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Bidding war sees former fire station sold

25 March 2021
Bidding war sees former fire station sold

A former fire station which looks set to be demolished for new flats has been sold for more than half a million pounds after a bidding war.

PM hopes for solution to safeguard docks jobs

24 March 2021
PM hopes for solution to safeguard docks jobs

The Prime Minister has backed calls to protect the future of hundreds of skilled jobs threatened by the closure of industrial docks.

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New Covid testing centre to open as two close

24 March 2021
New Covid testing centre to open as two close

A new Covid testing centre will open next week as two sites close down and another scaled back amid plans for more mobile testing coming into action.

Venue loses outdoor bar area bid

23 March 2021
Venue loses outdoor bar area bid

A town centre bar has lost its bid to open a new outside bar area to serve alcohol and show live sport on big screens in its beer garden.

Woman wakes to find stranger in bedroom

23 March 2021
Woman wakes to find stranger in bedroom

An alleged sexual predator has appeared in court after a woman woke to find a stranger believed to be prowling in her bedroom.

Health chief quits weeks after damning report

22 March 2021
Health chief quits weeks after damning report

The boss of a hospital trust which saw its A&E given the lowest rating a matter of weeks ago is leaving his role.

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Two hour queues outside vaccine centre

17 March 2021
Two hour queues outside vaccine centre

Vulnerable patients were forced to wait for hours outside a vaccine centre as long queues snaked around the entrance due to delays letting people in.

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'I've never seen demand for funerals like it'

15 March 2021
'I've never seen demand for funerals like it'

A temporary morgue is to be stood down as a funeral director says deaths caused by Covid and funeral demand is the worst he's seen in his 50 years.

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Fancy owning your own fire station?

15 March 2021
Fancy owning your own fire station?

A property makeover is awaiting a former fire station which is set to go under the hammer with planning permission for six apartments.

Waterside path and recycling bin cordoned off in Sarah search

14 March 2021
Waterside path and recycling bin cordoned off in Sarah search

A waterside path and large recycling bin has been cordoned off by police investigating the death of Sarah Everard as officers open a new search area.

Husky tied up and dumped in field

11 March 2021
Husky tied up and dumped in field

WARNING: Upsetting images. A dead husky dog was found tied up and dumped in a field as an investigation is launched into his death.

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Protected status for 'wildlife haven' threatened by theme park

11 March 2021
Protected status for 'wildlife haven' threatened by theme park

A wildlife haven home to hundreds of rare species threatened by plans for the UK's largest theme park has been granted special protected status.

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Dad's 400-mile running challenge raises £33,000

09 March 2021
Dad's 400-mile running challenge raises £33,000

A dad's completed a 400-mile challenge to help raise money for a hospital unit for seriously ill newborn babies, including his friends' two sons.

Fifth mass vaccine centre opening date revealed

09 March 2021
Fifth mass vaccine centre opening date revealed

A former sportswear shop will host the county's fifth mass vaccination centre when it opens to the public later this week, it has been confirmed.

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'Disappointment' as NHS bosses miss meeting on damning report

05 March 2021
'Disappointment' as NHS bosses miss meeting on damning report

Furious councillors hit out at hospital bosses after senior managers could not attend a meeting to discuss a damning inspection report.

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Grandfather died after cut during surgery went undetected

05 March 2021
Grandfather died after cut during surgery went undetected

A family hopes lessons will be learned after a man suffered a cut to his bowel during an operation that went undetected leading to a fatal infection.

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Work to start on town's regeneration

02 March 2021
Work to start on town's regeneration

A town centre regeneration plan is finally set to get underway after a 15-year wait for the plans to come to fruition.

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The stories of the Vikings that shaped our history

02 March 2021
The stories of the Vikings that shaped our history

The din of battle horns and longships off the Kent coast would have been an all too familiar sight as 1,100 years ago Viking raiders looted.

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Cruise ship plan to house £2.5bn theme park workforce

01 March 2021
Cruise ship plan to house £2.5bn theme park workforce

Theme park bosses hoping to build the UK's answer to Disneyland are proposing to hire cruise ships to house thousands of construction workers.

Meteor races across night sky

01 March 2021
Meteor races across night sky

Footage captures the dramatic moment a fireball lights up parts of Kent as a meteor raced across the night sky.

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