A small seaside town has won a battle against its local council’s plans to use luxury retirement homes to house asylum seekers. Kent County Council (KCC) had plans to use a care home in Minster on Sea on the Isle of Sheppey
Julie Roalf says the trees have caused countless problems for residents (Image: SWNS) Residents living in UK town say overgrown trees are making their lives a misery – and could make their homes difficult to sell. The 50ft hybrid black poplar trees
Shocking drone pictures show the shocking scale of a landowner’s dump which has left taxpayers forking out a bill of more than £40,000. Maidstone Council in Kent has spent 10 years fighting against Langley Beck’s 14-acre plot. The plot is located in
Heartless shoplifters and the cost-of-living crisis have forced a devastated cancer charity boss to shut up shop. Heartbroken Graeme Sergeant says a perfect storm of thefts, waning donations, the domination of larger charities and personal reasons led to the decision by trustees
Royal fans all expressed their delight at the Duke of Kent’s attendance at a special Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The RNLI was set up in 1824 and was celebrating 200 years of saving
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent continued with their daily activities, just hours after the passing of Thomas Kingston at the age of 45. Mr Kingston was married to Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. The 45-year-old
The original small City of London has far exceeded its borders to become a vast expanse taking in villages, suburbs and towns. We all know that where we live can play a huge part of our identities and who we feel we
A mischievous pooch that was sacked from guide-dog training for being too naughty landed the “ideal” job as a police therapy dog. River, a five-year-old labrador, wasn’t considered the right fit for a job supporting blind and partially sighted people, due to her
Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent made an appearance at Princess Kate’s Together at Christmas carol concert earlier this month, despite his increasing frailty. The royals descended on Westminster Abbey on December 8 for the carol service, now in its third year,
A seven-year-old boy has died in a horror hit-and-run in Kent. Police are now hunting the driver after the tragic youngster was left “dying in the middle of the road”. Emergency crews raced to Sandgate Esplanade in Sandgate at 5.35pm on Wednesday