Seafront traders thrown into “turmoil” by do-not-swim warnings on two Kent beaches fear they could remain in place for years.

Proposals for a two-storey extension for new bedrooms at a care home to tackle a shortfall of beds in the area have been submitted.

A dad-of-three says he would not have survived without air ambulance medics after he collapsed due to a life-threatening artery tear.

An Indian restaurant has been hit with a one-star food hygiene score after inspectors uncovered a catalogue of serious issues.

A great-gran had to wait in a hospital corridor on a trolley for four days before being treated for an urgent infection.

A dad of three was saved by his son after he started having a cardiac arrest while at home.

A mum is hoping to track down a generous stranger who stopped to buy her sick daughter a Barbie doll in a random act of kindness at the checkouts.

An alarming survey reveals more than half of staff at a Kent NHS trust would not be happy for a loved one to be treated there.

A national gym chain has welcomed its members to its newest branch which has created nine new jobs.

The parents of a young girl left devastated when her cancer returned hope her latest results mean she can take part in an anti-relapse clinical trial.

A GP surgery which has been in a town for more than 10 years has announced its closure.

An online fundraiser for a 39-year-old brain tumour patient who is starting to consider treatment options is close to reaching £100,000.

Queen, Elvis and The Proclaimers are helping to keep residents fit at a care home’s popular drumming sessions.

An NHS trust has bought a private healthcare facility to help reduce patient waiting time.

A major high street gym chain has submitted a bit to operate one of its fitness centres around the clock from a shopping centre.

A woman has been left with her “life in ruins” after medication designed to be taken as a five-day course was repeatedly prescribed to her for years.

Patients at a Kent GP surgery have been told to bring their own AA batteries to appointments if they need to use one of their machines.

An expert who led an investigation into baby deaths says families being told to prove liability by the trust shows a lack of compassion from the NHS.

A stroke service which was abruptly removed from a hospital last year is set to return.

There are “inconsistencies" in the way children with special education needs in one part of Kent are treated, an inspection has uncovered.