A public inquiry will be held in the New Year over plans to build a large warehouse near the M20. In July, Maidstone council refused permission for a logistics hub to be built on a triangle of land off the Ashford Road at Hollingbourne, amid fears it w…
UK weather: 36-hours of Met Office weather warnings to bring threat of storms and floods
By Ryan Merrifield Britain is facing down 36-hours of weather warnings which promise to bring a risk of brutal storms and flooding causing “danger to life” – before the start of an icy plunge. Those planning to travel in parts of Scotland have been urg…
We pit healthy home-cooking versus takeaways like McDonald’s and KFC for a week
The cost-of-living crisis shows no sign of abating and, as winter takes hold, nutrition is more important than ever, especially as free time can be scarce. Reporters Chantal Weller and Ollie Leonard explored the benefits and pitfalls of ordering in or …
High Society on George Clooney’s doorstep
High Society, at The Mill at Sonning until January 20 Review by DEREK ANSELL Famous as two Hollywood films, this play appeared first as The Philadelphia Story, a 1930s movie with Katherine Hepburn. Most famously though, it was produced as High Society,…
Go on a nature walk around Sidehill Wood, Perry Green and Green Tye in East Hertfordshire
Nature Notes columnist Jono Forgham covers your fortnightly look at nature around Bishop’s Stortford In my last piece I said that my ancient 4×4 had gone in for a service and MOT. Pleasingly it passed so I was back on the road. After a day trip to Norf…
From Rochester to Ramsgate, Folkestone to Whitstable – can only Down from Londoners see Kent for what it really is?
Perhaps the reason we find the Down from London (DfL) brigade so difficult to swallow is that they look at the county so many of us have lived in all our lives and, gulp, actually like it. Because if you scan the comments on KentOnline, or browse commu…
We try Blackmarket dive bar in Tontine Street, Folkestone
As far of places to visit on a Sunday evening, this dark corner might not be everyone’s first choice for entertainment or a quiet, cosy drink. But tucked away in Tontine Street, Folkestone, is a new establishment which might well change the way the peo…
New A2 Canterbury slip-road branded ‘absolutely daft’ by Wincheap residents
Plans for a new £8.8 million slip-road off the A2 have been branded “absolutely daft” by critics who fear it will only make traffic issues worse. Fresh proposals for the long-awaited junction in Canterbury have recently been unveiled in the hope it wil…
Santa Splash, a cold water swimming event on Christmas Eve, to take place at Chipstead Lake and Bewl Water
You might have heard of cold water swimming before, but you’ve probably never seen it like this. The Santa Splash is a festive-themed cold dip that sees groups of swimmers dive head-first into the water dressed up in their silliest Santa costumes. The …
Demands for Michael Gove to end controversial £2.5bn London Resort project on Swanscombe Peninsula
The final dagger through the heart of plans for a £2.5 billion Disneyland-style theme park and entertainment resort in Kent could be set to be delivered. Dartford council is now calling on the government to strip the London Resort project of its status…