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Trapped woman helped by off-duty medics

Trapped woman helped by off-duty medics

An off-duty doctor and nurse helped firefighters free an elderly woman after a three-car smash.

Farmer tells housing opponents to 'stop being selfish'

Farmer tells housing opponents to 'stop being selfish'

Retired farmer Vincent Brealy says people should welcome plans for 800 homes and focus their attention on ensuring that it serves people's needs

Builder part-blinded in freak accident 'saved from homelessness'

Builder part-blinded in freak accident 'saved from homelessness'

A builder who spiralled into depression after losing the sight in one eye is one of hundreds saved from homelessness by a unique project.

Legal tangle hits youth club hopes

Legal tangle hits youth club hopes

'Gutted' promoters look for new site for youth arts project after discovering that a legal covenant restricts uses of former Talk nightclub

Owner agrees to relax legal restrictions

Owner agrees to relax legal restrictions

Owner of Makcaris cafe has agreed to relax legal covenant restricting potential new uses of the former Talk nightclub in Herne Bay

Knife thug on the run could be in Herne Bay

Knife thug on the run could be in Herne Bay

A racist robber who sliced open an Asian boy's cheek has fled while on special release from prison and could be in east Kent.

Hasland dancers earn huge medal haul

Hasland dancers earn huge medal haul

Youngsters from Hasland Dance Studios in Herne Bay won 11 gold, eight silver and seven bronze awards at the Thanet Dance Festival.

Single mum wins sex discrimination case

Single mum wins sex discrimination case

An ex-barmaid has won damages after successfully fighting a sex discrimination case against a club for ex-servicemen.

Single mum wins sex discrimination case

Single mum wins sex discrimination case

Gemma Marshall won more than £6,000 in her case against the United Forces Social Club at the Employment Tribunal in Ashford

Body found in a ditch

Body found in a ditch

A man was discovered dead in a drainage ditch yesterday afternoon.

Four injured in car crash near Herne

Four injured in car crash near Herne

Paramedics and fire crews called after car crashes and bursts into flames near Canterbury Garden Centre in Herne Common

Outrage as diggers move in to clear protected land

Outrage as diggers move in to clear protected land

Councillors were furious to find land they had fought to keep protected was being cleared to make way for car parking.

Denly ready for hard run-in

Denly ready for hard run-in

Sam Denly is taking nothing for granted despite Herne Bay achieving the 50-point mark in Ryman League, Division 1 South.

Briary children stage Victorian play

Briary children stage Victorian play

Please sir, can we have some more? Briary pupils took a step back in time to the Victorian age in their school play

Man hurt in crane collapse

Man hurt in crane collapse

A building site worker has been taken to hospital after a crane toppled onto a trench he was working in today.

Woman left deformed by botched surgery to sue

 Woman left deformed by botched surgery to sue

A breast cancer survivor faced a new battle... after surgery performed by a now-disgraced surgeon left her in agony.

Horrified villagers oppose homes

Horrified villagers oppose homes

Developers insist a new 800-home scheme will not take away a village's identity as they submit plans for an 85 acre site.

Traders preparing for Saturday market move

Traders preparing for Saturday market move

Market traders and retailers have given their views ahead of the Herne Bay Saturday market being moved into the town centre from its King's Road site

Market move approved but stalls told to keep the noise down

Market move approved but stalls told to keep the noise down

Canterbury City Council has stopped traders using microphones or amplified sound when the Herne Bay Saturday market moves into the town centre in May

McGeehan injury is latest setback for Bay

McGeehan injury is latest setback for Bay

Herne Bay have suffered a blow with new signing Calum McGeehan ruled out with a knee injury.

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