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Help a little boy who just wants to play with his pals

27 December 2016
Help a little boy who just wants to play with his pals

An appeal has been launched to raise £50,000 for an operation which will allow a five-year-old boy with cerebral palsy to run around with his friends.

Brave dippers take the plunge

26 December 2016
Brave dippers take the plunge

Brave dippers plunged into the sea to raise funds for blind toddler Freddie Penny this Boxing Day

Postal workers deliver a first class Christmas

24 December 2016
Postal workers deliver a first class Christmas

Busy postmen and women in Kent have been thanked for their festive efforts in delivering thousands of extra items a day.

Teen Mara 'was depressed' and inquest has heard

19 December 2016
Teen Mara 'was depressed' and inquest has heard

The mental state of a teenager, who died after being discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt, has been discussed at an inquest into her death

Woman's purse stolen in night time attack

19 December 2016
Woman's purse stolen in night time attack

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage thug mugged a woman late at night in a car park.

Appeal to fund surgery for Oodles the poodle

18 December 2016
Appeal to fund surgery for Oodles the poodle

A poodle who can't even drink water because of years of neglect needs treatment worth £6,000.

Charity let down over hopes of safety improvements to road

16 December 2016
Charity let down over hopes of safety improvements to road

A charity desperate to see safety improvements on a Kent road has described KCC’s response as “disappointing”.

Join traders for day of Christmas food and fun

16 December 2016
Join traders for day of Christmas food and fun

Traders will bring the Christmas cheer to a Kent town tomorrow with a free bash for families.

Lizards settle in at new home

15 December 2016
Lizards settle in at new home

A colony of common lizards will be spending their first Christmas hibernating in a new purpose-built home after a move from a Kent business park

Baker still making his own bread at age of 100

12 December 2016
Baker still making his own bread at age of 100

Despite retiring from the trade and selling his string of shops in in 1985, a Kent baker is still making his own bread at the age of 100.

Kids get their skate on at new park

11 December 2016
Kids get their skate on at new park

Kids and young adults have been heading to Sandwich from nearby towns to try out the new skate park

Judge calls drug mum ‘disgusting’ for dealing

02 December 2016
Judge calls drug mum ‘disgusting’ for dealing

A former P&O petty officer has avoided jail despite police discovering £30,000 worth of drugs at her home.

Man taken to hospital after assault in early hours

01 December 2016
Man taken to hospital after assault in early hours

A man is in hospital after being seriously injured in an assault.

Wonky Wanda is now a wheelchair wonder

30 November 2016
Wonky Wanda is now a wheelchair wonder

A set of special wheels for a dog that was born with twisted front legs has saved her from being put down.

Gas leak after car hits main

29 November 2016
Gas leak after car hits main

Homes in a Kent town have been evacuated this morning after damage to a gas main thought to have been caused by a car which did not stop

Perfect place to watch town’s lights switch-on

26 November 2016
Perfect place to watch town’s lights switch-on

Night-time tower tours in a Kent church will be the number one viewpoint to see the town’s Christmas lights turned on

New village store opened by mayor

26 November 2016
New village store opened by mayor

A village store selling pies from Kentish Mayde and cheese from the Cheesemakers of Canterbury opens today.

Care home staff ‘in dark over sale’

25 November 2016
Care home staff ‘in dark over sale’

Staff at a KCC care home say they remain in limbo 10 months after they were told it would be sold.

'There was nobody available when Karoline was in a bad way'

24 November 2016
'There was nobody available when Karoline was in a bad way'

A mental health team has cut staff case loads after a woman suffering from bipolar disorder died of an accidental overdose.

Kind readers reimburse elderly victim of theft

23 November 2016
Kind readers reimburse elderly victim of theft

Total Motor Care in Sandwich and Deal Icebreakers have reimbursed a pensioner after she claims £100 was stolen from her purse while shopping

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