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

A mother has condemned what she says is “disgusting” care of her teenage daughter who suffers from mental health problems. The girl was forced to lie on the floor of the QEQM Hospital in Margate.

Pensioners are protesting over the new timetable at Deal’s Tides swimming pool, which moves their swims to 6.30am during school holidays.

An elderly man is lucky to be alive after his Ford Escort overturned on the A258 Deal-Sandwich Road on Tuesday afternoon. This week’s Mercury has dramatic pictures.

A Deal B&B and wine bar has featured on popular TV show Four in a Bed. Edmund House, in Guilford Road, was taken over by a camera crew in December filming the best and worst bits of the tourist accommodation.

The All Stars Band welcomed the return of Lt Col Paul Neville, former principal director of music for the Royal Marines, as guest conductor at Sunday’s 25th anniversary concert.

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

Cross-Channel operator MyFerryLink is back under risk of closure. The Competition Commission believes Eurotunnel could have broken merger-control rules designed to protect against monopolies.

Equipment is being removed from the children’s park in Aycliffe, leaving the area without a play area.

A historic fort built in the 1860s to protect Dover Castle has had its future secured – thanks to an agreement between national land management charity The Land Trust and the Homes and Communities Agency.

Alan Shirley, Dover Town Investment Zone (DTIZ) petition organiser has been granted a 10-minute presentation before the district council in July.

Three police officers accused of lying about the existence of CCTV footage of an arrest are to apply for charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice to be dismissed.

And don't miss the Mu Mum supplement, with your child's drawings for Mother's Day.