Home   News

All Kent news

Your county needs YOU

Your county needs YOU

Fancy playing a crucial role in our coverage of the general election 2015? We want your opinions, thoughts and views in the run-up to polling day.

£294k for hospital boss - who works a four-day week

£294k for hospital boss - who works a four-day week

It's been revealed a new Kent hospital boss will earn £294,000 - more than double the Prime Minister's salary - and will only work a four-day week.

Long-lost sisters together at last

Long-lost sisters together at last

Two sisters who were separated for almost 70 years have finally been reunited after we reported their incredible story.

Mum's threat to kill woman at school fete

Mum's threat to kill woman at school fete

A mum threatened to kill the woman in charge of fostering her son as families gathered for a school fete.

Pregnant sheep mauled by dog

Pregnant sheep mauled by dog

A farmer has warned dog owners after a pregnant sheep was so badly mauled it had to be shot. WARNING: graphic image.

Video: The high notes of being an act on The Voice

Video: The high notes of being an act on The Voice

Ever wondered what it's like to be behind the scenes at The Voice? One Kent teenager knows just that...

Search for missing boat called off

Search for missing boat called off

The major search for a fishing boat which went missing off the Kent coast has been called off.

Desperate family living in garden shed

Desperate family living in garden shed

A mum desperate to get a council house is living in a garden shed with her three children.

Driver helpless to prevent cyclist's tragic death

Driver helpless to prevent cyclist's tragic death

A driver could do nothing to prevent the tragic death of a 26-year-old cyclist in a crash, in inquest heard.

'Help me care for my boys' pleads terminally ill mum

'Help me care for my boys' pleads terminally ill mum

A single mum of two boys is pleading for help after being given the heartbreaking news she has terminal cancer.

Making sense of mum's suicide

Making sense of mum's suicide

A grieving daughter has described how she relived her mum's final hours as she tried to understand why she took her own life.

Update: Elderly man hit by Royal Mail van

Update: Elderly man hit by Royal Mail van

Witnesses have been asked to come forward after an 87-year-old man was hit by a Royal Mail van outside a Post Office.

Is snow on its way?

Is snow on its way?

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in the south east.

Woman charged with running brothel

Woman charged with running brothel

A 62-year-old woman has been charged with running a brothel in a residential street.

Family go caveman for reality TV show

Family go caveman for reality TV show

A Kent family will swap their modern lives for a taste of the Stone Age lifestyle as part of new Channel 5 reality TV show, 10,000BC.

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

Man slashed across face in vicious attack

A teenager was left needing stitches after he was slashed across the face in a brutal attack, leaving him with a three inch gash.

Kent sees more of the white stuff

Kent sees more of the white stuff

Snow is continuing to fall in Kent today - with the county hit by a severe weather warning.

Boy gets kidney failure after taking Nurofen

Boy gets kidney failure after taking Nurofen

A boy who was hospitalised with kidney failure was told it was caused by taking Nurofen aimed at children as young as three months.

Head teacher's ban after drink-driving shame

Head teacher's ban after drink-driving shame

A primary school head teacher was stopped in his car while over the legal alcohol limit by police acting on a tip-off.

Kent's unnamed dead

Kent's unnamed dead

Kent has one of the highest number of unnamed bodies in the UK - and help is needed to identify them for their families. WARNING: graphic images.

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

'It wasn't my intention to kill him'

A man accused of attempting to murder a pensioner in his home has admitted inflicting the horrific injuries - but says he wasn't trying to kill him.

Teen girl pushed over in park attack

Teen girl pushed over in park attack

Police are hunting a "large built" man who smelt of beer, after he attempted to kiss a 16-year-old girl and pushed her over in a park.

Woman and toddler hurt in lamp post crash

Woman and toddler hurt in lamp post crash

A woman and a three-year-old child have been hurt after a car crashed into a lamp post.

Driving test cheat posed as pal who failed 15 times

Driving test cheat posed as pal who failed 15 times

A driving test cheat has been jailed after taking a theory test for his friend who had failed 15 TIMES.

'A bomb site in a war zone'

'A bomb site in a war zone'

Children's nursery bosses are reeling after arsonists torched their building, which nearly burnt to the ground.

Brewery fined £10,000 after worker has finger amputated

Brewery fined £10,000 after worker has finger amputated

A Kent-based brewery has been handed a hefty fine after one of its employees lost his finger after it became stuck in machinery.

‘Dark, dingy and left to rot’

‘Dark, dingy and left to rot’

Shoppers have expressed their sadness following the news Tesco is to close its Chatham branch - but most said they were not surprised.

Two charged with human trafficking

Two charged with human trafficking

Two men have been charged with human trafficking following a large-scale police investigation.

Thug jailed after smashing beer glass into man's neck

Thug jailed after smashing beer glass into man's neck

A thug who smashed a beer glass into a man's neck in a car park following a row at a pub has been jailed for almost four years.

Bridge graffiti sparks outrage

Bridge graffiti sparks outrage

Drivers approaching Sheppey have been met with the words 'Welcome to Hell' daubed on the crossing.

Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More