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Tributes to gran who died after a car 'mounted pavement'

Tributes to gran who died after a car 'mounted pavement'

A 95-year-old great-gran, who used a wheelchair, was leaving a hospital check-up when a car mounted the pavement and struck her.

Power cut as car smashes into post

Power cut as car smashes into post

Residents in a Kent town faced hours without electricity after a car hit a telegraph pole.

Battle of Medway boycott follows Sure Start decision

Battle of Medway boycott follows Sure Start decision

Opposition councillors are set to boycott the Battle of Medway events following a decision to move ahead with a consultation on Sure Start closures.

Traffic at a standstill on motorway

Traffic at a standstill on motorway

A rolling road block was in place following an 'incident' on one of Kent's busiest roads.

Queues after vehicle catches light

Queues after vehicle catches light

Rush-hour traffic was held up after a vehicle caught fire on the M2.

Kent's electoral wasteland

Kent's electoral wasteland

What a difference a couple of years make... as we compare the big hitters that visited Kent for the 2015 general election and now.

Woman in wheelchair killed as car mounts kerb at hospital

Woman in wheelchair killed as car mounts kerb at hospital

A wheelchair-bound 95-year-old has died after a car mounted the kerb at a hospital and crashed into her.

Man charged with string of offences

Man charged with string of offences

A man has been arrested and charged following a robbery, assault and two thefts.

Thug admits partly blinding woman with beer can

Thug admits partly blinding woman with beer can

A dad-to-be who left a woman partially blind when he hurled an unopened can of beer at a fireworks display has admitted inflicting the injury.

Valuable 100-year-old violin stolen from train

Valuable 100-year-old violin stolen from train

Police want to speak to this man after a high value musical instrument was taken while its owner travelled towards Kent.

Crash death teenager suffered head injury

Crash death teenager suffered head injury

A teenager killed in a crash suffered a fatal head injury when the truck he was in span out of control, an inquest was told.

Killer jailed for hammer raid

Killer jailed for hammer raid

A convicted killer who held up a store with a hammer because he believed the owner had stashed away a lot of money has been jailed.

Combine harvester crashes into house

Combine harvester crashes into house

A combine harvester has ploughed through a 6ft wall and into the house of a deputy mayor, causing a scene of "absolute devastation".

Labour pledge to reconsider crossing

Labour pledge to reconsider crossing

Labour has said it will re-examine the decision to approve a new Lower Thames Crossing linking Kent and Essex if it is elected.

Killer maintains innocence in TV documentary

Killer maintains innocence in TV documentary

Convicted killer Michael Stone has again protested his innocence over the Chillenden murders, this time on a TV programme re-examining the case.

Car lands on roof after crash

Car lands on roof after crash

Stunned commuters came across a car upside down following an accident.

Self-employed lead growth in companies

Self-employed lead growth in companies

An army of self-employed people and the proximity to London are behind a record rise in the number of companies in Kent, according to business chiefs.

Sleeping man rescued from house fire

Sleeping man rescued from house fire

Firefighters had to force entry into a burning home and rescue a sleeping man, who was taken to hospital after breathing in too much smoke.

Chopper in search for paddle boarder

Chopper in search for paddle boarder

A beach search was carried out and a coastguard helicopter scrambled after reports of a paddle boarder in trouble.

Sure Start cuts move forward

Sure Start cuts move forward

Councillors voted to move ahead with a consultation to close Medway’s 19 Sure Start centres to create four 'super hubs' - despite strong opposition.

Birds hold up £3 million project

Birds hold up £3 million project

Workers were forced to down tools after a protected species was found to be nesting in a construction site.

Bomb blast survivor restoring crowning glory

Bomb blast survivor restoring crowning glory

A Gurkha badly injured in a Taliban bomb blast might have come to terms with losing both legs - but there is one thing he is desperate to restore.

Mum stabbed more than 50 times

Mum stabbed more than 50 times

A woman "played dead" in an attempt to stop a terrifying attack by an ex-boyfriend who twice broke knives as he twisted them into her body.

Musician's newspaper cutting tattoo

Musician's newspaper cutting tattoo

A review that compared a man's album to Morrissey has now been immortalised in black ink.

‘Positive and caring’ councillor dies aged 45

‘Positive and caring’ councillor dies aged 45

Tributes have flooded in for a borough councillor who died suddenly.

Two arrested after Jewish family attacked

Two arrested after Jewish family attacked

Officers investigating a reported hate crime at a beach at the weekend have arrested two teenagers.

Roof fire sparks alert

Roof fire sparks alert

Three fire engines were called to a residential street to tackle what could have been a serious blaze.

Two injured in spate of fires

Two injured in spate of fires

A warning has been issued after three kitchens went up in flames on the same day.

Mum saves choking baby

Mum saves choking baby

A warning has been issued after a nine-month-old boy could have lost his life eating a soft apple crisp.

Lorry bursts into flames on motorway

Lorry bursts into flames on motorway

Traffic came to a standstill following a vehicle fire on a key route in Kent.

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