Podcast: Residents welcome Londoners to Deal after town was described as 'Hackney-on-Sea'

KentOnline

Residents in Deal say an influx in people from London is good for the area, after it was described as Hackney-on-Sea.

It was suggested in a recent article by the Financial Times, which says "foodies and families" from the capital have sparked a transformation of the town.

A person has been treated by paramedics following a fire at a bungalow in Whitstable.

Pictures show huge flames and smoke coming from the property, with five fire engines and a height vehicle called to the scene.

A Margate man has admitted murdering an artist who went missing while out walking her dog.

Claire Knights disappeared from Minnis Bay in Birchington in August last year, and the 54-year-old's body was later found in a ditch.

Figures show one in eight people in Kent and Medway do not have a dentist - which is the highest rate across the South East of England.

One dentist, who has 1,000 people on his waiting list, has been telling us what he thinks is causing the issue.

We have been hearing how the spread of seasonal flu is putting extra pressure on the NHS in Kent.

There has been a 350% increase in the number of cases so far this year and more people are being admitted to hospital.

And as we get closer to Christmas, a Medway woman has been telling us about the work that goes into her festive window display.

For nearly 30 years, the King family household have been painting decorations on the front of their house at Beaulieu Rise in Rochester.