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Health trusts criticised after dad found hanged in hospital toilet

04 April 2014
Health trusts criticised after dad found hanged in hospital toilet

Two Kent NHS trusts have admitted failures in the case of a father found hanged in a hospital toilet after being moved out of A&E "to meet targets".

Iconic Kent festival gets back on track

27 March 2014
Iconic Kent festival gets back on track

The threat of rail chaos has forced organisers to move one of the county's most popular events forward by a week.

Pensioner injured after car crashes into tree

24 March 2014
Pensioner injured after car crashes into tree

A 72-year-old woman is hurt when the car she was a passenger in left the road, narrowly missing a house.

Row after vicar offers to 'cleanse' customers at gay bar

23 March 2014
Row after vicar offers to 'cleanse' customers at gay bar

Staff at an area's only gay bar have been threatened with arson... while one vicar even offered to 'cure' them.

Just how did they do it? No wonder some people think the Pharaohs were aliens

23 March 2014
Just how did they do it? No wonder some people think the Pharaohs were aliens

A cruise down the Nile is on many travellers’ bucket list. Now Gerry Warren has crossed it off his, returning in awe of the ancient Egyptians.

Lib Dems celebrate by-election win in Canterbury

14 March 2014
Lib Dems celebrate by-election win in Canterbury

But winning candidate wasn't at the count to celebrate - because he's on holiday in the Scilly Isles.

Raiders flee with diamonds worth thousands

13 March 2014
Raiders flee with diamonds worth thousands

Valuable gems have been stolen in a raid on empty house while the owner was away.

Rare antiques from former vicarage sell for cool £500k

13 March 2014
Rare antiques from former vicarage sell for cool £500k

A designer to the stars has sold the antique collection from his Kent village home - including a wartime present from a husband to a wife.

Controversial health clinic criticised for misleading website claims

02 March 2014
Controversial health clinic criticised for misleading website claims

The advertising regulator has ruled an ex-councillor who runs a controversial health clinic was misleading customers by calling himself a doctor.

'I'll never stop looking around me'

01 March 2014
'I'll never stop looking around me'

A stalker victim is rebuilding her life after her tormentor - who made her life a misery for two years - was jailed.

Shed destroyed when unattended tumble dryer catches light

28 February 2014
Shed destroyed when unattended tumble dryer catches light

Home owners warned not to leave appliances running when they go out after tumble dryer catches light and damages two houses.

It's a bum job – but someone’s got to do it!

27 February 2014
It's a bum job – but someone’s got to do it!

When it comes to sprucing up exhibits at a tourist attraction it seems Callum Donnelly got the bum deal.

Boy, 14, launches campaign to save school after shock closure decision

26 February 2014
Boy, 14, launches campaign to save school after shock closure decision

A teenager has launched an online petition to save his school from closure as hundreds of pupils and parents are left reeling from the shock decision.

Lead us not into temptation... unholy internet use blocked at cathedral cafe

21 February 2014
Lead us not into temptation... unholy internet use blocked at cathedral cafe

Users of a new cathedral cafe will find access blocked if they try to view pornography after new filters were installed on its free wi-fi system.

Woman hit by car fighting for life

20 February 2014
Woman hit by car fighting for life

A woman is fighting for her life in hospital today after being knocked down by a car.

More train delays after tracks flooded

20 February 2014
More train delays after tracks flooded

Rail passengers are suffering more train cancellations in east Kent today because of flooding on the line.

Woman flees blazing flat in city

18 February 2014
Woman flees blazing flat in city

Fire fighters say smoke alarm saved woman's life after fire breaks out in her home at 4am

Hospital trust takes action to avoid 'serious clinical risk'

17 February 2014
Hospital trust takes action to avoid 'serious clinical risk'

All high-risk and emergency general surgery in east Kent will be centralised as a predicted surgeon shortage sparks patient safety fears.

Villages south of Canterbury are on a "knife edge" from flooding

09 February 2014
Villages south of Canterbury are on a "knife edge" from flooding

Parish council chairman slams sight-seeing drivers who are adding to misery by speeding through floodwaters.

Teacher hurt in 20ft horror fall as safety railing gives way

07 February 2014
Teacher hurt in 20ft horror fall as safety railing gives way

Stunned schoolchildren watched in horror as a teacher landed on her head when she toppled backwards 20ft onto a road through a broken rail.

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