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Everything you need to know about Kent airport's long-awaited take off
31 January 2023As developers prepare to invest an estimated £500 million into the future of Manston Airport, we answer the key questions over what happens next.
Final designs for huge Kent garden town unveiled
31 January 2023Detailed plans for almost 6,000 new homes have revealed how future phases of the development - including a full-size cricket pitch - will look.
Woman weaved Mercedes across road while drunk at wheel
31 January 2023A woman seen weaving her Mercedes across the road has been banned for drink-driving after it was found she was narrowly over the legal alcohol limit.
Hundreds of workers to be hired to tackle Channel crossings
31 January 2023More than 700 staff will be hired as leadership of tackling crossings to UK shores – such as the Kent coast – returns to the Home Office.
First look at designs for 700 homes
30 January 2023A building company has submitted plans for the first 100 homes of a 700-house development.
Urgent works to shut road for five weeks
30 January 2023A busy route into a town will be closed for five weeks as urgent gas works are carried out.
The Kent council running out of cemetery space
30 January 2023A Kent borough is set to run out of publicly owned cemetery space over the next decade, official papers say.
Man released after dad dies in shopping centre
30 January 2023A man who was arrested following the death of a dad-of-three at a shopping centre has been released from police custody.
Boy punched repeatedly in vicious car park mugging
30 January 2023A 16-year-old boy was punched and had his coat stolen off his body in a vicious town centre robbery.
Former care home goes on market for £850k
30 January 2023A former care home which was shut down after inspectors found residents were "at risk of abuse" has been put up for sale.
‘Next time it could be a child - not a tree’
30 January 2023A crash along a danger route that left two men in a serious condition has sparked fears a child could be run over next.
Electrician who killed wife to be kept in secure mental health unit
30 January 2023A 58-year-old suffering delusions due to dementia slashed his wife's throat, believing she was Lucifer and had poisoned him.
Man charged with stalking after woman 'followed and harassed'
30 January 2023A man has been charged with stalking after a woman reported being followed and harassed in a town park.
Homes left without water once again
30 January 2023Residents are complaining that they have been left without water - marking the fourth time this month Southern Water have had issues in the area.
Vandal uses wheelie bin to 'bash in' shop window
30 January 2023Police are investigating a report of criminal damage, after a bin was used to smash the window of a high street pharmacy.
Pools to remain shut as heat problems continue
30 January 2023All pools at a sports centre closed today due to continuing "temperature issues" impacting the heat of the water will remain shut tomorrow too.
Tom Jones announces huge summer show
30 January 2023The Welsh singer will be visiting Kent on his Ages and Stages tour later this year.
Anger as police bid to snap up parking spaces in congested road
30 January 2023Fed-up residents say "horrendous" parking issues in their street will get even worse if police snap up two parking spaces.
Stoned lorry driver spared jail over horror crash that changed man's life
30 January 2023A tipper truck driver who caused a horror crash while high on cannabis has been spared prison despite leaving a man in a coma for seven weeks.
PM sacks chairman in bid to draw a line on 'sleaze' allegations
29 January 2023Political editor Paul Francis analyses the PM's move to sack Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after a “serious breach” of the Ministerial Code.
