Hundreds evacuated after blaze rips through Folkestone’s Grand Burstin Hotel in overnight chaos
Additional reporting by Elli Hodgson Hundreds of guests were evacuated from a major Kent hotel in the early…
Kent’s mental health crisis exposed as map shows depression rates in your area
More than one in five adults in parts of Kent are diagnosed with depression More than one in…
Large parts of UK under thunderstorm and flood warnings today – full list of regions
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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever returns to Folkestone Harbour Arm for Kate Bush celebration following Margot Robbie blockbuster
Kate Bush fans are being invited to don their finest red dresses and recreate one of music’s most…
Bafta-nominated Folkestone model maker Mike Perry on creating miniature scenes of Kent town after a career in film and TV, including The Italian Job and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
A Bafta-nominated model maker who designed sets for films and TV shows says he will continue creating intricate…
Port Lympne Reserve, near Hythe, names first giraffe calf in eight years after England star Jude Bellingham
A Kent animal park has named its first giraffe calf in eight years after an England football star.…
East Kent Hospitals to use AI tool at Kent and Canterbury Hospital
A Kent hospital has become the first in the country to use artificial intelligence (AI) as a way…
Swimmers advised not to enter water after sewer pipe bursts in Seabrook, near Hythe
Emergency work is taking place to fix a burst sewer pipe said to be causing a “potentially dangerous…
Couple move from London to Folkestone and launch Hugo’s at The Board Room at Harbour Arm
A couple who packed up their life in London after falling in love with the county have launched…
Folkestone Harbour Arm records busiest weekend ever as UK heatwave drives surge in sales
A tourist hotspot, recently named the third best pier in the country, has celebrated its traders recording their…
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: East Kent Hospitals Trust staff offered chance to resign as part of cuts
Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting…
Former Pelham House care home in Folkestone put on market for £1.95m years after shutting in wake of Covid tragedy
A former care home at the centre of one of Kent’s deadliest Covid outbreaks has been put up…