The Home Office has apologised for a lack of consultation over plans to house migrants at a military barracks in Kent.

Home Office apologises for lack of consultation on barracks housing for migrants

220920-Hop picking in colour-Screen Archive South East

It was filmed by Sydney Bligh, once a well-known figure around Canterbury, and an electrical engineer and amateur pioneer of radio and film.

Seeking Sydney: Remastered footage of hop-picking in times gone past

 Around 500 cannabis plants were found in the basement of a house in Folkestone.

Two men jailed over Kent cannabis farm

ITV Meridian has found Airbnb hosts willing to let their properties out to groups of more than six people despite it being against the law.

ITV Meridian finds Airbnb hosts willing to let homes for illegal gatherings

160920-Operation stack police operation-Meridian

The emergency procedure sees lorries line up to enter the port to ease congestion.

Operation Stack no longer in place on M20

Police have introduced the emergency measure, which sees lorries parked up on the side of the motorway to ease congestion.

Operation Stack in place on M20 following police operation

Police were alerted just after 3am on Sunday. Church Street St Paul has been cordoned off as investigations continue.

Two arrests after rape reported in Canterbury

Owner Mark Kilbey says more must be done to protect his property on the A57 at Wingham

Kent house is hit by lorries twenty times

Investigations continue into the cause of Friday's blaze at an industrial unit near the marina

Residents demand safety assurances after Hoo warehouse explosion

Unions fear job losses will come if the Government doesn't support the Eurostar operation now

Economic blow - Eurostar trains won't stop at Kent stations before 2022

Firefighters remain at the scene of the fire near Hoo marina. Residents were woken by the blast just after 4.30am. There are no reports of any injuries.

Hoo latest: Residents evacuated as fire rages at Kent industrial unit

One of the South's train operators has unveiled its latest smart card solution which should make social distancing more possible.

The piece of plastic helping social distancing on the South's trains

020820-Firearm found after pair jailed in Kent-National Crime Agency

Romanov picked up a rucksack from Hristev and was arrested, along with his two passengers, after driving a short distance away from the property.

Pair jailed after being caught in gun deal in Kent

020920-Maisy Mayne killed in tree fall accident-Funeral Guides

Maisy Elizabeth Susan Mayne was tragically killed on 21 August along Parsonage Lane in Bobbing, near Sittingbourne when a tree fell during high winds.

Family pay tribute to eight-year-old girl killed by falling tree in Kent

Volunteers from the Pickering Centre in Tunbridge Wells say the outdoor sessions are helping people who are living with cancer. 


A charity in Kent has started outdoor therapy sessions in order to help cancer patients and their families deal with isolation and anxiety. 

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