The Kent districts with best and worst recycling rates
Kent’s best and worst recyclers can today be revealed – just months before sweeping new national rules will…
Poundland in Deal High Street to close this month
Poundland is to close another Kent branch after less than four years in a former M&S unit. The…
Sadness as Independent Pedaler in Dover
A cafe in a former lifeboat house has closed after three years of trading amid struggles with a…
New-build estate in Great Mongeham, near Deal, is latest in Kent to be left abandoned
The failed developments are a blow to Dover District Council (DDC), which has been tasked by the government…
Ex-News of the World journalist reflects on phone hacking scandal as ITV drama The Hack to hit screens
From digging out stories he admits destroyed lives to being secretly taped by Hugh Grant in his Dover…
Dover dad thanks William Harvey Hospital team in Ashford after sepsis battle
A dad who spent months in hospital and underwent nine operations after falling ill with sepsis has thanked…
Landlady of the Malvern Inn pub in Clarendon Road, Dover, calling time after 43 years
One of Kent’s longest-serving landladies is calling last orders after more than four decades behind the bar –…
Vegan cafe and bar on Marina Curve in Dover set to close next month
A vegan cafe and bar at a seaside spot is closing – as bosses say being in “one…
For asylum seekers, reaching the UK puts them in a ferocious political storm
Just before sunrise, about 50 people, including young children, hurry along a boardwalk towards the beach. People smugglers…
Ashford mum-of-three faces gruelling cancer battle after doctors discovered tumour was larger than first believed
A devoted mum is facing a gruelling battle with breast cancer after doctors discovered her tumour was far…
Southern Water boss Lawrence Gosden to receive £691,000 ‘performance incentive’ despite Ofwat ban on bonuses
The boss of Southern Water received an almost £700,000 payout linked to the company’s performance just weeks before…