Thousands of households across Kent face an immediate hosepipe ban as South East Water struggles to cope with record-breaking demand during a blistering summer heatwave. The restriction, announced today, June…
Emergency services were called to a property in Folkestone early this morning after a tumble dryer caught fire. Kent Fire and Rescue Service deployed two fire engines to the scene…
An unprecedented Red Weather Warning has been issued for Kent and South East England as an exceptional spell of dangerously hot and humid weather prepares to grip the region this…
Image: Pixabay Franki Oliver, Audiology Manager at RNID (Royal National Institute for Deaf People) is urging the region’s hearing aid users to take extra care of their devices. As temperatures…
Too hot for some! Photo: Pixabay An Amber Extreme Heat Warning has been issued for Kent and across the South East for the week commencing 22 June when a period…
Telephone fraudsters posing as police officers or bank employees tricked victims in Kent out of more than three quarters of a million pounds last year. The deceptive practice, known as…
Emergency services have cordoned off parts of The Meade and Churchill Walk in Hawkinge after a suspected historic explosive item was discovered opposite the Kent Battle of Britain Museum in…
Two fire engines were called to a flat in Pine Tree Avenue, Canterbury, yesterday evening after a lit candle on a windowsill is believed to have started a fire. The…
A suspicious driver has been locked up after eagle-eyed police uncovered a secret stash of Class A drugs stuffed inside his vehicle’s sound system. Ramesses Yebiemen’s lucrative illegal operation came…
Firefighters are tackling a blaze involving electrical waste at an industrial premises in Gas Road, Sittingbourne, which broke out on the morning of Thursday 4 June 2026. Kent Fire and…
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