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Are Airbnbs really ‘ripping the heart out’ of Kent’s coastal towns?

Are Airbnbs really ‘ripping the heart out’ of Kent’s coastal towns?

16 May 2024

Airbnb properties are increasing rapidly across our seaside towns - but should we embrace or fear the rise of the popular app?

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Urgent appeal to find missing 52-year-old man

Urgent appeal to find missing 52-year-old man

15 May 2024

Police have launched an urgent appeal to find a missing man who disappeared almost a week ago.

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

‘Don’t jail my wife - she stabbed me because of the menopause’

14 May 2024

A “hormonal” wife going through the menopause stabbed her husband in the chest for falling asleep while she was talking about her life problems.

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Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

Plans resubmitted for ‘out of character’ estate on village farmland

13 May 2024

Rehashed plans for more than 100 homes on village farmland have emerged – despite the previous bid being snubbed and branded “out of character”.

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‘Diabolical’ plans for 170-home estate submitted

‘Diabolical’ plans for 170-home estate submitted

12 May 2024

Plans for a “diabolical” new housing estate have been submitted – despite fears it will destroy a picturesque view across the Kent countryside.

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CCTV appeal as concern grows for missing woman

CCTV appeal as concern grows for missing woman

12 May 2024

New CCTV images have been released in the appeal to find a young woman who has been missing for a week.

Man charged following death of seven-year-old William Brown

Man charged following death of seven-year-old William Brown

11 May 2024

A 49-year-old is to appear in court nearly six months after a child was killed in a crash while trying to retrieve his football.

KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

KCC cuts DoE funding leaving pupils in limbo

10 May 2024

A cash-strapped local authority is ending its involvement with the youth scheme founded by the late Prince Philip 70 years ago.

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Opening date revealed for new seafront play park

Opening date revealed for new seafront play park

09 May 2024

An opening date has been revealed for a new play park on a popular Kent beach.

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Hour-long queues snake round car park after charging hikes

Hour-long queues snake round car park after charging hikes

09 May 2024

Frustrated theatre-goers were forced to stand in an underground car park for more than an hour - just to queue to pay for parking.

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Hopes dashed for solar farm sprawling 190 football pitches

Hopes dashed for solar farm sprawling 190 football pitches

06 May 2024

A council has refused plans for a sprawling and “very controversial” solar farm amid concerns over its visual impact.

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'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

'I never thought my alpaca hobby would take me around the world'

06 May 2024

A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

Town’s first Co-op opens its doors

04 May 2024

A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.

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‘It’s like living in a box’

‘It’s like living in a box’

01 May 2024

Angry bungalow owners feel like they are “living in a box” after new houses were built on land behind their gardens.

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House in the middle of UK’s only ‘desert’ on the market

House in the middle of UK’s only ‘desert’ on the market

30 April 2024

The bungalow is located in one of Kent’s most unique landscapes and is a stone’s throw from Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage.

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Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

Work resumes on half-built abandoned homes smashed up by vandals

29 April 2024

Work has resumed on a half-built seafront housing estate left abandoned for more than two years.

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Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

Man fined £5,000 for 'blighting' area with storage operation

29 April 2024

A landowner has been fined £5,000 for ‘blighting’ the area with the storage of mobile homes, horse boxes and even a boat.

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Stranger abducted boy and molested him in Currys carpark

Stranger abducted boy and molested him in Currys carpark

27 April 2024

A paedophile pensioner who abducted a boy off the street and molested him in a Currys car park has been jailed.

Company behind huge luxury flats project 'has not gone bust'

Company behind huge luxury flats project 'has not gone bust'

24 April 2024

The development company behind a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has not gone bust, bosses have confirmed.

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Cashpoint scam warning as ‘despicable’ fraudsters steal £800 from elderly woman

Cashpoint scam warning as ‘despicable’ fraudsters steal £800 from elderly woman

23 April 2024

An elderly woman was scammed out of hundreds of pounds after fraudsters targeted her at a cash machine

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