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Royal Mail staff are self-isolating after two confirmed cases of coronavirus at a sorting office in Snodland. “A small number” of employees at the Medway Valley sorting office, in Sortmill Road, were instructed to self-isolate by the test and trace service and the office is running as normal, a company …

A bollard system designed to protect residents from a terrorist attack will come into force this month – permanently closing several streets to drivers. Canterbury City Council decided to install the barriers on the advice of specialist police officers to protect people and business from plots in which a hostile …

This is the moment a reckless postman hurls a parcel over a garden gate – without even attempting to ring the bell. Homeowner Damien Cooke, of Margate , was left stunned when he saw the Royal Mail postie lob the package 30ft. Mr Cooke, who runs an estate agents in …

Royal Mail has carried out enhanced cleaning at the Medway Mail Centre in Strood, after three staff members tested positive for coronavirus. Yesterday KentOnline received information from an anonymous source stating three people at the site had been confirmed as having the virus “within the last three days”, and that …

Walking through Rochester can feel like its own trip down memory lane. Watched over by a Norman castle, buildings that feature in the works of Charles Dickens and a cathedral that’s nearly 1,500 years old makes it a feast for any historian. Rochester Castle is a focal point for the …

Police have renewed their appeal into the death of a lorry driver after a witness brought new information to light. The man, aged in his 30s, died on Thursday, May 28 following a two lorry crash on the coastbound carriageway of the A2 in Darenth, about a mile before the …

Like any where else in the country, the face of Kent is changing. Some changes are simple, like houses being built on a spare bit of land. But some are so strange they deserve some attention, here are a few that caught our eye. Watering holes There is a growing …

A postman saved the life of one of his elderly customers who was left lying on the floor for two days. Matt Lane, who delivers around Dartford and Longfield, has been commended by his employer and the 75-year-old customer after he rescued him at his home in June. Matt Lane, …

Postal workers gathered outside their local depot yesterday to cast their vote in a national strike ballot. Royal Mail employees met outside the Dartford delivery office to post their ballot on whether to take industrial action. The postal office in Dartford where workers gathered to post their ballots for strike …

A thieving postie who gambled away a £110,000 inheritance ended up stealing packets containing cash and credit cards. Father-of-two Peter McAvoy, from Sittingbourne also blew the proceeds from the sale of his home after his gambling addiction wrecked his marriage, a judge heard. Peter McAvoy, narrowly avoided jail But the …