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Emergency services do mock river rescue

Emergency services do mock river rescue

Firefighters, police and paramedics are doing a river rescue training exercise.

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Bomb squad return to house after second suspicious item found

Bomb squad return to house after second suspicious item found

A bomb squad has returned to the scene of an incident after a second suspicious item was uncovered.

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New health and wellbeing centre opens

New health and wellbeing centre opens

A health and wellbeing centre has moved to a larger unit within a shopping centre.

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'Bit of sun' closes part of playground

'Bit of sun' closes part of playground

Parts of a £400,000 state-of-the-art play park were closed due to "extreme weather conditions" last weekend.

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Selfless 21-year-old gives kidney to friend

Selfless 21-year-old gives kidney to friend

A girl who contracted E.Coli on holiday is to get a kidney from her friend.

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Beach attack left victim needing 'her head glued together'

Beach attack left victim needing 'her head glued together'

A teacher has described a shocking assault she and her friends suffered after an attack by a gang of around 20 teenagers after cleaning the beach.

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Dreamland celebrates 99th birthday with giant ice cream

Dreamland celebrates 99th birthday with giant ice cream

The historic amusement park is celebrating its 99th birthday today and created a real large 99 cone and flake for the occasion.

Council hit by delay in fight to reclaim £263m pension investment

Council hit by delay in fight to reclaim £263m pension investment

A council has been hit with a further delay as it fights to reclaim £263m pension cash.

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Stressed student suffered sudden heart attack

Stressed student suffered sudden heart attack

The family of a university student who died of a heart attack have been urged to get themselves medically checked.

Fresh proposals to convert town centre ‘drugs den’

Fresh proposals to convert town centre ‘drugs den’

A fourth bid to transform a vacant office block that developers say has been a magnet for drug crime has been launched.

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Horse 'monitored' by RSPCA was loose in park

Horse 'monitored' by RSPCA was loose in park

A colt being "monitored" by the RSPCA was found on the loose in a public park.

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Morris dancers will march on parliament

Morris dancers will march on parliament

Sweeps festival performers will be take part in a "massive" protest march against the change in date to next year's early May bank holiday.

Restaurant set to open at leisure complex

Restaurant set to open at leisure complex

Everthing you need to know about the first food and drink outlet to fill a unit in a multi-million pound town centre development.

‘We do not know or recognise our son anymore’

‘We do not know or recognise our son anymore’

The parents of a man who is suffering from mental health issues are desperate to see him transferred back to his local area or home where he belongs.

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Contracts exchanged on multi-million development

Contracts exchanged on multi-million development

A £115m mixed-use regeneration scheme in the heart of a Kent will provide 189 affordable homes for people in the area.

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Hotel targeted in a prostitution and drugs raid up for sale

Hotel targeted in a prostitution and drugs raid up for sale

A hotel with a chequered past is set to go under the hammer later this month.

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Domestic abuse reporting scheme rolled out across schools

Domestic abuse reporting scheme rolled out across schools

Hundreds of Kent schools are now told by police within 24 hours when one of their pupils is exposed to domestic abuse at home.

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Tragic bridge fall teen was pregnant

Tragic bridge fall teen was pregnant

A teenager who jumped to her death 15 years after surviving a fall in her mother's arms was pregnant with a child of her own.

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Kent expects as Lionesses go for glory

Kent expects as Lionesses go for glory

England face a daunting task as they prepare to face the World Champions in tonight's Women's World Cup semi-final.

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Boy rushed to hospital after being hit by car

Boy rushed to hospital after being hit by car

Police and paramedics were called to the incident where a boy was hit by a car.

Lorry clamping scheme to be made permanent

Lorry clamping scheme to be made permanent

Council bosses say a controversial trial which saw almost 3,000 lorries clamped in 18 months is to be made permanent.

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Airport to host all-night rave

Airport to host all-night rave

An airport will host an all-night festival for party-goers, which will see performances from some of garage group So Solid Crew.

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Hundreds celebrate life of popular dad

Hundreds celebrate life of popular dad

Family and friends packed a funeral chapel to celebrate the life of a 34-year-old father-of-three at his funeral.

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Two arrested after building site immigration raid

Two arrested after building site immigration raid

Officers carried out checks at a building site where they discovered two men working illegally.

How do Buzzlines customers get their money back?

How do Buzzlines customers get their money back?

Here's what to do if you booked a holiday through a Kent travel firm that has gone bust.

Sadness over pub's 'permanent closure'

Sadness over pub's 'permanent closure'

A popular village pub - offering views over the English Channel - has suddenly closed, leaving its customers disappointed.

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Man accused of attempted murder appears in court

Man accused of attempted murder appears in court

A man has appeared in court accused of attempted murder after a man was stabbed outside a pub

EastEnders star will perform in panto

EastEnders star will perform in panto

EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin will ditch Albert Square this Christmas to play the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella.

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Shoplifter who spat at officers locked up

Shoplifter who spat at officers locked up

A serial shoplifter has been jailed after she spat at a police officer, threw water over a nurse and then urinated in a police van.

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Train stopped in Channel Tunnel sparks delays

Train stopped in Channel Tunnel sparks delays

A Eurotunnel train which stopped in the Channel Tunnel is causing major delays stretching onto the M20.

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