Millie Bowles

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Millie Bowles

Barely a week goes by without another Kent pub closing - and recent hikes to employers’ national insurance and the minimum wage are set to make surviving even tougher. Yet amid uncertain times for the industry, some are finding ways to make it work. The Dog House opened in 2019, nine months before the first Covid lockdownNone more so than The Dog House, located at Evegate Business Park on the A20, a 10-minute drive from Ashford.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Millie Bowles

A large emergency response is underway after reports of a missing swimmer in the Channel. The HM Coastguard helicopter, police and two lifeboats are at the scene in Dover. The operation has been going on for about two hours. A witness told KentOnline: “It’s for a missing swimmer reported missing in Dover Harbour. “Dover Lifeboat and Walmer Lifeboat, plus the coastguard helicopter, are here.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Millie Bowles

A Spitfire has crash-landed in a farmer’s field. Pictures show the historical aircraft among crops just outside Hythe. The emergency landing happened at about 7pm today. A witness told KentOnline: “There were no injuries. The pilot narrowly missed power lines but walked away unharmed. “The fire brigade was in attendance, but all was ok.”In the photos, members of the public and firefighters can be seen standing around the plane. Crews have been contacted for further details.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Millie Bowles

Huge plumes of smoke have been seen, and residents have been told to shut their windows and doors after a fire. The blaze is understood to be at a car breakers in Hurstford Lane, between Little Chart and Charing, near Ashford. Huge plumes of smoke have been seen after a fire near Charing. Picture: Tylden ReedEight fire engines and a bulk water carrier are currently in attendance, and crews, wearing breathing apparatus, are working hard to extinguish the flames. No injuries have been reported.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Millie Bowles

Plans for what would be a district’s fifth McDonald’s have been quashed after fears it would add to already high levels of childhood obesity. The restaurant was planned for wasteland next to Tesco in Manston Road, Ramsgate. But a planning officer at Thanet District Council has refused the bid, citing loss of housing land and its proximity to a local primary school. In the ward of Newington, which the drive-thru would be within, 43.7% of Year 6 children were overweight as of 2020.