Bob Dale

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Liz Saul

Image source, BBC/LIZ SAULImage caption, A number of special matches are being planned to mark the club's 100th birthdayA lawn green bowling club in Kent is holding a series of special matches to mark its centenary season. Halls Bowls Club was founded by employees of an engineering firm in Dartford in 1925. Originally sited at Princes Road, now the home of Dartford Football Club, Halls moved to its present home in Cotten Lane in 2007.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Simon Jones

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, More than 10,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025 with this group of arrivals on MondayThe number of people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025 is thought to have reached 10,000. The Home Office said 247 made the crossing on Sunday, bringing the total so far this calendar year to 9,885, with more than 200 thought to have crossed on Monday. In 2024, the figure of 10,000 was reached on 24 May.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Bob Dale |Alex Bish

Reports of dog attacks are at a seven-year high Bob Dale and Alex BishPA MediaPolice in the South East recorded 3,020 attacks by out of control dogs in 2024Attacks by out of control dogs that caused injuries reached a seven-year-high in the South East in 2024, according to the latest figures. Kent Police said there were 1,195 recorded in that year, compared to 898 in 2018. Figures for Sussex and Surrey have also risen.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Gabriel Morris

Image source, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING SERVICEImage caption, Parents affected by the decisions gathered at a meetingLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceA group of parents have said they will take Kent County Council (KCC) to court over the secondary school places their children have been allocated. The families live on the Isle of Sheppey, but have been offered places at schools on the mainland, which they say will mean a round trip of about 60 miles.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Bob Dale |Simon Jones

Image source, Kent PoliceImage caption, Maureen Rickards has been jailed for life for the murder of her husband JeremyA woman who killed her husband and hid his body in their garden has been jailed for life. Maureen Rickards, 50, stabbed to death Jeremy Rickards, whom she was married to for 27 years. The 65-year-old's remains were discovered at their home in St Martin's Road, Canterbury, Kent, by police on 11 July 2024, six days after he was reported missing by his daughter.