Work on new Lidl store near Medway Valley Park and Diggerland in Strood due to start this spring
Work on a new budget supermarket is due to start this spring. Lidl is aiming to open a…
The Kent chain stores we lost this year including Poundland, Claire’s and Homebase
A raft of chain stores shut across Kent this year amid pressure on consumer finances, rising inflation for…
Faversham woman dies after crash on M2 between Sittingbourne and Hempstead
A young woman has died after a fatal crash on the M2. It happened on the M2 westbound…
kmfm launches first-ever ‘kmfm Takeover’
Kent’s best radio station is launching a brand-new initiative this Christmas with the first-ever ‘kmfm Takeover’. The radio…
Flood warnings issued for River Medway and more by Environment Agency
Flood alerts are now in force for several parts of Kent as heavy rain is forecast overnight and…
Rochester teenager John Fadare picked for Simon Cowell’s new boyband December 10 in Netflix docuseries
A teenager who spent years as a school choirboy is now stepping onto the international stage after being…
Medway Maritime Hospital introduces mandatory face masks in battle against rising flu cases
A second Kent hospital is making patients and staff wear face masks amid rising flu cases, which have…
Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford introduces mandatory masks amid ‘super flu’ surge of mutant virus
A hospital in Kent is making the wearing of face masks mandatory amid a surge of a mutant…
ArcelorMittal confirms all jobs at Chatham Docks site are up for redundancy as Peel Waters plan redevelopment
A steel manufacturer is consulting on redundancies for 85 employees. ArcelorMittal Kent Wire, based at Chatham Docks, began…
Kent’s third bird flu outbreak as new protection zone put in place at site in Newington, near Sittingbourne
Bird flu has been found at a third site in Kent, the government has confirmed. It has put…
Car windscreen smashed in row over parking space in Aldi, Strood
A man allegedly punched the windscreen of a woman’s car during a dispute over a parking space. Officers…
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust rule out merger as new working group formed
Two NHS hospital trusts in Kent and Medway will now form a new working group after an independent…