Latest Ashford Borough Council News
-
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facilityThe government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls. -
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
-
Parents accuse football academy boss of charging them thousands for ‘phantom’ overseas tripsConcerned parents have slammed a football academy boss they claim has charged them to take part in tournaments which never happened. -
Rail line to shut for nine days for major engineering workRail passengers are warned there will be no trains on a key commuter line for nine days from this weekend due to engineering works. -
TV star’s castle car park plans branded ‘danger’ to villagersA reality TV star and entrepreneur's ambitious plan to build a 200-space car park at her Kent castle has been labelled “dangerous” to visitors. -
Five-car crash on A20 sparks delays near motorway junctionA crash involving five cars caused long delays on the A20. -
Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash with vanEmergency crews were called after a motorcyclist was injured following a crash with a van. -
‘I can never forgive them’: Cowboy builders conned customers out of £1.3mTwo ruthless cowboy builders who conned customers out of more than £1.3 million “should have been stopped years ago”, say devastated victims. -
‘It’s penny-pinching!’ Shock as parking charges to be brought in at popular woodlandVisitors to one of Kent’s largest nature reserves have been left shocked at plans to introduce parking charges - with some threatening to boycott it. -
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: Hospital trust cutting staff to ‘significantly reduce costs’Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting staff to resign.
Latest Canterbury City Council News
-
Police appeal for information amid growing concerns for missing pensionerPolice have issued an appeal amid growing concerns for the welfare of a missing pensioner. -
Depraved care home worker sexually abused elderly women during night shiftsA depraved care home worker who sexually abused elderly and vulnerable residents has been given an extended prison sentence of 19 years.
-
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating. -
School previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trustA secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans. -
‘Traffic chaos’ to continue for another week after sewer collapseCanterbury faces more than a week of continuing traffic “chaos” as a collapsed sewer is repaired. -
‘Hearty food and great service - but there are a few problems’We enjoyed this cafe’s hearty food and were impressed by the welcoming staff - but a few things let it down. -
Woman and her granddaughter banned from housing list after ‘tenancy fraud’A woman and her granddaughter have been banned from accessing council housing after committing tenancy fraud. -
‘It’s fast, witty and leaves no man (or woman) behind’Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat was an absolute riot as it kicked off its run in Kent. -
Cyclist injured after collision with car near retirement homeOfficers were called to a crash involving a car and a cyclist on an A-road, near a retirement home. -
Fancy a 5am KFC or early hours chow mein? City’s taste for all-night takeawaysTwo major fast food chains have launched efforts to try and rival McDonald’s as the go-to late-night establishment in a Kent high street.
Latest Dover District Council News
-
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facilityThe government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls. -
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating.
-
‘I have never experienced such a gut-wrenching stench from anything - living or dead’Something doesn’t smell right for Secret Drinker as he gets in on the action at a new sports bar. -
School previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trustA secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans. -
‘A strong approach is what’s needed to fix the rot left behind’MP Mike Tapp says the challenges facing Britain today cannot be solved with ‘small fixes or more sticking plaster politics’. -
New sculpture celebrating Kent town’s links to some of Britain’s most historic figures to be unveiledA new interactive bronze sculpture designed to amplify the sound of the sea and map hundreds of shipwrecks off the Kent coast is set to be unveiled. -
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: Hospital trust cutting staff to ‘significantly reduce costs’Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting staff to resign. -
Stab victim turns up at Kent hospital before being airlifted as police hunt attackerPolice are hunting a suspect after a man was airlifted to a London hospital with stab wounds. -
‘Utter madness’: Southern Water confirms U-turn over 100-home development plansSouthern Water has reversed its position on a controversial 100-home development amid concerns over its potential impact on the sewer network. -
‘Let’s get Kammy back in the charts’: Kent fan’s dreams for his World Cup songA Kent man has launched a bid to get Chris Kamara back in the charts with a World Cup song.
Latest Folkestone & Hythe District Council News
-
Calls for new EU checks on tourist traffic to happen at freight facilityThe government is to be asked to use a major Kent inland freight facility for tourist traffic to ease pressures from new EU border controls. -
Double rapist jailed for 20 yearsA ‘depraved sexual aggressor’ who raped two women and subjected them to a campaign of sexual torture has been jailed for two decades.
-
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating. -
Port of Dover warns of delays as bank holiday weekend beginsThe Port of Dover has warned ferry passengers of delays ahead of the first holiday period with a new EU border system. -
‘I’m only 22 but I’m ready to keep this pub alive’A landlady is determined to prove doubters wrong with her ambitious plans to run her pub as a special and safe place for the community. -
TV star’s castle car park plans branded ‘danger’ to villagersA reality TV star and entrepreneur's ambitious plan to build a 200-space car park at her Kent castle has been labelled “dangerous” to visitors. -
Ten more weeks of town centre traffic hell as ‘Levelling Up’ roadworks drag onDrivers are facing almost three more months of disruption from temporary traffic lights sparking long town centre queues. -
‘I can never forgive them’: Cowboy builders conned customers out of £1.3mTwo ruthless cowboy builders who conned customers out of more than £1.3 million “should have been stopped years ago”, say devastated victims. -
Man in custody following disturbance near shopping paradeA man in his 20s has been arrested and taken into custody following reports of a disturbance near a shopping centre. -
‘Trust in politics as a whole is at stake’Tony Vaughan says the government has worked hard to move the country forward, but says task is now to build on progress with greater ambition.
Latest Thanet District Council News
-
Hospital chief leaves after suspension fiasco as trust’s leadership chaos sees rating plungeThe boss of Kent’s biggest hospital trust has left her role as ‘significant concern’ over its leadership crisis has seen NHS chiefs slash its rating. -
School previously rated ‘Inadequate’ set to be moved to new academy trustA secondary school previously handed a damning Ofsted report is set to move to a new academy trust under new plans.
-
Now-shut private school hits the market for undisclosed sumA now-closed, historic private school has gone on the market for an undisclosed amount following its closure last month. -
Road partially blocked after collision involving car and cyclistTraffic was queuing after a crash involving a car and a cyclist this morning. -
Main road could stay shut for two weeks after part of sewer collapsesPart of a main road could remain closed for up to two weeks while emergency repairs are carried out after a sewer tunnel collapsed. -
Man airlifted to hospital after medical incidentPolice, paramedics and the air ambulance were at the scene of a medical incident in a street this morning. -
Fan park firm to screen England World Cup gamesTickets are on sale now for big-screen England games for this summer’s World Cup. -
‘I’ve struggled with autism all my life - now I’m playing for England’A 19-year-old whose autism once left him struggling in social situations has been selected to play pool for England. -
‘They need to weed out deadwood’: Hospital trust cutting staff to ‘significantly reduce costs’Health campaigners say Kent’s largest hospital trust “needs to weed out deadwood” after bosses confirmed they are inviting staff to resign. -
Search begins for operator to take over country’s second-oldest theatre after £6m revampThe search for an operator to run a town’s historic theatre has been stepped up ahead of plans for it to reopen next year.