Kent

Gary Caldwell got his man in Joe Walsh...12 months later than originally planned!

Latics' new No.1 on making himself at home up north - and replacing Sam Tickle!

Secrets at the Dover Café by Ginny Bell

Secrets at the Dover Café by Ginny Bell book review

St John Rigby College, Orrell

College student suspected to have meningitis

Ian Mullin has always wanted a camper van - and now he has one of the best models on the market thanks to hitting the right note in a spot the ball game

World-class musician wins £95k VW camper after spot-the-ball guess

Diggers reenactment

Life of Gerrard Winstanley celebrated at annual Diggers Festival

Tony Lynch enjoyed more success at Pembrey

Wigan's Lynch edges closer to title glory

Pollen levels are set to peak on the ‘hottest day of 2025’.

Going green: How to keep your cool and beat the heatwave

Dr Hilary Jones prepares to leave the Practice Plus Group Hospital in Birmingham after his hip replacement surgery.

TV's Dr Hilary Jones travels 360-miles - to bypass NHS waiting lists

A Dacia Spring-powered pop-up chip shop brings a sustainable twist to tradition

‘Chip Shop Diva’ hands out free chips for National Fish & Chip Day

Aldi seeks public input to identify new store locations

It premiers Monday 5th May at 10 PM

Ad Feature Donal MacIntyre’s UK Killer Evidence Returns with gripping new cases

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd: book review

Bornworn footage shows Callum Knox charge at police armed with a crowbar during supermarket robbery in Sevenoaks, Kent, November 22 2024.

Caught on CCTV: Crowbar-armed robber runs at cop in foiled shop raid

London funeral firm creates the world's first living coffins made from mushrooms

The world's first 'living coffins' made from mushrooms sold in UK

Dangerous driver reverses into police motorbike.

Watch: Dramatic moment dangerous driver reverses into police motorbike

Watch: ‘Immaculate’ brand new net-zero 'ghost school' will never open
A brand new net-zero 'ghost school' with a playground and a sports field will never open after being built in “completely the wrong place” - here’s our videos of the week.
Jessica Martin

Man tries to take swig of his lager while being arrested for drink driving.

Watch: Man tries to swig lager while being arrested for drink driving

Jack Nixon is breathalysed.

Watch: Killer drink driver tells police “I just want to go to bed”

Chris Cole and Paul Fox in their Halloween costumes.

Watch: Men wearing fancy dress costumes kicked out of shopping centre

Boutique-y Gin Company Advent Calendar and other Drinks By The Dram versions are boozy specials that caught my eye

These gin and rum advent calendars are what Christmas is all about

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Sewage running through the streets at Whitstable Heights.

Watch: Human waste flows down street as rats come up from drains

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Picture special: large and happy crowds at 12th Wigan Diggers Festival

Former councillor Terry Westgate says tourists eager to get the perfect snap have trashed public flowerbeds in an "absolute tragedy' for the city.

Watch: Locals say tourists trashing flowerbeds to get Insta pictures

1 in 3 Brits are scared and embarrassed of getting into a new sport
Watch the moment a child bike instructor takes adults mountain biking – for the first time.
Richard Jenkins

Nathan Scotford's backyard cabin which he built to run his barber shop after the costs of his high street shop soared.

Watch: Man builds Only Fools themed barber shop Cushty Cuts in garden

Scared fox gets trapped in goal netting...watch how he gets rescued

Scared fox gets trapped in goal netting...watch how he gets rescued

John Small is arrested after bloodstain links him to crime.

Watch: Drug dealer is arrested after bloodstain links him to crime

Shocking CCTV films the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.

Shocking CCTV shows girl almost get hit by train on level crossing

Video grab of the moment a mum was baffled when she looked outside and found a stranger had pitched a tent in her front garden overnight

Watch: I found a stranger camping in my garden...and got it on CCTV

Man captured on CCTV stealing a gazebo from the front garden of Stuart and Sherry Whibley, in Gillingham, Kent, on June 19, 2024.

Caught on CCTV: Brazen thief walks away with chained-up gazebo

Kriston Marshall is arrested by police.

Watch: Police wake sleeping drug dealer after smashing down front door

Man lies stuck between train and platform after fall at Sittingbourne station in Kent.

Watch: Man lies stuck between train and platform after fall

Burglar Stephen Clark found by police hiding under restaurant counter.

Watch: Burglar found by police hiding under restaurant counter

Angry lorry driver pushes over elderly man in road rage spat.

Watch: Angry lorry driver pushes over elderly man in road rage spat

Stephanie Langley, 54, fatally stabbed Matthew Bryant, 52, on September 11 2023.

Watch: Woman confesses to stabbing pub landlord to death

Speeding driver smashes into back of lorry before flipping over.

Watch: Speeding driver smashes into back of lorry before flipping over

MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation.

Watch: MP returns to Parliament following sepsis quadruple amputation

Former guide dog has £5k operation to stop her from going blind.

Watch: Former guide dog has £5k operation to stop her from going blind

Wigan did themselves proud on their first ever appearance at Twickenham on Sunday

Disappointment but no regrets for Wigan Rugby Union, insists proud skipper

BGT's Sydnie Christmas is awarded the Golden Buzzer.

Watch: BGT act awarded Golden Buzzer after ‘heartfelt’ performance

The Long and Winding Road by Lesley Pearse

The Long and Winding Road by Lesley Pearse: book review

Jack Grindley and Leon Melson. Grindley, of Bowens Field, pleaded guilty to burglary and affray and was sentenced to a year and ten months’ imprisonment. Melson, of Tennyson Road, who also pleaded guilty to burglary and affray, received the same sentence.

Watch: Burglars arrested after police officers track them down

Young golfer, Alexander Dunmall, 11.

Child golf prodigy, 11, sets sights on US after wins across Europe

The Body Shop in Wigan's Grand Arcade shopping centre

Uncertainty for Wigan workers as The Body Shop to cut almost 300 UK jobs

Return to Half Moon Farm by Holly Hepburn

Return to Half Moon Farm by Holly Hepburn: book review

Bluetongue is back, causing concern for farmers

After 16 years the notifiable disease bluetongue is back on UK farms

This is the shocking moment a man's vape battery exploded burning his arm and sending flames shooting up. Picture: SWNS

Watch dramatic moment lorry driver's vape battery explodes in cab

The Ballroom Girls: Christmas Dreams by Jenny Holmes

Three super sagas for winter nights: book reviews

Damian Aspinall and gorilla Tambabi share a hug at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Canterbury, Kent. Picture: Damian Aspinall/SWNS

Moment gorilla gently hugs man captured on camera

Some of Katriona Shovlin's chickens in Kent, who enjoy life at an all-inclusive chicken hotel - providing a five-star experience complete with disco balls and classical music

Five-star hotel for chickens opens

Mark Taylor and Kath Hamblett from Flourish Fostering

Fostering service for most vulnerable youngsters expands to Wigan

No1 The Thames, a 168-year-old gun tower, in the mouth of the River Thames in Kent (SWNS)

Property with No 1 The Thames address is snapped up for under £200k

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