Police have appealed for witnesses, following allegations of an assault and threatening behaviour outside a takeaway in Cheriton, Folkestone.

The ever popular Proclaimers are to play the Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall on 5-July Folkestone some 26 years since they released their first album This is the Story.

Dover primary schools are being given educational talks to encourage greater respect and pride within our communities and highlight the importance of everyone helping to look after the local environment.

The chairman and principal director of the Kent Battle of Britain Trust Museum, David Brocklehurst has received the MBE in the Queen's Birthsday Honours for services to English heritage.

A full house enjoyed an evening of young talent as ten finalists fought it out to become this year’s Academy’s Got Talent winner at The Folkestone Academy last week.

Kent County Council is giving a £380K boost to battle isolation and loneliness among elderly people.

By Dana Wiffen

I worked for The Who  for 5 years in the 1970s and the memories came flooding back as I took my seat for the band's Quadrophenia Concert at the O2 arena on Saturday (15 June)

German rail company Deutsche Bahn has been given the green light for its passenger trains to use the Channel tunnel between France and England.

Two Folkestone students will be taking part in the cross-channel Le Sailing Voyage project in July.

Dover District Council Planning Committee resolved to approve the planning application for Western Heights and Farthingloe on Thursday (13 June).

Local MP Damian Collins who has been supporting the Hythe fisherman over concerns regarding the introduction of a Marine Conservation Zone in Hythe Bay, will be opening the two day ‘Folkestone Fish Festival’ on The Stade at Folkestone Harbour.

By Dana Wiffen

As part of my 2013 visits to Kent’s superb heritage lines, it is time to ride The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.

Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a serious road traffic collision near Dover on Friday afternoon (14 June).

Drop in sessions for parents of young children from birth to five years who have complex needs are taking place in Folkestone, Ashford all around Kent next week as part of National Portage Week.

By Ray Duff

The latest DVD release of an original series Doctor Who story, was filmed at Dover Castle in 1971.

By Ray Duff

Many readers will have no doubt seen the recent spate of fly-posting of events posters on empty shops, phone boxes, fences and hoarding around the district. But is this really necessary?

Wednesday's monthly Town Council meeting (12 June), chaired by Deputy Mayor Grahame Ward, voted to support a planning application for more classrooms at the Hawkinge Primary School.

Crews were called to a fire in Westbourne Gardens, Folkestone, in the early hours of this morning (14 June) and rescued a woman trapped on the second floor.

Kent County Council has launched a public consultation on the hours it is proposing to switch-off lights during the early morning as part of a drive to deliver better value for money for council taxpayers.

Three 13-year-olds were arrested on Tuesday (11 June 2013) on suspicion of public order offences in Lydd.