A mum says the new NHS emergency phone number is not good enough after her hand ballooned in size when she was attacked by wasps.

A police helicopter was scrambled to Canterbury to search for burglary suspects this afternoon.

A mum who has helped raise a huge brood of 12 children is expecting another.

The Royal Bank of Scotland building in Chatham Maritime was evacuated this morning after an empty talcum powder bottle was posted there.

For pupils across Medway, the anxious wait for their results is over.

Some of the top stories in this week's East Kent Mercury

Some of the top stories in this week's Dover Mercury.

A semi-retired business consultant has launched a new venture – turning old hose pipes from Green Goddess fire engines into wallets.

Dozens of people enjoyed a leisurely walk along the seafront to watch the sun setting and raise money for charity.

An amateur photographer snapped some stunning pictures of shooting stars over Ashford last night.

UK Power Networks has apologised for disruption caused to people in Birchington by diesel fumes from industrial generators outside their homes.

Sign a new petition in a campaign to protect and bring fresh ambition to Cliftonville West.

A stunning picture of the town’s famous Salutation Gardens has won this year’s Sandwich Photographic Competition.

Town centre facing another setback as soft furnishing store prepares to close in the High Street

A planning application has been submitted to Swale council to make a former town pub a Tesco Express.

Twelve months after an agreement was signed there is still no sign of building work starting on a multimillion-pound regeneration project.

Medway Council is considering banning adverts for payday loans.

Train fares are predicted to go up by a whopping 4.1% next year, it was announced this week.

People climbing on Thanet’s unstable chalk cliffs are dicing with death according to coastguards

Hundreds of pounds has been raised at a family fun day organised by a teenager in memory of her grandfather.