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Trust is worst in country for cancer referrals

Trust is worst in country for cancer referrals

More than a quarter of suspected cancer sufferers had to wait longer than two weeks to be seen by specialists after being urgently referred.

Consultation re-ignites streetlight switch-off debate

Consultation re-ignites streetlight switch-off debate

People are being asked to give their views on £40m plans to dim or switch off the county's streetlights at night.

Delays on M20 after crash

Delays on M20 after crash

A crash blocked two lanes of a motorway during the rush-hour, causing delays for drivers.

Emergency services join search for elderly lady

Emergency services join search for elderly lady

Walmer Lifeboat, the Coastguard and Kent Police combined forces yesterday (Sunday), in search for a pensioner who had gone missing from a home in Deal

Hammer-wielding thug jailed for robbery bid

Hammer-wielding thug jailed for robbery bid

A would-be robber who threatened a stranger in the street with a hammer and demanded money has been locked up.

Lifeboat search for 'hazardous' buoy

Lifeboat search for 'hazardous' buoy

A part submerged marker buoy, thought to be a danger to shipping, sparked a search operation in the Channel on Saturday.

Pair jailed for attempting to smuggle 4m illegal cigarettes

Pair jailed for attempting to smuggle 4m illegal cigarettes

A two year investigation into the attempted smuggling of four million illegal cigarettes has ended with two men being jailed for five years.

Pub at centre of gun scare

Pub at centre of gun scare

Panic spread through a town centre pub after a man was spotted with a gun during a busy music gig.

Teenager arrested after girlfriend's crash death

Teenager arrested after girlfriend's crash death

An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of his 18-year-old girlfriend in a car crash.

Emergency services help at crash in Whitfield

Emergency services help at crash in Whitfield

A woman had to be cut from a car by firefighters after a two vehicle collision at Whitfield

Pervert lifeguard watched women get undressed

 Pervert lifeguard watched women get undressed

A lecherous lifeguard was caught peering into changing room cubicles to watch women getting undressed at a leisure centre.

Transplant mum’s success at world games

Transplant mum’s success at world games

More than twenty years after a kidney transplant, a Kent mum has come third in the world in two sporting contests.

Teenage girl arrested after car crashes into restaurant

Teenage girl arrested after car crashes into restaurant

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of cocaine after a car crashed into a restaurant.

Boss in court over exploding tyre death

Boss in court over exploding tyre death

A man has appeared in court accused of health and safety failures relating to the death of a 21-year-old fitter.

Firefighters battle flames in shed blaze

Firefighters battle flames in shed blaze

Crews from four fire engines are battling flames in a large blaze in Spring Vale, Greenhithe

Hopes of Who singer's visit to Ashford after illness

Hopes of Who singer's visit to Ashford after illness

Roger Daltrey may visit Ashford after fully recovering from meningitis for a model rail project he is backing.

Man bailed after multiple crash

Man bailed after multiple crash

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, dangerous driving and driving without insurance, after crashing into parked cars

Watch: The day's news on KMTV

Watch: The day's news on KMTV

Watch: The day's news on KMTV

Lorry topples over on roundabout

Lorry topples over on roundabout

A lorry filled with waste paper fell on its side on a busy roundabout

Flasher hunted after exposing himself to schoolchildren

Flasher hunted after exposing himself to schoolchildren

Police are searching for a man who has been exposing himself to students walking to and from school.

Friday News Quiz

Friday News Quiz

Who got a giant snail pregnant? How does Bubbles the blind pony find his way around? Take the Friday news quiz.

Man charged with stealing from baby charity skips court

Man charged with stealing from baby charity skips court

Police are hunting for a man charged with stealing a charity box after he failed to turn up for a court hearing.

Four dogs and a cat involved in crash

Four dogs and a cat involved in crash

Firefighters had to rescue a menagerie of pets after their owner's vehicle overturned on a motorway.

Cinema giant signs up to £46m revamp

Cinema giant signs up to £46m revamp

The £46 million first phase of a town centre regeneration has had a major boost - with a cinema operator joining the project.

Lorry driver arrested after biker dies in M25 crash

Lorry driver arrested after biker dies in M25 crash

A motorcyclist has died in a crash on the M25, and a Romanian lorry driver is being held on suspicion of causing his death.

Church nursery vandalised by yobs

Church nursery vandalised by yobs

A nursery was forced to close after vandals smashed up the church where it is based.

Concern as drug use and violence continues rise at prison

Concern as drug use and violence continues rise at prison

Rising drug use and violence at a Kent jail has been blamed on a severe shortage of prison officers.

At the end of their feather

At the end of their feather

A couple have been prosecuted after their constantly-crowing cockerels ruffled feathers among their neighbours.

Delay in watchdog report on commissioner's accident

Delay in watchdog report on commissioner's accident

The crime commissioner is reportedly challenging the findings of a police watchdog's report about the circumstances of a crash she was involved in.

Dog suffers crippling diarrhoea from human laxatives

Dog suffers crippling diarrhoea from human laxatives

Dog owners fear someone has deliberately poisoned their dog with human laxatives.

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