Dan Wright

Feb 16, 2025 | kentonline.co.uk | Dan Wright

A suspected drink-driver is being held by police after a car collided with four deer. Officers were called to Penshurst, near Tunbridge Wells, in the early hours. They say a man blew a reading of 60 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath - almost double the legal limit of 35. A photo shared on X by Kent Police Sevenoaks shows police tape surrounding a red Ford Fiesta, which sports a crumpled bonnet. Police say the man remains in custody.

Feb 11, 2025 | kentonline.co.uk | Dan Wright

Jeremy Clarkson became stuck at a “gigantic” Kent lorry park for hours while waiting for paperwork to be signed. The TV presenter stopped at Sevington Inland Border Facility in Ashford on his way to the Netherlands to film Clarkson’s Farm, his hit Prime Video series. He said he and his crew, including farm manager Kaleb Cooper, were forced to wait “for someone in a cabin to stamp our form” as they had to check filming equipment out of the UK.

Jan 19, 2025 | kentonline.co.uk | Dan Wright

Former sportscar racer Michael Igoe produced a mistake-free drive on a revised layout to secure back-to-back Brands Hatch Winter Stages victories. The Citroen C3 Rally2 campaigner, co-driven by Will Atkins, led Saturday’s event from start to finish for the second successive season to beat Barry Morris/Tom Hutchings (Darrian T90 GTR+) by 19 seconds. Cheshire-based Igoe said the tarmac-only stages - which did not include the circuit’s rally school section or outer paddock - had “pluses and minuses”.

Jan 11, 2025 | kentonline.co.uk | Dan Wright

Hundreds of homes are without water after sub-zero temperatures caused pipes to freeze over. Scores of residents in part of Canterbury have been without supply today, while others are facing very low pressure. The CT1 1WB postcode is affected, including Querns Road, part of Military Road, Spring Lane, Howe Green and Royal Parade. Cllr Connie Nolan (Lab), who represents the Barton ward, says she is "very concerned".

Nov 16, 2024 | kentonline.co.uk | Dan Wright

A man has died after being struck by a car and a van on the A21. The victim, aged in his 40s, had got out of his own pickup truck following a separate collision on the same stretch near Pembury. Police say he was then struck by a grey Vauxhall Vivaro and grey Skoda Kodiaq while on foot. The victim, who died at the scene, had been driving a white Isuzu pickup truck and trailer when it collided with the central reservation a short distance away. His next of kin have been informed.