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Medway singer goes higher and higher in The Voice

Medway singer goes higher and higher in The Voice

Singer Joseph Apostol has made it through to the semi-finals of the BBC talent show The Voice.

Man found in Maidstone suffering from head injuries

Man found in Maidstone suffering from head injuries

A man has been airlifted to hospital in London after being found with head injuries in Maidstone town centre this morning.

Former Medway pub damaged in mystery blaze

Former Medway pub damaged in mystery blaze

Fifteen firefighters tackled a suspicious fire that broke out in the former Black Lion pub in Gillingham soon after midnight.

Woman cut free from car after M2 crash

Woman cut free from car after M2 crash

A woman in her sixties had to be cut free from a car by firefighters after it crashed on the M2.

Family escape from Romney Marsh house fire

Family escape from Romney Marsh house fire

A family had to be evacuated from their home last night after a fire broke out in the two storey property.

'Del Boy' rogue jailed for dodgy dealing

'Del Boy' rogue jailed for dodgy dealing

An eBay car dealer who modelled himself on Del Boy has been jailed for money laundering.

'Senseless'

'Senseless'

A vet has hit out at marksmen who shot this duck - injuring it so badly it had to be put down.

Girl, 3, taken to hospital after crash

Girl, 3, taken to hospital after crash

A young girl had cuts and bumps after being hit by a car in a quiet village.

Disgraced Ezekiel ordered to pay £2k after misconduct

Disgraced Ezekiel ordered to pay £2k after misconduct

A disgraced former council chief has been ordered to pay £2,000 under a confiscation order after being jailed for misconduct in public office.

Tribute to father-of-two

Tribute to father-of-two

The wife of a man who died in a crash in Rainham has paid tribute to her ‘lovely and talented’ husband.

All aboard for MidKent Airways flight to... nowhere

All aboard for MidKent Airways flight to... nowhere

It may have seats and overhead lockers, but one plane in Kent is definitely not taking to the skies.

Singing for survival on TV talent show

Singing for survival on TV talent show

Talented student Joseph Apostol is hoping people in Medway will support him as he competes in the quarter-final of The Voice tonight.

'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

'I feel bad and guilty for what I have done'

A man acted in a "mad, crazy, drunken moment" when he slipped dozens of anti-depressants in his pal's drink, a court heard.

High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

Applicants for senior and six-figure salary posts at KCC are having their packages boosted to ensure posts are filled, it's been revealed.

600 jobs promised if business park gets the green light

600 jobs promised if business park gets the green light

Two companies are ready to expand at controversial M20 site close to Leeds Castle.

Beer and tennis anyone?

Beer and tennis anyone?

What unites wood panels, tennis, ship building and the Bahamas? Ask your MP.

Dig uncovers henge dating back 5,000 years

Dig uncovers henge dating back 5,000 years

A rare prehistoric henge, dating from the same time as Stone Henge, has been uncovered in an archaeological dig in Kent.

Extra drink-drive checks announced

Extra drink-drive checks announced

The Government has launched a £740,000 summer anti drink-drive campaign.

The best of old and new

The best of old and new

Lily and Aster Cottages, Ulcombe Road, Headcorn First chance to view the bespoke kitchens at this pair of Kentish cottages – £295,000

Firestarter torched flat... because she was having a bad day

Firestarter torched flat... because she was having a bad day

A troubled woman who set fire to a Victorian house where others lived was suffering from a rare personality disorder, a court heard.

Toddler locked in car

Toddler locked in car

A toddler had to be rescued by fire crews from a locked car outside a supermarket.

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Sleeping pills slipped into dwarf's beer 'could have led to death': Court

Dozens of anti-depressant pills slipped into the beer of a hard-drinking dwarf could have alone led to his death, a court's heard.

Driver, 22, dies after crashing into pole

Driver, 22, dies after crashing into pole

A young driver has died more than a week after his car crashed into a telegraph pole near Blean

Jobs in doubt as Eurotunnel ordered to stop cross-Channel ferries

Jobs in doubt as Eurotunnel ordered to stop cross-Channel ferries

Cross-Channel ferry operator Eurotunnel has been told to stop its My Ferry Link service within six months in a Competition Commission ruling.

Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's Dover ferry operation

Competition Commission blocks Eurotunnel's Dover ferry operation

Eurotunnel will have to stop operating ferry services at the port of Dover, after a shock decision by the Competition Commission.

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

Pastor arrested as part of Rwanda genocide investigation

A Rwandan man - now Pastor at an Ashford church - has been quizzed as part of an investigation into the country's 1994 genocide.

Sex infections soar by a third in Kent

Sex infections soar by a third in Kent

The number of sex infection cases in Kent has rocketed... and one area is particularly badly hit.

A tail of six toes

A tail of six toes

They may not be purrrfect but...

Round GB rowing team quit race after illness off Kent coast

Round GB rowing team quit race after illness off Kent coast

Two women have been forced to quit the round Britain rowing race after being hit by sea sickness!

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Stag party reveller found unconscious on train

Channel Tunnel passengers were shocked to find a man -unconscious and half-naked on a train.

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