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Clean-up begins after major storm causes flash flood chaos

Clean-up begins after major storm causes flash flood chaos

21 July 2014

An operation to clear damage from flash flooding is under way after a storm brought a month's worth of rain in just three hours.

Mother's quarry death warning

Mother's quarry death warning

21 July 2014

A woman whose son was killed in a quarrry accident has backed a campaign warning of the dangers.

Ashford and Canterbury GPs to consider merger plan for new care groups

Ashford and Canterbury GPs to consider merger plan for new care groups

21 July 2014

Two of the new care groups could merge barely a year after being set up

Woman's 'spooky' life-saving dream comes true

Woman's 'spooky' life-saving dream comes true

20 July 2014

A woman was stunned when she saved a man's life at Tesco's... after dreaming three times she would do just that.

Grab a bite to eat and raise funds

Grab a bite to eat and raise funds

19 July 2014

A River family are hosting a special barbecue to raise money for Cancer Research on Saturday.

Hospitals prepare for influx as Kent hotter than Honolulu

Hospitals prepare for influx as Kent hotter than Honolulu

18 July 2014

Hospitals across Kent are preparing for an influx of patients, with A&E departments already reporting an increase in conditions caused by the heat.

Threat to surgery as healthcare firm pulls out

Threat to surgery as healthcare firm pulls out

18 July 2014

Patients at a medical practice have been left reeling after being told that the private firm running their surgery has suddenly pulled out.

Brand new care home closer to opening

Brand new care home closer to opening

17 July 2014

A new care home has moved one step closer to opening its doors after the completion of its marketing suite.

'Stay indoors' warning as temperatures set to soar

'Stay indoors' warning as temperatures set to soar

17 July 2014

Officials are urging people in Kent to stay indoors during the hottest part of the day as the county is put on heatwave alert.

Roofer suffers multiple injuries in building fall

Roofer suffers multiple injuries in building fall

16 July 2014

A roofer has been taken to a London hospital after suffering severe injuries in a fall from a building.

Health secretary says there are still "strong concerns" about Medway hospital

Health secretary says there are still "strong concerns" about Medway hospital

16 July 2014

Medway Maritime has been singled out in a key Commons debate today as making the least progress of the 11 hospitals in special measures.

MP voices "concerns" over borough's health provision

MP voices "concerns" over borough's health provision

16 July 2014

Gordon Henderson took part in a Westminster debate with public health minister, Jane Ellison, regarding Swale's medical services.

Coastguard station closures 'could risk lives'

Coastguard station closures 'could risk lives'

16 July 2014

Radical plans to close coastguard stations could put Kent lives at risk, according to campaigners fighting the cuts.

Scale of legal highs health fears 'only scratching surface'

Scale of legal highs health fears 'only scratching surface'

15 July 2014

A charity claims the scale of the growing problem of so-called "legal highs" is being underestimated - as a crackdown in Kent continues.

Hospital chiefs summoned to meeting with Medway Council

Hospital chiefs summoned to meeting with Medway Council

15 July 2014

Medway Hospital bosses have been summoned to a meeting with senior councillors following another highly critical report into standards.

Contaminated waste puts children at risk

Contaminated waste puts children at risk

13 July 2014

Children playing with dead rats, used syringes and nappies as rubbish piles up in cul-de-sac

Hospital hygiene report gives kitchens low marks

Hospital hygiene report gives kitchens low marks

11 July 2014

Environmental health bosses say hospital patients are being served up meals from kitchens that are not up to scratch after an inspection.

Failing hospital to remain in special measures

Failing hospital to remain in special measures

10 July 2014

Kent's largest hospital is to remain in special measures after it was again branded inadequate today following an inspection of every department.

Bus driver 'hurled abuse' at paramedics in street

Bus driver 'hurled abuse' at paramedics in street

09 July 2014

A bus driver allegedly ignored requests to stop and hurled abuse at ambulance crews as they helped an 85-year-old man injured in a fall.

Inspirational mum vows to battle on after miracle baby

Inspirational mum vows to battle on after miracle baby

06 July 2014

A mother fighting a terminal cancer diagnosis says her miracle baby is giving her the strength to live a normal life.

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