A VILLAGE in Kent is the only place in the UK to have featured in the world’s best vineyard list. Gusbourne, in Appledore near Ashford, made the top 50 in this year’s World’s Best Vineyards 2024 list. 4 A tiny English village is home to one of the world’s best vineyardsCredit: Alamy 4 Gusbourne, in … Read more
A THUG who beat a “loving” mum to death as she walked her dog on the beach before she was found drowned has admitted to her murder. Claire Knights, 54, was reported missing on Wednesday 23 August 2023 before being discovered dead by her family two days later. 3 Claire Knights was found dead after … Read more
A DOG owner reportedly refused to destroy their XL Bully after an attack just a year before it savaged a baby girl. The eight-month-old infant remains fighting for her life after being airlifted from a property in Siskin Close, Hawkinge, Kent on Wednesday. 4 A baby girl was brutally mauled by her relative’s XL bully … Read more
A POPULAR beach in Kent will be kitted out with brand-new beach huts next year thanks to a £1.5million renovation project. Plans to build the new beach huts at Greatstone Beach (near New Romney) were approved by Folkestone & Hythe District Council back in June. 2 Greatstone Beach in Kent will be kitted out with … Read more
A HUGE blaze has torn through an old Debenhams building with residents being warned to keep windows and doors closed. The inferno broke out in Canterbury city centre at around 8.30pm last night and fire crews remained at the scene early this morning. 6 Flames engulfed the abandoned superstore and the city centre was cordoned … Read more
ROCHESTER is thought to have inspired Charles Dickens more than any other town in the UK. Located in Kent, Dickens is said to have spent his childhood in the Medway town, with its buildings inspiring the Victorian author. 4 Rochester claims to be the town that inspired Charles Dickens more than any other in the … Read more
If you’re not wearing your glasses, the name of this tiny Kent village might resemble a 1970s magazine or an odd planet inhabited solely by women. This is Womenswold, and unless you’re one of the few residents living in about a dozen houses there, or have reason to know, you’re likely mispronouncing it. It’s pronounced … Read more
THE country’s biggest Wetherspoons is closing for nearly a month – with plans for a big refurbishment. The Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate is the largest Wetherspoons in the UK. 4 The UK’s biggest Wetherspoons is closing for a big renovationCredit: Alamy 4 The Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate opened in 2017Credit: Kara Godfrey – … Read more
AN enormous lorry fire has closed the M25 in both directions – with the devastating blaze bringing traffic to a standstill. The motorway has shut between J5 near Sevenoaks in Kent and J6 near Caterham in Surrey after flames ripped through a truck. 1 The blaze on the M25 The blaze has also closed the M26 westbound between J2A near Wrotham … Read more
JUST because the weather has turned, doesn’t mean you can’t visit the UK coastline. The Sun Travel team have revealed their favourite seaside destinations across the country that are still great to visit in the winter. 6 We’ve rounded up our favourite seasides you can still visit in the winterCredit: Alamy Seahouses, Northumberland The historic … Read more
