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Lowly beetroot could be saviour for lung patients

Lowly beetroot could be saviour for lung patients

19 December 2015

A trial being run at a Kent hospital hopes to use beetroot juice to help lung disease sufferers breathe more easily.

It's Christmas Jumper Day! Tweet us your pics

It's Christmas Jumper Day! Tweet us your pics

18 December 2015

It's that time of year again when good taste goes out the window in aid of charity - tweet us your best Christmas jumper photos!

Driver charged after three injured in crash

Driver charged after three injured in crash

17 December 2015

A 59-year-old man has been charged with causing serious injury to two pedestrians in a crash, which also left a car passenger hurt.

VIDEO: Use the force... to test your smoke alarm

VIDEO: Use the force... to test your smoke alarm

17 December 2015

Kent's fire service is encouraging "Jedi knights, princesses and nerf-herders" to turn their lightsabers into lifesavers and check their smoke alarms.

Trains disrupted due to staff shortage

Trains disrupted due to staff shortage

17 December 2015

Passengers are warned to expect delays to services on the Medway Valley Line due to a member of the train crew being unavailable.

Taxpayers foot the bill for councillors' unpaid tax

Taxpayers foot the bill for councillors' unpaid tax

17 December 2015

Just 15 councillors have volunteered to pay back tax that Kent County Council paid on their behalf - out of your money.

Camp comedian celebrates

Camp comedian celebrates

16 December 2015

Camp comedian Julian Clary, who lives in Kent, has two dates in the county in 2016 as part of his The Joy of Mincing tour.

Three men 'found in lorry' questioned by immigration officers

Three men 'found in lorry' questioned by immigration officers

16 December 2015

Police and immigration officers were called to a busy Kent road to reports three men had been found in the back of a lorry.

Dole queues shrink

Dole queues shrink

16 December 2015

Fewer people claimed unemployment benefits in Kent last month, according to new figures.

Countdown to micropub launch

 Countdown to micropub launch

16 December 2015

The long-awaited opening of Maidstone's only micropub is scheduled for this Friday.

Tributes to much-loved teacher killed in crash

Tributes to much-loved teacher killed in crash

15 December 2015

The family of a teacher and football coach who was tragically killed in a crash have paid tribute to the much-loved father-of-two.

Hundreds die in Kent's cold homes

Hundreds die in Kent's cold homes

15 December 2015

Hundreds of elderly and vulnerable people died in Kent last year as a result of not having enough heat in their homes, shocking new figures reveal.

Mapping Kent's big screen moments

Mapping Kent's big screen moments

15 December 2015

Movie fans can now chart how their Kent town has provided the backdrop for major Hollywood blockbusters.

Tributes to 'gentleman biker'

Tributes to 'gentleman biker'

13 December 2015

Tributes continue to flood in for a 'gentleman biker' who tragically died last week while police urge anyone with information to come forward.

We’re second worst in the county for speeding fines

We’re second worst in the county for speeding fines

12 December 2015

A fine was issued every two hours to motorists trapped by speed cameras in Maidstone last year, figures have revealed.

Better flood defences ‘must still be a priority’

Better flood defences ‘must still be a priority’

11 December 2015

Two years on from the floods which caused millions of pounds worth of damage, Maidstone and Weald MP says improving defences are still a top priority.

Men jailed after burgling spree

Men jailed after burgling spree

11 December 2015

Two young men have been jailed after they went on a burglary spree of homes in west Kent.

Council scoops £4 million funding

Council scoops £4 million funding

10 December 2015

A Kent council has received more than £4 million in funding which will help progress a cultural hub project.

More firearms officers considered amid terror threat

More firearms officers considered amid terror threat

09 December 2015

Kent could see more firearms officers recruited in the face of the ongoing terror threat.

The height of luxury

The height of luxury

09 December 2015

Travel in style on the Orient Express' sister train, the Belmond British Pullman next year with the Heart of Kent Hospice.

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