Scores attend Pleasurama meeting
A public meeting to discuss the long-running saga of the former Pleasurama site on Ramsgate seafront attracted some 100 people last night (Wednesday).The gathering outside the Sailor's Church in...
View ArticleChatham man spared jail after pleading guilty to possessing a...
A Chatham man has been spared jail, after pleading guilty to possessing a knife.Rafal Piotr Jablecki was sentenced on July 26 at Medway Magistrates' Court.He pleaded guilty to two counts of possession...
View ArticleNamed and shamed: See the Medway residents banged up recently
Daniel Edward Baldock was sentenced on July 20 at Medway Magistrates' Court.He pleaded guilty to shoplifting, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, driving without insurance and two...
View ArticleRecall round up - do not eat ANY of these items
There have been a lot of recalls this week - so please make sure you're aware of what's in your cupboard - it could well contain rubber.Budget supermarket Lidl is recalling packets of peanuts- because...
View ArticleLive: Breaking news and travel for the M20, M25, M2 and A2
Good morning everyone and welcome to our live daily blog bringing you all the latest breaking news and travel updates from across Kent. We have all had a mostly disappointing week of weather but things...
View ArticleSevere fire destroys Chatham pub
A Chatham pub looks to have been destroyed after a fire ripped through the building overnight. Three fire engines and 20 firefighters were called to the former Juddy's pub in Cross Street at 11.20pm...
View ArticleDevastating pictures of Juddy's pub fire in Chatham
These dramatic photos show just how serious last night's fire at the former Juddy's building in Chatham was.Firefighters were called to Cross Street at 11.20pm last night following reports of a blaze...
View ArticleThe 10 big changes coming to Bybrook Barn Garden Centre in...
Big changes are coming to Bybrook Barn Garden Centre in Ashford after it was bought by family-run Longacres Garden Centre.Since late July, the newly renamed Longacres Bybrook Barn has started its...
View ArticleSussex Police offer £500 reward for infomation about this...
Police are offering a £500 reward for information about a man wanted for interview about a series of offences.Sussex Police officers are searching for Darryl Matthew Dempsey, 22, who is wanted for...
View ArticleWesterham rogue trader jailed after conning elderly homeowners
A rogue trader from Westerham has been jailed after conning an elderly Biggin Hill woman out of £5,000.Lewis Brown, of Croydon Road, made homeowners pay out for unfinished or unnecessary building...
View ArticleHouse fire in Dartford
Firefighters attended a fire in in a first floor bedroom of a two-storey house in Dartford earlier today.Emergency services were called to Teesdale Road in Dartford at 11:56am on Friday, AUgust 5,...
View ArticleNando's in Sevenoaks isn't opening this summer
The hordes of Nando's fans living in Sevenoaks will now have to wait longer than planned for their first chance to tuck into a plate of peri-peri chicken in the town.A new restaurant was due to open in...
View ArticleThird person arrested over Gillingham stabbing
Officers have arrested and bailed a third person for attempted murder following an assault in Gillingham.Kent Police arrested a 20-year-old man from London on Wednesday August 3.The arrest was made in...
View ArticleEscaped horse shot dead on the M25 - but long delays remain
Firearms officers have shot dead a horse which was causing delays on the M25 this afternoon. The escaped horse at J30 caused Highways England to close the entry slip road from J30 on to the clockwise...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells mum speaks out after going through four...
A Tunbridge Wells mother has spoken out about the trauma of miscarriage, after she went through four failed pregnancies in four years.Lucy Howard had lost each baby when she was around 11 weeks...
View Article7 times animals caused travel chaos in Kent and Surrey
An escaped horse on the M25 is causing extreme delays in Kent this afternoon.But it is far from the first animal responsible for gridlock on some of the south-east's busiest roads.Here, we chart the...
View ArticleThis is how border force officers caught a man trying to smuggle...
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to smuggling 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.The 43-year-old, holding a joint Albanian-Italian nationality, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to ten...
View ArticleStolen dog's mysterious 10 month journey from Preston to...
A stolen dog has been found in Sevenoaks – 10 months after he went missing from home 250 miles away.Ben the lurcher was taken from outside his owner Adam Stonier's house in Preston in September 2015,...
View ArticleA Herne Bay pub has become a dumping ground for fly-tippers
A former pub in Herne Bay which shut down last year has become a dumping ground for fly-tippers.Piles of waste – including rubble and old fence panels – have been dumped outside the empty Share and...
View ArticlePolice arrest 14-YEAR-OLD after another teen stabbed in stomach...
Police have launched an investigation after a teenager boy was seriously injured after a stabbing incident.Met Police were called to Pleasance Road, Orpington,at 10.45pm on Thursday, August 4,...
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