A council has decided to take legal action against an indoor play area where a six-year-old girl sliced her fingers open in an imported fan.

A girl who suffers from cerebral palsy has arrived in Dover after sailing across the Channel using her mouth to control the boat.

A club manager says he may have to consider closing off its car park if Islanders continue to abuse it.

A fun day organised by a team preparing to take part in the Race for Life has boosted sponsorship.

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Rapper Chip was set to perform at CC Rooms on Saturday but have been replaced by fellow rapper Skepta.

Medway Council has been accused of hypocrisy after “cracking down” on pub gigs while its own Castle Concerts go ahead.

Road signs, bollards, A-boards and railings could disappear as part of a drive to remove clutter from our pavements and roads.

A man and a woman have been cut from a wrecked car in East Peckham

Crime Commissioner Ann Barnes has pledged to raise the Chatham cemetery attacks with the chief constable.

A man involved in a police chase pleaded to be rescued by a Gravesend lifeboat crew - before allegedly attacking them in their boat.

After a career spanning six decades, athlete Paul Nihill has decided to retire.

Two cars crashed last night, with a young woman cut free from her car by Dartford firefighters.

A disabled woman and her daughter say they have received many kind comments from strangers after we revealed a hate campaign against the pair.

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People of all ages lined the route to see Sittingbourne carnival.

A father endured freezing water, mud and electric shocks in aid of a charity that helped during his son’s difficult birth.

The channel swimming season has begun with a successful relay swim by a team of Icelandic women.

Burial space on the Island is expected to have run out by early next year.