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‘It wasn't electric - but at least it was on time’
19 November 2024Our reporter joined the first-ever passengers on a new £34m bus route that has launched with diesel vehicles rather than electric.
‘This will rip out the heart of Kent’: Farmers fear wipe out after inheritance tax bill
17 November 2024Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.
Family farm shop will be bulldozed and rebuilt with new cafe
16 November 2024A family who sold their home to buy a farm shop will bulldoze the dilapidated building for renovations after their plans were approved.
New CGIs reveal how new McDonald’s drive-thru will look in front of historic castle
15 November 2024New images reveal how a controversial McDonald’s drive-thru will look beneath one of Kent’s most famous castles.
Villagers make fun of unintentionally rude boot fair sign
06 November 2024Villagers have made fun of an unintentionally rude drawing on a boot fair sign.
Builders ordered to remove ‘horrendous chalk scar’ at housing estate site
06 November 2024Builders have been given four months to remove a “horrendous chalk scar” blotting the landscape on a housing estate.
‘Disgraceful bus cuts will mean people can’t make hospital appointments’
05 November 2024There are fears people will miss vital hospital appointments, become isolated and be left waiting in the cold due to planned bus cuts.
Where 11,000 new homes could be built in district
02 November 2024A planning blueprint that will pave the way for 11,000 homes in a Kent district has been agreed - and includes redevelopment of a former colliery.
‘It was like he came into this world for a reason and then the time was up and he had to go’
30 October 2024A grieving mum has given a heart-rending account of life after the devastating loss of her 17-year-old son to suicide.
‘New shops would be great - but we don't need more flats’
29 October 2024Residents have welcomed plans to replace an empty shop with four retail units - but have raised concerns over the 11 homes that could come with it.
Husband ‘cuddled wife’ after she took fatal poison then shot himself
28 October 2024A couple described as still in love in their nineties and "soulmates" died in a double tragedy at their home.
Fears of drunken drownings as 24-hour kayak ‘vending machine’ launches in Kent
28 October 2024A new self-service kiosk offering 24-hour kayak hire could lead to drunken drownings in a harbour, it is feared.
Scammers place fake QR codes on parking machines
24 October 2024Drivers are being warned after scammers placed fake QR codes on pay-and-display machines.
Three people in hospital and busy road shut after multi-vehicle crash
24 October 2024A busy route has been shut after a multi-vehicle crash near Ramsgate.
Shop sold litre of vodka to boy, 16, found drunk in street
23 October 2024A shop sold a litre of vodka to a 16-year-old boy found extremely drunk in a town centre street.
MP says ship full of explosive cargo off Kent coast ‘poses no threat’
22 October 2024A damaged ship moored off the north Kent coast with a potentially explosive cargo poses no threat, an MP says.
Chaos fears over beach hut plan in village unchanged ‘since Victorian days’
21 October 2024Residents fear a village that has remained unchanged “since Victorian days” will be swamped by traffic if plans to install more beach huts go ahead.
‘There will be a tragedy like Jade's if they build new homes here’
19 October 2024Plans for new homes remain on hold amid fears of a road accident similar to that which claimed the life of a young girl and her grandmother.
Arrest after man attacked on seafront in early hours
17 October 2024A man was taken to hospital and a suspect arrested following a seafront robbery.
Historic pub saved from closure after homes plan refused
13 October 2024A village’s only pub has been saved from closure after plans to build six homes on its car park were refused.
