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Legionnaires' victim demands answers

Legionnaires' victim demands answers

07 December 2015

A grandfather who almost died after contracting legionnaires' disease is demanding answers as he starts his long road to recovery.

Good samaritan hunt after man collapses at station

Good samaritan hunt after man collapses at station

06 December 2015

A woman is trying to find a kind stranger who came to her aid when her husband collapsed.

These boots were made for working

These boots were made for working

06 December 2015

Homeless and unemployed people can get new boots for work, with the launch of a new ‘boot bank’.

Heart attack sufferer's payout after A&E turns him away

Heart attack sufferer's payout after A&E turns him away

04 December 2015

A man who had around 100 heart attacks but was turned away from a Kent hospital has sued the NHS and won £250,000.

Shock over death of young chef 'with great potential'

Shock over death of young chef 'with great potential'

04 December 2015

Family and friends have been left devastated by the sudden death of a popular, football-mad teenager who collapsed at work.

Witness appeal after man hit by car

Witness appeal after man hit by car

04 December 2015

A witness appeal has been launched after a man was left seriously injured when he was hit by a car.

'He got weaker and weaker and the sea took him out'

'He got weaker and weaker and the sea took him out'

03 December 2015

An eyewitness has described how the desperate struggle to save a dog from the sea ended in tragedy.

Tears as man, 88, escapes trial over crossing crash

Tears as man, 88, escapes trial over crossing crash

03 December 2015

An 88-year-old driver will not stand trial after seriously injuring a pensioner on a zebra crossing.

Police find missing 75-year-old

Police find missing 75-year-old

02 December 2015

A 75-year-old woman missing since this morning has been found safe.

Team to combat child sexual exploitation

Team to combat child sexual exploitation

02 December 2015

Police, health workers, social services and councils have teamed up today to stop children being sexually exploited across Kent.

Popular barber to go out with a bang

Popular barber to go out with a bang

02 December 2015

The ashes of a popular barber will be fired into the sky as part of a fireworks display celebrating her life.

Services for child asylum seekers at breaking point

Services for child asylum seekers at breaking point

02 December 2015

The influx of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Kent has pushed the county's social services to breaking point.

Living wage ‘will close homes’

Living wage ‘will close homes’

01 December 2015

The county's care industry is at breaking point due to planned rises in the minimum wage, according to bosses.

Social care 'council tax' won't bridge shortfall says KCC

Social care 'council tax' won't bridge shortfall says KCC

30 November 2015

Kent County Council says charging residents a social care council tax still may not raise enough money to bridge the funding gap.

Inedible food and soiled loo brushes at care home

Inedible food and soiled loo brushes at care home

29 November 2015

A health watchdog has placed a failing care home into special measures after finding inedible food and unhygienic conditions during an inspection.

Failing GP surgery plunged into special measures

Failing GP surgery plunged into special measures

26 November 2015

Health chiefs have labelled a doctor's surgery serving 4,200 patients as "inadequate" after inspectors found a string of failings.

Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

25 November 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed new measures to tackle the problems caused on Kent's roads by Operation Stack.

Branson in move to run our hospitals

Branson in move to run our hospitals

25 November 2015

Four organisations, including the private Virgin Care, are believed to be in a bidding war to take over the running of vital health services.

Kiln Court closure: consultation continues

Kiln Court closure: consultation continues

25 November 2015

Council officers came under fire and a public meeting has been arranged for to discuss the proposals for a town care home.

Stolen: Kent's only horse ambulance

Stolen: Kent's only horse ambulance

24 November 2015

What's thought to be the only equine ambulance in the county has been stolen, leaving horses waiting longer for help.

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