Local News

KentOnline News

200,000 fewer car park trips in Kent district with £3.80-an-hour rates

Almost 200,000 fewer car park trips have been recorded in a Kent district since a council rolled out the county’s most expensive rates.

Local messages

KentOnline News

County records highest number of horse-related road incidents in South East

Two experienced riders are calling for greater care on the roads after 82 horse-related road incidents were reported in Kent in 2025.

KentOnline News

Homes, shops and cinema plan for derelict department store recommended for approval

Plans for a “largely car-free” town centre development including flats, cafes and a potential cinema have been recommended for approval.

Get Weekly Updates

Get the headlines in your inbox every week.

KentOnline News

‘Imposing’ flats plan for abandoned high street garage dismissed on appeal

A planning inspector has dismissed a developer’s appeal to convert an abandoned garage into eight flats following council rejection.

Medway News

IT worker could spend 39 years paying back NHS after he stole 30 hospital laptops

An IT specialist has admitted stealing 30 laptops from a hospital where he worked.

KentOnline News

Win: Challenge your mates to an outdoor adventure with ziplines, giant swings and aqua park

Fancy a white-knuckle day out? Enter our Hangloose Bluewater competition.

KentOnline News

‘We're fending off housing at every turn - so this is a blessing’

Plans for a new woodland have been described as a ‘blessing’ amid concerns villages are having to ‘fend off housing developments at every turn’.

Medway News

Renewed hope for assisted dying bill as Kent MP gives it second chance

An MP has announced her decision to take forward a blocked assisted dying bill – sparking renewed hope for families of people with terminal illnesses.

KentOnline News

Emergency response and traffic stopped on motorway after car overturns

Drivers faced queues on the M20 due to an overturned vehicle.

KentOnline News

Crossing to remain partly shut for FOURTH day due to emergency repairs

Part of a busy bridge will remain closed for emergency repairs, despite hopes it would reopen before the start of the week.

KentOnline News

‘We fear members are being frozen out’

Campaigners are calling for more member oversight of how Benenden Health is run ahead of its AGM.

KentOnline News

‘We want that homegrown talent’: Towns’ inaugural arts festival ‘blown away by response’ ahead of launch

A former Edinburgh Fringe organiser is staging an inaugural arts festival in his hometown - and he’s set his sights on international fame.

KentOnline News

Two fire engines called after blaze forced closure of household waste tip

Two fire engines were called to a blaze which forced the closure of a household waste tip.

KentOnline News

Farm shop expansion to start this summer amid growing customer demand

Bosses at a popular farm shop say construction on a new extension could start this summer amid growing customer demand.

KentOnline News

Former Jehovah’s Witnesses building to be partially bulldozed for new homes

A former Jehovah’s Witnesses building will be partially bulldozed for new homes after a planning inspector overturned a council's refusal.

KentOnline News

‘The pain is unbearable’: Family’s heartbreak after suspected murder of ‘kind-hearted’ man

The family of a "kind-hearted" and "genuine" man have spoken of their heartbreak after police charged a suspect with his murder.

KentOnline News

Bid for new housing estate on derelict school site set to be decided

Plans to build 150 homes on a long-abandoned school site plagued by vandalism and fires are set to be voted on by councillors.

Medway News

New drone photos reveal progress on 900-capacity fan zone

Fresh aerial images reveal the latest progress on an eagerly anticipated fan zone as work continues on the 900-capacity attraction.

KentOnline News

‘Blow to Putin’: Russian shadow fleet oil tanker intercepted by British forces in Channel

A Russian shadow fleet oil tanker has been intercepted in the English Channel during a six-hour operation involving Royal Marines and the RAF.

KentOnline News

Beloved primary school head ‘never left any pupil behind’

A beloved primary school head teacher who left her mark on generations of children will be remembered as someone “who never left any pupil behind”.