Kent Current

Kent Current

Home
Chat
About
“You never feel like you've cracked it”
What we asked Harriet Kemsley, comedian and podcaster
 • 
Steven Keevil
1
Can Manston flights get off the ground again?
Plus Kent MPs rebel on welfare reforms, the latest happenings at KCC, news in brief, and more
 • 
Ed Jennings
College seeks to reconnect with former students
Plus Silent Synced comes to the UK, songwriting with the Ashen Keys, library news, upcoming Kent events, and more
 • 
Steven Keevil
What’s (not) happening at KCC this week?
Plus Lower Thames Crossing edges forward, Kent residents recognised by the crown, news in brief, and more
 • 
Ed Jennings
More than a crossing
On Dartford's ambiguous identity on the edge of Kent and London
 • 
Ed Jennings
1
“I might well be interested in putting my name forward”
What we asked Matthew Scott, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner
 • 
Steven Keevil
Port of Ramsgate revival stalls again
Plus Reform councillor suspended, still no meetings at KCC, news in brief, and more
 • 
Ed Jennings
Is art really saving Kent's struggling towns?
Creative regeneration has transformed Folkestone and Margate, but are the benefits felt by everyone?
 • 
Ed Jennings
1
East Thanet MP reiterates push toward clean energy
Plus award-winning Canterbury ales, new Filaments exhibition in Medway, Folkestone fish and chips, upcoming Kent events, and more
 • 
Steven Keevil
Musk style politics comes to Kent
Plus basic democratic functions aren't getting done, some excellent nominative determinism, news in brief, and more
 • 
Ed Jennings
2
Between Ham and Sandwich
Exploring some of Kent's most curious place names
 • 
Ed Jennings

May 2025

© 2025 Kent Current
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture