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'Chemical incident' sparks hospital evacuation

13 July 2020
'Chemical incident' sparks hospital evacuation

Part of a hospital was evacuated after a person with suspected chemical burns arrived at the infirmary for treatment.

‘Profits before people’ row stalls 900-home scheme

11 July 2020
‘Profits before people’ row stalls 900-home scheme

A decision on a town’s largest development has been pushed back after the firm behind the plans was accused of “putting profits before residents”.

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Fourth murder charge after young dad shot

09 July 2020
Fourth murder charge after young dad shot

Police have stepped up a murder investigation that saw armed police storm a holiday home on the Kent coast after a man was gunned down in the street.

Dad's fatal decision to drive after party

09 July 2020
Dad's fatal decision to drive after party

A loving dad-of-three who died after crashing into a lamppost was more than three times the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

Abusive wife's hopes of early prison release dashed

08 July 2020
Abusive wife's hopes of early prison release dashed

A wife jailed for subjecting her husband to four years of abuse has had her hopes of an early release from prison dashed.

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Frantic search to reunite baby bat with mum

07 July 2020
Frantic search to reunite baby bat with mum

A search has been launched for the mother of a tiny bat amid fears the pup is unable to feed itself.

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Huge blaze as out-of-control bonfire spreads to garage

06 July 2020
Huge blaze as out-of-control bonfire spreads to garage

A person was injured after an out-of-control bonfire spread to a garage.

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Historian axed from uni role amid 'racism' storm

03 July 2020
Historian axed from uni role amid 'racism' storm

A historian has been axed from his role at a university after claiming slavery was not genocide due to the survival of "so many damn blacks".

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Plaque commemorating blackface minstrel to be axed

02 July 2020
Plaque commemorating blackface minstrel to be axed

A controversial plaque commemorating the life of a blackface minstrel will be removed from the seafront following pressure from campaigners.

Tools and cash stolen during spate of car break-ins

02 July 2020
Tools and cash stolen during spate of car break-ins

A wallet, tools and cash have been stolen following a spate of car break-ins in the centre of a Kent town.

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Two care homes lose £120k during Covid-19 crisis

27 June 2020
Two care homes lose £120k during Covid-19 crisis

Bosses of two care homes are £120,000 out of pocket due to the coronavirus crisis – and expect the sum to more than double over the next six months.

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Seafront could become one-way 'for social distancing'

26 June 2020
Seafront could become one-way 'for social distancing'

A seafront stretch could be converted into a one-way road equipped with cycle lanes and widened pavements.

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Man charged with city centre stabbing

23 June 2020
Man charged with city centre stabbing

A young man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of a teenager in a city centre.

Two arrests after teen stabbed

22 June 2020
Two arrests after teen stabbed

Two men have been arrested after a teenager was stabbed in a popular shopping thoroughfare.

‘I raised a goose during lockdown and now we go for walks'

22 June 2020
‘I raised a goose during lockdown and now we go for walks'

A wildlife enthusiast shared a bed with a gosling for five weeks as he raised the bird at his home during lockdown.

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Teen stabbed in city centre attack

21 June 2020
Teen stabbed in city centre attack

A witness has told how a 17-year-old boy was stabbed twice in the back after being chased.

Cyclist in 60s in serious condition after crash

21 June 2020
Cyclist in 60s in serious condition after crash

A business owner has told of the moment the air ambulance landed after the latest major accident on a notorious stretch of road.

Man in 20s arrested after 'disturbance'

21 June 2020
Man in 20s arrested after 'disturbance'

A man has been arrested after police received reports of a disturbance.

Mum following in late father's firefighting footsteps

21 June 2020
Mum following in late father's firefighting footsteps

A bodybuilder is following in her late father's footsteps by tackling fires and saving lives.

Seven fire engines battle thatched roof house blaze

20 June 2020
Seven fire engines battle thatched roof house blaze

A road was sealed off as seven fire engines battled a large house blaze close to the Kent coast.

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