A cash-strapped council has rejected a motion to review its controversial decision to axe free swimming for children.

There are delays to a desperately needed medical centre over problems with funding, despite developers being ready to start work.

A woman told she would never have children gave birth to a stillborn boy after her pregnancy was missed on an ultrasound.

A mum who collapsed every time she stood up after developing a viral condition says a medical detection dog means she can leave the house again.

A 93-year-old grandmother who suffered a fall has made a “miraculous recovery” – after being reunited with her beloved dog in hospital.

Residents living in Britain’s newest garden city have welcome plans for new community facilities they say were “promised” more than a decade ago.

A mum living in agony with severe arthritis has described her struggle to cope - and the measures she would be prepared to take to end her pain.

A teenager has been arrested after a fire which broke out in a back garden.

Public tennis courts which have fallen into poor condition are set to be served with a major upgrade.

A fish porter treated for prostate cancer by robotic surgeons is urging men to seek advice from their doctor and get tested.

A ten-year plan to spearhead social regeneration in some of the most deprived areas of Medway Swale has been launched.

Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.

A group facing potentially deadly illnesses say they have turned their lives around thanks to their doctor inviting them to run.

More than 27,000 health workers including community nurses, speech therapists, physiotherapists and cleaners are to get two one-off cash payments.

A Southern Water sewer pipe has burst, leaving sewage to flow into a beauty spot.

A supermarket has reopened following a medical incident.

Two ex-servicemen travelled to Downing Street in a bid to get justice after being used as ‘guinea pigs’ during Britain’s nuclear testing programme.

Ten leisure centres across the county are set to benefit from a windfall aimed at make them cheaper to run.

A distressed dad says hospital bosses should be “ashamed” after his sick son was left waiting on a hard chair in A&E for 18 hours.

A terminally ill pensioner has spent more than 16 hours dealing with mix-ups as he tries to make the switch to BT Digital Voice before he dies.