Any place where food is supplied, sold or consumed is given a rating for food hygiene[1]. Whether you’re doing the weekly shop or dining out it’s good to know the place where you’re spending your hard-earned money is up to snuff.
Scores range from the …
A section of the M20 has been shut under Operation Brock Zero following disruption caused by Storm Ciaran[1].
The motorway is closed coastbound between Junction 8 at Leeds Castle, Maidstone[2], and Junction 9 in Ashford[3], in the latest development as…
Rail company bosses are expecting “severe disruption” to its services tomorrow (November 2) as Storm Ciaran hits the county. Train passengers are also being “strongly” advised to not travel on ‘mainline’ routes before at least 9am.
Southeastern said: “…
A man was killed after his van went into the wrong lane and crashed into an oncoming lorry, an inquest has heard.
Danny Humphrey, 37, sustained fatal injuries on a road near Ashford[1] last Monday.
Police at the scene of the crash in Ashford, where D…
The father of TV presenter Phil Spencer died from a lung injury after his car overturned in a river, a coroner has said. The 89-year-old farmer was rushed to hospital after he nearly drowned, but he never regained consciousness, the inquest heard.
At M…
Drivers have been warned of hour-long delays after a motorway lane has closed due to flooding.
There are 14 miles of queueing traffic between Faversham and Gillingham along the M2 this afternoon.
There is queueing traffic on the M2 due to flooding be…
Traffic is being held both ways on a motorway after a crash.
The incident caused a vehicle to catch on the M20 coastbound between Maidstone[1] Services at junction 8 and junction 9 for Ashford[2].
Traffic is being held both ways after an accident bet…
Thanet[1] has seen the biggest boom in house prices of anywhere in Kent[2] since the show Location, Location, Location first aired 40 series ago. The popular Channel 4 property show returned to our screens on Wednesday (October 25) for its 40th series….
A girl who was crossing the road to meet friends was killed by a driver high on cocaine in a horrific crash in Dartford[1]. Lily Lockwood, 10, was on her way to the local park when she was hit by Gavin Prodger.
The 50-year-old has now been jailed for 1…
With winter around the corner, the county’s gritting teams are getting ready to hit the road. Kent County Council (KCC) says staff at highway depots have been practising the routes they will cover in the months ahead.
This year’s season runs from now u…
Police have named a man charged with attempted murder after a woman in her 70s was stabbed at a home in Dover. Officers were called to an address in Healthfield Avenue at 11.30am on Thursday, October 12.
Kent Police had received a report a woman had be…
Money salvaged from the abandoned phase of the HS2 high-speed railway should be rechanneled to ignite construction of the ‘much-need’ Leeds-Langley relief road, a Kent councillor said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the cancellation of the rest o…
William Rolfe (6) from Horsham is the latest KSS Young Ambassador
In April 2022 KSS flew to the side of William’s dad, Chris, to provide specialist critical care at the scene of a serious accident at work.
Chris, a farmer, sustained multiple injuri…
A person was rescued from a large house fire in Whitstable[1] and then taken to hospital alongside two other people last night (September 28). The blaze took hold of a home in Cromwell Road shortly after 11pm.
A large emergency service response took th…