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No trains between two towns all day due to ‘excess vegetation’

No trains between two towns all day due to ‘excess vegetation’

An invasion of weeds means trains between two towns will be stopped for an entire day.

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‘He’d vowed never to talk about it - but doing so changed everything’

‘He’d vowed never to talk about it - but doing so changed everything’

As the public inquiry into a national scandal is set to include, our reporter recalls the remarkable journey he went on with one of its victims.

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'Smell from brewery is so bad we can't sit in our gardens!'

'Smell from brewery is so bad we can't sit in our gardens!'

Neighbours say the stench from a brewery is so bad they cannot sit in their gardens - but bosses are urging residents to be more “pro-business”.

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When the wild ones terrorised the seaside

When the wild ones terrorised the seaside

Exactly 60 years ago, Mods and Rockers brawled on a Kent beach, with running battles between 400 youths and police.

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'I don't get the appeal of tourism - it's all crowds, traffic and dreadful tea'

'I don't get the appeal of tourism - it's all crowds, traffic and dreadful tea'

As the weather warms up, columnist Melissa Todd dreads the arrival of hordes of visitors - and questions the appeal of tourism as a whole.

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Council puts skids under ‘drifting’ school after complaints of ‘screeching’ tyres

Council puts skids under ‘drifting’ school after complaints of ‘screeching’ tyres

The petrolhead behind Kent’s first car ‘drifting’ school says he will continue to operate the new track - despite not having planning permission.

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‘They told me my daughter was fine – the next day she was dead’

‘They told me my daughter was fine – the next day she was dead’

An NHS trust has admitted mistakes in the care of a six-year-old who died just days after being sent home from A&E.

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The Kent Wetherspoon pub ranked second best in UK

The Kent Wetherspoon pub ranked second best in UK

One of Kent’s Wetherspoon pubs has been listed as the second-best ‘Spoons’ in the country, according to new research.

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Three arrests after man seriously injured in stabbing

Three arrests after man seriously injured in stabbing

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition and three people have been arrested after a stabbing in the early hours.

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Back our young guns, boss urges Margate

Back our young guns, boss urges Margate

Margate under-23s boss Salim Usman has urged the club’s prospective new manager to give his title-winning players more chances in the first team.

The story of one of Kent’s most controversial projects - and what the future could hold

The story of one of Kent’s most controversial projects - and what the future could hold

Exactly 10 years since Ann Gloag closed Manston Airport, we look back at its recent past and ask will we ever be able to fly from there again?

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Woman hit by van at shopping centre flown to London hospital

Woman hit by van at shopping centre flown to London hospital

A woman was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a van at a busy shopping centre.

Suspected flasher charged after ‘exposing himself in town centre car park’

Suspected flasher charged after ‘exposing himself in town centre car park’

A suspect has been charged after allegedly exposing himself in a town centre car park.

‘We have to be thinking about 100 points’

‘We have to be thinking about 100 points’

Ben Smith is using Ramsgate’s Isthmian South East play-off disappointment as motivation to go one better next season.

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New CCTV images released in missing teen search

New CCTV images released in missing teen search

Police have released CCTV images of a missing teenager as they remain concerned for her welfare.

Woman in tears after using ‘life-changing’ bionic hand - but can you help her afford it?

Woman in tears after using ‘life-changing’ bionic hand - but can you help her afford it?

A checkout assistant missing half her left arm says being able to use a bionic hand would be "life-changing".

Doctors overwhelmed with patients when girl who died from sepsis discharged

Doctors overwhelmed with patients when girl who died from sepsis discharged

Hospital doctors were overwhelmed with a surge of patients when a six-year-old who died of sepsis was discharged, an inquest heard.

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Three taken to hospital after crash on major route

Three taken to hospital after crash on major route

Three people have been taken to hospital after a crash on a busy route.

Dua Lipa spotted filming music video on Kent beach

Dua Lipa spotted filming music video on Kent beach

Popstar Dua Lipa has been spotted on a Kent beach filming a music video.

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Appeal to find missing girl, 17, as concerns grow

Appeal to find missing girl, 17, as concerns grow

Police are appealing for help to find a missing 17-year-old girl who has not been seen since yesterday.

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