Residents say they are not against plans drawn up to build homes and flats on a former school site – but they want the medical centre promised.

A developer hoping to roll out a new village medical centre has launched a scathing attack on a GP who has backed alternative proposals.

A hobbyist who collapsed while out searching for fossils had to be rescued by a coastguard team after finding himself stranded.

A charity football match is taking place to raise funds to help an estate agent diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 28.

A mum waited for five months to go to the doctor’s after finding a lump on her breast because she didn’t want to add to the pressure on the NHS.

A health watchdog has raised concerns about how safe a maternity unit is and has demanded action be taken to improve how it is managed.

A garden therapy scheme that has helped scores of people recover from depression and anxiety is to close in a “devastating” blow.

A therapy pony has visited a hospital as part of an ongoing drive to use animal therapy to boost patient recovery and experience.

An inquest held into the death of a former museum worker who “stepped in front of a lorry” outside a hospital has concluded.

There is set to be significant disruption to NHS services in the county as junior doctors strike for four days says a chief medical officer.

The hospital trust boss in charge of managing its finances says he is expecting to go over budget by a further £50m initial projections.

The son of a popular retired teacher diagnosed with terminal liver cancer has launched a fundraising appeal to explore alternative treatment for her.

A widow is hoping to raise awareness of young people with cancer after losing her husband to a rare form of the disease aged just 32.

A gluten-intolerant baker who struggled to find her passion in life has finally opened her own business.

A two-year-old was left fighting for her life in hospital after drinking a slushy at a trampoline park in Kent.

An A&E crisis engulfing two Kent hospital trusts left an elderly woman with dementia enduring a “dehumanising” three-day wait for a bed.

Staff have confirmed a Boots branch will be shutting its doors to customers next month.

A Mexican restaurant owner says a cockroach infestation that forced his business to close is “all sorted” and customers are starting to return.

A dentist has accused the government of insulting his profession by offering an extra £50 for registering new NHS patients.

An inquest jury has heard how a troubled dad died after being struck by a lorry after he fled a hospital where he was being treated.