Millie Bowles

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

Police have partially blocked a road after a crash near Asda. One lane of the A289 eastbound in Gillingham has been coned off by officers at the scene. Police are at the scene of a crash on the A289 in Gillingham, near AsdaThe collision happened shortly before 7pm near the turning for the superstore. Pictures from the scene show that at least two cars were involved. Police have been contacted for further information. More on this as we have it.

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

This is the moment a serial burglar was caught trying to flee the country after a most-wanted appeal was launched. Police were searching for Gary King, of no fixed address, after he was linked to two burglaries and an attempted burglary in Canterbury earlier this year. On the evening of March 18, CCTV footage captured him walking up a driveway on Beaconsfield Road, where he was seen trying the handles of two cars and attempting to enter a house.

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

A new documentary filmed in Kent at the Port of Dover will soon be on our screens. The Channel 4 series, titled Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port, will be on at 8pm on Monday (June 2). Produced by ITN, filming took place in August 2024 and follows frontline staff in their 24/7 operation to keep the nation’s most important transport hub flowing. It follows “several years of discussion” with port operators.

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

A trendy small-plate restaurant is opening its third branch in the county. Pomus already has two sites in Margate - one in the town centre and a smaller spot on the harbour arm. But it is now expanding into Folkestone this summer and taking over a former pub. The restaurant in the former Brewery Tap in Tontine Street will seat 80 guests, comprising 50 covers inside across banquet seating and a kitchen counter bar, and a further 30 in the outside terrace space and beer garden.

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

An outdoor sports court has been permanently closed because of “regular complaints of noise” and a lack of use. Walmer Town Council (WTC) has shut the multi-use games area (Muga) in Drill Field, near Cornwall Road, to address the issues raised. It says unlocking and locking the facility was also costing £1,200 a year, which it said was not a “cost-effective use” of taxpayers’ money. But local residents say the Muga is needed, and have said the closure makes “no sense”.