A man is in custody after emergency services were called to a suspicious fire at a block of flats.

The Medway NHS Foundation Trust has responded to the damning CQC report on failing Medway Maritime Hospital.

Urgent conditions have been imposed on a troubled hospital after a damning inspection found patients were not getting safe care in A&E.

Legal notices have been served on a group of travellers who have moved on to a site near Chatham railway station taking up spaces used by commuters.

A car and a lorry collided on the A229.

Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre has two major supermarkets, Click and Collect services, and free parking to help with your festive foraging.

A company specialising in electricity saving LED lighting has set its sights on overseas expansion after growing turnover by more than £8m.

A school which requires improvement has hit back at Ofsted inspectors - even slamming poor spelling and grammar in its damning report.

A cafe owner has been fined after a decomposing mouse was found in his kitchen and an 'active and widespread' infestation was discovered.

A schoolboy has gone on trial accused of raping four teenage girls when he was just 13.

Maidstone's Lizzy Yarnold and Chatham skier Charlotte Evans are among the nominees for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Frozen fun for all the family - check out one of the county’s fab Christmas ice rinks.

A landlord has been fined £2,500 for allowing loud music to blast out of his pub.

A trouble-hit hospital has been dubbed the worst in the country after a catalogue of failings was revealed in a damning investigation.

A developer of train and flight simulation video games took home the top prize at the 30th Medway Business Awards.

A marketing firm has been hired to relaunch a sunglasses range inspired by the Wimbledon tennis championship.

An urban climber has told of his obsession for climbing huge buildings and teetering on the edge.

Staff at Medway hospital were among thousands of NHS workers staging a four hour strike around the country today in an ongoing dispute over pay.

A broken down train caused major delays for Kent commuters to London this morning.

A 4x4 flipped onto its roof during a freak accident, trapping a passenger inside.