Birchington-on-Sea22 May 2025New £20m glasshouse to grow 150m tomatoes a yearThanet Earth says its new glasshouse will increase its growing capacity to 550 million tomatoes.22 May 202513 May 2025Kent woman begins training for marathon sea swimRebekah will swim from a set of disused World War Two sea forts to the Kent coast to raise money.13 May 202529 Mar 2025Partial solar eclipse spotted across South EastSkygazers in Kent, Sussex and Surrey have some of the clearest skies to watch the phenomenon. 29 Mar 20258 Mar 2025Kent mum prepares for sea forts swim challengeRebekah Kefford says she is hoping to complete the swim back to the Kent coast in about six hours.8 Mar 202520 Jan 2025Canterbury man charged over hare coursing The man was arrested after being found with three dead hares in Birchington on Saturday. 20 Jan 20252 Dec 2024Concerns raised after hundreds of homes approvedA Birchington councillor says the development will increase the village's population by 5,000.2 Dec 202427 Nov 2024Plans for 1,650 homes on edge of village approvedIn September, the proposal was deferred by Thanet district councillors.27 Nov 202421 Nov 2024Man building Lego Titanic appeals for spare bricksJack Moore, who is autistic, is creating the ship in his conservatory from memory.21 Nov 202418 Nov 2024Man jailed for fatal chair throw at chip shopRashko Kurtev caused the death of a man by throwing a metal chair at his head during an argument.18 Nov 2024...
