictly show

19 April 2017

A Strictly Come Dancing style show is returning to a Kent town this weekend raising money for several charities.

St George's Day: where to fly the flag

St George's Day: where to fly the flag

19 April 2017

St George’s Day celebrations get underway across the county this weekend to remember England’s patron saint.

Pensioner scares off balaclava-clad burglars

Pensioner scares off balaclava-clad burglars

18 April 2017

A group of men were scared off by a pensioner after they entered his home attempting to burgle the property.

Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman

Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman

18 April 2017

A 31-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman.

Drum and bass pensioner made neighbours' lives hell

Drum and bass pensioner made neighbours' lives hell

18 April 2017

Hundreds of CDs have been seized from a pensioner's flat that was "wired up like a nightclub" after he ignored pleas to turn his drum and bass down.

Double the thanks

Double the thanks

17 April 2017

A woman who started two charity branches has retired.

Plan for WW1 bomb site 'shows lack of respect'

Plan for WW1 bomb site 'shows lack of respect'

16 April 2017

Campaigners have hit out at "disrespectful" plans to build a visitor centre on the site where a German bomb killed 61 in the First World War.

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