'I feel like I’m on a constant holiday thanks to the cheerful palette in my colourful home' It's a light, bright and functional retreat Ideal Home · Sep 27, 2025
Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn Exclusive: The warning comes as new survey of Labour members seen by The Independent reveals concerns about Keir Starmer’s wider migration policy The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
What is Starmer and Macron’s ‘one-in, one out’ migrant deal and will it work? Some migrants arriving in the UK will be sent back to France under the deal The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025
Perfect day trips from London: 10 of the prettiest seaside towns and villages within two hours of the capital These coastal day-trip delights are easily reachable from London and offer beautiful beaches, fish and chips and lovely places to stay The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
The best beach breaks within two hours of London for a chic staycation Vibey restaurants, chic shops, glorious stretches of beach — and all less than two hours from the capital. Here’s how to nail a trip to the south coast this weekend Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Five scenic walks near London for a day out from the capital (all accessible by train) Keen to catch some sun? From majestic clifftop hikes to rambles through bluebell forests, expert and author Julia Smith shares her favourite countryside walks near the capital Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025
Labour’s Dover candidate: ‘I would not have stood under Corbyn’ Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, former soldier Mike Tapp said he wants to help Sir Keir Starmer tackle the small boats crisis and end the chaos at the Port of Dover The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2024
OPINION - Leaving London is for people who can't handle the tough stuff — I'm so glad I never quit Sometime around their late thirties and early forties, something happens to each London generation. A fundamental division emerges between those who flit the city for the coast and those who stay. The old ravers head to Margate. The gays to St Leonards. Fancy types that need at least one boutique… Evening Standard · May 10, 2024
The Blue Pelican, Deal, Kent: ‘The locals won’t want to share this place with down-from-Londons’ – restaurant review They could easily have opened a pricey fish and chip shop for tourists; instead, they’ve set up a very classy, experimental, neighbourhood Japanese restaurant The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024
The Blue Pelican in Deal is part restaurant, part wellness studio The Blue Pelican is a seafront townhouse in Deal, offering Japanese-inspired dishes, natural wines and a boutique yoga studio Wallpaper · Feb 25, 2024
The exodus to Kent! Why the chicest Londoners are decamping to the south east coast The Garden of England has never been more chic — no wonder that people are moving there in their droves, says Ruth Bloomfield Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2023
Man dies after car 'went over 150ft cliffs' near campsite A multi-agency response scrambled to the incident on Monday, May 29. Daily Record · May 30, 2023
Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club: Course Review, Tee Times and Key Info This strong Kent coast links, which ranks 43rd in our Top 100 UK&I Course Rankings in association with Peter Millar heads along the sea wall before turning for home on the 12th for a tough closing stretch Golf Monthly · Mar 29, 2023
Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens sentenced for flashing at women The ex-Metropolitan Police officer was supposed to be on duty and working from home when he exposed himself to a female cyclist in a country lane. Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023
Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023 Stunned walker 'in awe' after stumbling across giant WHALE SKULL washed up on UK beach Hannah Summerfield, from Deal, in Kent, said she was left in "awe" after spotting what appears to be a whale skull while walking along a beach with her boyfriend
Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023 Police launch manhunt for thug burglar who looks like Take That singer Gary Barlow The would-be thief - whose e-fit resembles the boyband crooner - tried to raid a property in Deal, Kent, but the owners woke up and a struggle ensued where he punched a woman
Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022 Bedraggled migrants including baby arrive at Dover after surviving crossing that killed 4 Four people are now confirmed to have died and approximately 40 are believed to have been in the dinghy with many taken to hospital after their harrowing ordeal
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 First look at new £50million water park in the UK with surf pools and wave machines The Seahive, which will open at the Betteshanger County Park near Deal in Kent, will be filled with surfing zones and splash areas which promise to be heaps of fun for families
Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022 Three sons played in garden where pregnant mum's body was buried by murderer husband Debbie Griggs, 34, disppeared from the family home in Deal, Kent, in May 1999 while four months pregant with her husband later jailed for murder
Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022 Murderer took pregnant wife's body with him when he moved and buried her in garden Mum-of-three Debbie Griggs, 34, disappeared from her home in Deal, Kent, in May 1999. 20 years later her husband Andrew Griggs was convicted of her murder and jailed for life
Daily Record · Oct 17, 2022 Pregnant Debbie Griggs' body found buried in garden 20 years after disappearance Debbie Griggs was 34 years old when she disappeared from her home in Deal, Kent in May 1999.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Remains of woman murdered 20 years ago found in Dorset garden - OLD Debbie Griggs was 34 and pregnant when she went missing from her home in the Kent seaside town of Deal in May 1999.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022 The Rose, Deal: ‘A gentle parade of impressive cooking’ – restaurant review Starry metropolitan chef Nuno Mendes has taken his A-list cuisine to the Kent coast. By Jay Rayner
Chronicle Live · Sep 15, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II mural appears in Gateshead following Her Majesty's death Ed Blackbird decided to create a special tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a large mural painted onto the outside of his business, Deal Direct Blinds on Saltmeadows Road
Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2022 Pensioners fume at Aldi after being left with trolley in garden for seven weeks Betty and Pat Burke, from Deal in Kent, were left raging after a discarded supermarket trolley found in an alleyway near their house wasn't picked up for seven weeks - despite cleaning it up