Kent and Surrey Bylines

21/08/2025

Renters up and down the country are facing a housing crisis in England, due to harsh measures put in place by estate agents and landlords. | Gemma Gould

Renters up and down the country are facing a housing crisis in England, due to harsh measures put in place by estate agents and landlords.

19/08/2025

Meet the organisation using hundreds of seized knives to build accessible outdoor gyms, demonstrating the importance of rehabilitation and community in the process | Maxine Brigue

Meet the organisation using hundreds of seized knives to build accessible outdoor gyms, demonstrating the importance of rehabilitation and community in the process

17/08/2025

How does it feel to be rejected when you have the certificates ? A poem for those knocking at the door

17/08/2025

The kingdom who rejected me ... and I did knock ... with certificates folded like offerings | Raph Penname

The kingdom who rejected me ... and I did knock ... with certificates folded like offerings

15/08/2025

Despite making strides in their approach against climate change, a glaring obstacle prevents Bromley from reaching net zero. | Maxine Brigue

El Galeón Andalucía is a reproduction of a 17th-century Spanish galleon that visited the Port of Dover Marina between 6 and 10 August

13/08/2025

Heroic protesters knowing they’d risk arrest.
“. For more than 500 people to gather in public outside our parliament buildings and – calmly and peacefully – commit a criminal act by breaking an unjust and unjustifiable law was a rare moment in British history. It will be long remembered.”

On Saturday, I joined hundreds provoked by government arrogance into peacefully defying the proscription of Palestine Action

11/08/2025

Palestinians are starving in rubble in a televised genocide, as the UK government continues to not listen to the outrage of its people | Magdalena Williams

08/08/2025

Kent County Council is facing calls for unitary reform, but Reform UK’s resistance may derail long-overdue local government change | Richard Styles

07/08/2025

Fixing our electronics is more than a hobby – it’s a vital step in reducing the global e-waste problem known as WEEE. | Charlotte Mbali

Alexey Navalny was famous for his opposition to the Putin regime, but Russian opposition to the regime must take into account the views of Ukrainians

03/08/2025

Despite the praise from AI enthusiasts, generative AI is hollowing creative industries from the inside out. | Maxine Brigue

Despite the praise from AI enthusiasts, generative AI is hollowing creative industries from the inside out.

02/08/2025

Wherever we look for our news today, it is nearly impossible to find examples of honest, objective, and fearless reporting | Tom Hardy

Wherever we look for our news today, it is nearly impossible to find examples of honest, objective, and fearless reporting.Wherever we look for our news today, it is nearly impossible to find examples of honest, objective, and fearless reporting

31/07/2025

Have your say on whether Surrey is to be split into two or three councils for the new forthcoming local government. | Cai Parry

With Reform now in charge of so many county councils, how likely are they to be voted into national government at the next election?