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Fears over hospital upgrade as talks stall

Fears over hospital upgrade as talks stall

18 April 2016

Campaigners fear wanted potential upgrade to services available at an east Kent hospital won't be made after wall of silence from NHS bosses.

Man cut free from car crash

Man cut free from car crash

17 April 2016

A man had to be cut free from the wreckage of his car after a crash late at night.

Pensioner dies after mobility scooter in crash with 4x4

Pensioner dies after mobility scooter in crash with 4x4

17 April 2016

A 94-year-old woman has died after her mobility scooter collided with a 4x4.

Two arrested after women run over in car park

Two arrested after women run over in car park

17 April 2016

Two men have been cut free from a wrecked car and arrested today on suspicion of dangerous driving after two women were run over in a car park.

Food bank demand in Kent increases to record levels

Food bank demand in Kent increases to record levels

15 April 2016

The number of people in Kent turning to food banks has leapt to record levels, as a charity warns urgent action must be taken to ease the crisis.

Teenage cyclist hit by car

Teenage cyclist hit by car

15 April 2016

A teenage boy was injured after he was hit by car while cycling this morning.

Woman injured after 4x4 collides with mobility scooter

Woman injured after 4x4 collides with mobility scooter

15 April 2016

A woman in her 90s has been taken to hospital after her mobility scooter collided with a 4x4.

Cabbie cleared of threatening to kill boy's family

Cabbie cleared of threatening to kill boy's family

14 April 2016

A taxi driver has been cleared of telling a nine-year-old boy he would murder his family during a ride to school.

Lorry and car crash on coastbound motorway

Lorry and car crash on coastbound motorway

14 April 2016

Police close lane and warn drivers to slow down after M20 collision near Folkestone.

Man hunted after pensioner is robbed

Man hunted after pensioner is robbed

14 April 2016

An 81-year-old woman suffered a broken wrist after a man snatched her shopping bags and wallet.

When you've got to go...

When you've got to go...

13 April 2016

A squatter was told to move on from a motorway hard shoulder after police found him defecating just a mile from services.

Council hunt for care apprentices

Council hunt for care apprentices

13 April 2016

Kent County Council is looking for 11 apprentices to work with adults with learning disabilities.

Gangs paid five-figure sum to smuggle migrants into Kent

Gangs paid five-figure sum to smuggle migrants into Kent

13 April 2016

Criminal networks are targeting smaller Kent beaches and ports and being paid thousands for it, the National Crime Agency has revealed.

Migrant children as young as six entering UK

Migrant children as young as six entering UK

13 April 2016

Migrant children as young as six are entering the UK unaccompanied and taken in by local authorities in Kent.

Delight for £1.5m college project

Delight for £1.5m college project

12 April 2016

A £1.5m project to improve teaching facilities at a Kent college has been given the green light after funding was secured.

Crash on Tram Road... again

Crash on Tram Road... again

12 April 2016

Police were called to a crash between two vehicles on the Tram Road.

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

Major Stack lorry park one step closer

12 April 2016

Part of a mammoth lorry park - which would need 500,000 tonnes of tarmac and could house up to 3,600 lorries - could be up and running soon.

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

Horror motorway crash in heavy rain

12 April 2016

Three people escaped serious injury after a car aquaplaned in the rain, hit a barrier and was then smashed into by a van.

'Wrong way' driver released on bail

'Wrong way' driver released on bail

10 April 2016

A driver who was arrested after going the wrong way down a motorway and crashing into another car has been released from custody.

Drugs baron foiled trying to flee UK

Drugs baron foiled trying to flee UK

09 April 2016

A drugs baron was foiled trying to escape Britain when officers spotted him on this X-ray photograph.

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