KentOnline News

• Search for missing woman, 56, last seen with ‘black shopping basket’

  Police are appealing for help to trace a woman last seen walking along a main road nearly a week ago.

• ‘A new beginning’: SEN school opens in former choking-tragedy nursery

  A new special needs school has opened in a former nursery which closed after a baby boy died having choked on his food.

• Police discover huge cannabis farm in abandoned commercial site

  Police have uncovered a sprawling cannabis farm in a disused commercial site.

• Baby in a buggy showered with glass from shattered bus window

  A bus company has suspended evening services on a busy town route following a series of ‘serious’ incident in which buses were pelted with objects.

• Woman found dead at Premier Inn 58 miles from home

  A woman was found dead at a Premier Inn 58 miles from her home just two days before Christmas, an inquest has heard.

• Care home to be built against council’s wishes after developer wins appeal

  A new three-storey care home is to be built against the wishes of a council after the plans were allowed on appeal.

• ‘Co-op can, why can’t we?’: Tesco’s bid to sell booze near station refused

  A new town Tesco has been refused permission to sell alcohol near a railway station despite a rival retailer being able to round the corner.

• Nigel Farage on campaign trail in Kent announces ‘minister for deportations’ plans

  Nigel Farage has announced in Dover today plans to create a new minister for deportations if his party wins the next general election.

• Dramatic footage shows huge blaze at builder's yard where flats previously planned

  Video footage has emerged showing the extent of the damage caused by a large blaze at a former merchants’ site just metres from people’s homes.

• Man and woman flown to hospital with serious injuries after home attack

  A man and a woman have been flown to a London hospital with serious injuries after an attack inside a home.

• Tragedy as body found in search for missing man

  Police have confirmed they have discovered a body in the search for a missing man.

• Bin collections missed, buses re-routed, and pub trade plummets as gas works continue

  Businesses and residents have been affected by an emergency road closure that is causing traffic chaos.