Local News
Derelict town centre building left empty for 20 years could finally be transformed
Work to demolish a historic building to make way for 34 flats is finally set to get underway after years of delays.
Local messages
Shoppers queue at sunrise as Kent's latest Aldi store opens
Kent’s latest Aldi store has opened its doors for the first time - with dozens of shoppers queuing at the crack of dawn.
The Kent golf course crowned the best in England
A Kent golf course has been crowned England's best in a nationwide survey to find the country's top venues.
Get Weekly Updates
Get the headlines in your inbox every week.
The Kent train stations to close this weekend for works including Dover Priory
Worth knowing if you're going to be out and about
‘No one should ever have to go through what his parents did’
A friend of a family whose baby boy died after choking on food at nursery says she will do all she can to keep other children safe.
Indoor padel centre with gym and cafe to open on Kent industrial estate
The six double padel courts will be open every day from 7am to 11pm
6 weeks of roadworks on busy A-road near the Kent border for safety improvements
The A21 is being widened and traffic islands are being installed as 'critical safety improvements'
In pictures: First look at transformation planned for Hospice in the Weald in Tunbridge Wells
The transformation is said to 'bring the hospice into the 21st century'
Suspect charged after man left with facial injuries following serious assault
A suspect has been charged after a serious assault left a man with facial injuries.
Eurostar workers set to strike amid ‘worsening conditions’ and ‘unreliable trains’
Workers at Eurostar are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over safety and conditions.
Work to turn former council offices into 60 flats could start next year
Work to convert a former council HQ into 60 flats could start next year - but plans to add two extra storeys to the building have been dropped.
‘New homes will ruin our village - we need a wall to protect us!’
Villagers worried about plans for thousands of homes are calling for the creation of a “buffer zone” in a bid to protect their area from development.
Hospital café screened off again as government steps in to help crisis-hit trust
The government has stepped in to support East Kent’s crisis-hit hospitals amid mounting concern over bed-blocking and unsafe levels of corridor care.
College reveals new building plans amid ‘expanded intake’
College bosses have announced plans to create a new extension in what would be the final phase of a newly-built campus.
A21 Tonbridge live traffic updates as accident causes three miles of congestion
Several vehicles are involved on the A21
Kent attraction bags top award for second consecutive year
A Kent attraction has been ranked among the world’s best by Tripadvisor reviewers, for the second year in a row.
Rescued lioness undergoes huge operation at Kent animal park
A lioness rescued from war-torn Ukraine has undergone a huge operation lasting almost three hours.
Police release new footage in crackdown on Kent drivers using phones
Police have launched a fresh crackdown on motorists caught using mobile phones behind the wheel.
Opening date revealed as 70 staff to be employed at new Home Bargains store
Home Bargains has announced the opening date of its latest Kent store - located less than a mile from an existing branch.
125 homes planned for slice of Kent Green Belt countryside in Tunbridge Wells
The site is on the edge of a long-established estate popular with families