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Honeymooners to support orphans with collections

Honeymooners to support orphans with collections

09 February 2019

Newlyweds who hired a translator to visit an orphanage during their honeymoon are appealing for donations to help the centre.

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Council support plans for long awaited cinema

Council support plans for long awaited cinema

08 February 2019

A council has raised no objections to plans for a new two-screen cinema after an eight year wait.

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Storm Erik batters Kent

Storm Erik batters Kent

08 February 2019

Commuters faced difficult journeys home as winds of up to 60mph hit the county.

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Child's heartbreak over missing dog

Child's heartbreak over missing dog

07 February 2019

An autistic four-year-old desperately wants a missing family pet back.

Carnival court to wave goodbye after folding

Carnival court to wave goodbye after folding

07 February 2019

One Kent town will no longer be represented at carnivals around the county after the association has been defeated in its battle to stay afloat.

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Fundraisng plea in sands battle

Fundraisng plea in sands battle

06 February 2019

A new appeal has been launch in a campaign to stop shifting sands being dredged.

Threats to marshal could lengthen duration of road closures

Threats to marshal could lengthen duration of road closures

06 February 2019

Event organisers may close roads for longer at a Remembrance service this year after a marshal was threatened twice at November's commemorations.

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Will Brexit break our Sonsbeck link? Nein

Will Brexit break our Sonsbeck link? Nein

05 February 2019

A twinning society is planning on forging a stronger union with a German town in a defiant step against Brexit

Lose your sight for a night at 'blind' charity meal

Lose your sight for a night at 'blind' charity meal

04 February 2019

If you've ever wondered what challenges a blind person faces when going out for a meal, now's your chance to try it and raise cash for Guide Dogs too.

Opening date for new leisure centre

Opening date for new leisure centre

01 February 2019

A district's £26 million sports facility opens at the end of the month.

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Lights, camera, Astor

Lights, camera, Astor

30 January 2019

Plans to open a community cinema in a town theatre have moved a step closer.

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Tyre firm losing business because electricity firm 'won't upgrade'

Tyre firm losing business because electricity firm 'won't upgrade'

30 January 2019

The boss of a tyre firm says it is being forced to reject business because of a lack of electricity in the area.

Family fun and music on the farm

Family fun and music on the farm

30 January 2019

A disability charity and an ice cream manufacturer have teamed up for a second summer music festival at a farm in the Kent countryside

Workers asked to suspend holidays for Brexit

Workers asked to suspend holidays for Brexit

29 January 2019

Council staff are asked to put off leave during Britain's first weeks outside the EU

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Rescuers in 4x4s make final checks ahead of snow

Rescuers in 4x4s make final checks ahead of snow

29 January 2019

A team of volunteers are on stand-by to rescue motorists trapped in the snow as weather chiefs predict flurries across Kent over the coming days.

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Viewers moved by Steph and Dom's cannabis quest

Viewers moved by Steph and Dom's cannabis quest

29 January 2019

Former Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom prompted a huge reaction after revealing their quest to get cannabis oil for their son's epilepsy on Channel 4.

Will you play district lotto?

Will you play district lotto?

29 January 2019

A council is giving its residents a chance to win big with a new online lottery game offering a jackpot of £25,000, with profits going to good causes.

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Taxpayers face 5% increase

Taxpayers face 5% increase

28 January 2019

Kent County Council's cabinet approved recommendations to increase council tax and have pledged to safeguard frontline services.

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Sports centre - preview pictures

Sports centre - preview pictures

28 January 2019

A £26 million leisure centre is nearing completion.

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School bus pass could cost parents an extra £60

School bus pass could cost parents an extra £60

28 January 2019

The cost of a bus travel pass used by thousands of young people to get to school is to increase to £350 under draft county council budget plans.

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