There's only two beaches in the whole of Kent with swimming bans for the whole season because of poor water quality - they're right next to each other & the bans could last years itv.com/news/meridian/… #swimming #littlestone #stmarysbay #dymchurch #sewage ITVNewsMeridian

Home Sec on the campaign trail in Rochester this morning - announcing cap on working visas for migrants - the day after new polling predicts that Labour will win a majority bigger than the 1997 landslide. More on ITV News Meridian @1800 #Rochester

Country house idylls like Great Dixter in Sussex & vast monuments like the Cenotaph - all designed Sir Edwin Lutyens. Is he Britain's greatest architect? #lutyens Great Dixter 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕦𝕥𝕪𝕖𝕟𝕤 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥 Royal Institute of British Architects itv.com/watch/news/a-n…

Labour manage the biggest gain in seats since 1945 with a majority of 170 predicted in the exit poll

Votes verified and counting starting in #Hastings #GeneralElection2024 ITV News Meridian

Turnout for Hastings & Rye is 60.81% - down 6.6% from 2019 election #hastings #GeneralElection2024 ITV News Meridian

Hastings and Rye elects Labour MP - Helena Dollimore MP wins with 19,134 votes. Majority of 8,653 over Conservative Sally-Ann Hart #Hastings #GeneralElection2024

These kids are incredible: itv.com/news/meridian/…

Sussex school bans mobile phones and smartwatches to cut out 'distractions' itv.com/news/meridian/…

Remains of V2 rocket that landed in Kent in 1945 - killing one man and injuring dozens of others - unearthed by archaeologists: itv.com/watch/news/exp… #WWIII #westerham #Archaeology ITV News Meridian

Dog and owner reunited four years after springer spaniel stolen from Kent home. A warning though, this is quite emotional: itv.com/news/meridian/… #dogs #springspaniel #spaniels DogLost

Public loos under threat of closure in Eastbourne - campaigners say community toilet scheme won't work: itv.com/news/meridian/… British Toilets #publictoilets #eastbourne ITVNewsMeridian

Hundreds of handcrafted boats sailing through Canterbury Cathedral: Canterbury Cathedral ITV News Meridian itv.com/watch/news/hun…

80 years since the South East came under attack from V2 rockets - experts are uncovering the secret factory codes stamped on them #WWII #ww2 #Archaeology #westerham ITVNewsMeridian itv.com/watch/news/arc…

Twelve thousand poinsettias growing in a toasty-warm greenhouse near Maidstone, almost ready for the Christmas market... but how do they get them blooming at just the right time? #poinsettias #christmas #kent #staplehurst Frankie's Farmshop itv.com/news/meridian/…

The sewing group in Rochester that's learning the craft - and helping cancer patients - on ITV News Meridian @1800 tonight:

Horse rider ‘heartbroken’ as 7-year-old horse dies after a crash on a country lane in Kent & wants drivers to slow down ⁦ITV News Meridian⁩ ⁦British Horse Society⁩ #horsewelfare ⁦Horse Welfare Collaborative⁩ ⁦HorseWelfareAlliance⁩ search.app/W1Pv2TYvygnuwt…

Hever Castle gardeners start a count of its huge display of daffodils - there could be 100k plants to record by hand ⁦Hever Castle⁩ #daffodils ⁦ITV News Meridian⁩ itv.com/watch/news/hev…

She started playing croquet in Ramsgate a mere 36 years ago and now June Jury - who's 94 - is playing in yet another season.. But this time, she has a world record under her belt: itv.com/watch/news/one… ITV News Meridian #ramsgate #croquet

Fancy a game of 300-a-side 'real football'? There were plenty that did in an ancient Kentish village this weekend: itv.com/news/meridian/… ITV News Meridian #realfootball #chiddingstone