5+ day, 8+ min ago   (562+ words) Faye Hollingdale, 51, one of the Fenn Street residents who would have been directly affected by the lights(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) Residents have won their fight to stop street lights being installed in their village, after it was determined…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (575+ words) Tunbridge Wells passengers to benefit from faster train service between Hastings and Charing Cross(Image: Southeastern) A faster train service between Hastings and London, with Tunbridge Wells one of the stops, is being launched by South Eastern Railway. The express…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (415+ words) The Road of Remembrance was buried under tons of soil and rock, leaving the slope dangerously unstable.(Image: Folkestone Herald) The historic route has remained closed since a massive landslip on January 27 2024 buried the road under tons of soil and…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (404+ words) James Morrison and Jack Savoretti area headed to Dreamland in summer 2027.(Image: Redferns/Kieran Frost via Getty) Two chart-topping singers are the first acts to be announced for next year’s Dreamland summer concert line-up. Beloved singer-songwriters James Morrison and Jack…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (604+ words) The Government's plan to abolish all councils in Kent and Medway and replace them with four unitary authorities from April 1, 2028, is on hold. Kent and Medway is one of 14 areas where the controversial local government shake-up is to be put…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) The plans will build 240 new homes near the Finberry Park housing estate in Ashford(Image: Crest Nicholson) The Church of England has revealed long-awaited plans for 240 homes on land it purchased in the 1980s. The proposed site is at the edge…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (581+ words) Channel 4 executives have announced the continuation of Grand Designs following nearly three decades of broadcasting. The beloved and iconic property construction and design programme, which first aired in 1999, makes its comeback this month featuring four remarkable new projects and two…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (454+ words) The centre on Radnor Park Avenue was damaged by flood water and smashed glass following the break-ins (Image: Folkestone Herald) In one targeted attack, intruders deliberately blocked sinks adjacent to the sports hall and left taps running. The resulting severe…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) Sussex Police have issued a stark piece of advice to parents posting back to school pictures over the coming week. Many parents across the region will be sending their children back to primary school, high school and college or sixth…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (341+ words) The toilets have been plagued by vandalism during the late afternoon and evening hours.(Image: Google Maps) Public toilets near a park in Folkestone will be closing early for the foreseeable future due to “repeated anti-social behaviour and vandalism”. Folkestone…...