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Family's battle after girl falls victim to rare brain disease

05 January 2014
Family's battle after girl falls victim to rare brain disease

A family have spoken of their vigil after their daughter, four, was struck by a brain disease so rare it only affects four in a million people.

Oscars stars bring Hollywood to Kent

05 January 2014
 Oscars stars bring Hollywood to Kent

Charles Dickens' stillborn baby and true grit in a Second World War jail... how Kent is shaping the blockbusters of 2014.

Mother beaten by five men bravely speaks out

04 January 2014
Mother beaten by five men bravely speaks out

A woman brutally beaten by five different men has pledged to help others as she builds her life back up.

Bike track under threat as council considers plot

03 January 2014
Bike track under threat as council considers plot

A popular off-road bike track used by hundreds of youngsters across Medway and the South East could close.

Update: 300 straw bales go up in flames

31 December 2013
Update: 300 straw bales go up in flames

Firefighters from across the county have been battling a blaze at a farm in Cooling near Rochester this morning.

Panic at the supermarket over festive food

31 December 2013
Panic at the supermarket over festive food

Customers were faced with a last minute panic on Christmas Eve when a supermarket didn't have items they had pre-ordered weeks before.

Rugby coach named in Queen's honours list

31 December 2013
Rugby coach named in Queen's honours list

Martin Coyd, top Medway rugby coach and manager of the England Wheelchair Rugby League Team has been made an OBE in the New Year's honours list.

Parents’ fitting tribute to their stillborn child

27 December 2013
Parents’ fitting tribute to their stillborn child

Couple Jo and David Ward, whose first child was stillborn, have helped design a new bereavement suite at Medway Maritime Hospital.

Serious accident closes motorway

27 December 2013
Serious accident closes motorway

Part of the M2 was closed this morning after a serious crash in which a passenger was thrown from a car.

'My friend Ronnie Biggs didn't have a bad bone in his body'

18 December 2013
'My friend Ronnie Biggs didn't have a bad bone in his body'

An author who counted Ronnie Biggs as one of his best friends has paid tribute to the Great Train Robber after his death at 84 today.

Dangerous dolls seized from market stall

16 December 2013
Dangerous dolls seized from market stall

Toxic toys that can cause cancer have been seized from a Kent market stall two years after they were banned across Europe.

'Da Vinci helped fit my gastric band'

24 November 2013
'Da Vinci helped fit my gastric band'

A mother has dropped four dress sizes after gastric bypass surgery... carried out by a state-of-the art robot called Da Vinci.

Shame of award-winning mum who used charity's funds to pay her bills

15 November 2013
Shame of award-winning mum who used charity's funds to pay her bills

A mother has been sacked from the panel of an anti-crime charity to clean up her neighbourhood - after dipping into its bank account to pay her bills.

Rush hour crash closes road

15 November 2013
Rush hour crash closes road

A slip road from the Wainscott by-pass was closed this morning after a two car crash.

Broken bones and stranded pensioners on 'forgotten road'

10 November 2013
Broken bones and stranded pensioners on 'forgotten road'

Angry people living on a treacherous road full of potholes are blaming it for broken bones and leaving the elderly too afraid to leave their homes.

How did hospital let mum out to wander streets in pyjamas?

08 November 2013
How did hospital let mum out to wander streets in pyjamas?

An investigation has been launched after a vulnerable patient was found walking the streets at night after leaving hospital without anyone noticing.

Mystery of huge 'floating hotel' moored off Rochester

04 November 2013
Mystery of huge 'floating hotel' moored off Rochester

A prison, a hotel or a temporary accommodation for workers? This huge barge has got people guessing ever since it arrived in Rochester.

Labour challenger hoping to give MP a kicking

04 November 2013
Labour challenger hoping to give MP a kicking

PR consultant and keen kickboxer Naushabah Khan has been selected as Labour’s choice to fight the Rochester and Strood seat at the next election.

Police chopper scrambled after assault

02 November 2013
Police chopper scrambled after assault

The police helicopter was scrambled in the Wrotham area this lunchtime following a report of an assault last night.

Bomb disposal experts called to civic centre

02 November 2013
Bomb disposal experts called to civic centre

Parts of Dartford have been closed by police after a metal detector enthusiast walked into the civic centre with a six-inch war-time shell.

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