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Rush hour delays after three crashes on the same road

Rush hour delays after three crashes on the same road

There were tailbacks for rush hour drivers this morning after three crashes happened within minutes of each other on the same road.

Lorry loses control and overturns

Lorry loses control and overturns

Road closed as heavy goods vehicle comes off carriageway

Woman found at water's edge after 'wrist slashing'

Woman found at water's edge after 'wrist slashing'

Onlookers saw a woman collapse just feet from a Michelin-starred restaurant after an apparent suicide bid.

Festive frustration for Whitstable traders

Festive frustration for Whitstable traders

Town traders say they are "disappointed" the High Street will close on Wednesday to allow delayed repair work to be carried out.

Family 'minutes from disaster' in toxic fumes blaze

Family 'minutes from disaster' in toxic fumes blaze

A family have stocked up on smoke alarms after toxic fumes seeped through their home in a dehumidifier blaze.

Ward: We need to be more clinical

Ward: We need to be more clinical

Whitstable are turning into the draw specialists of Ryman League, Division 1 South and it’s a tag that joint-manager Danny Ward wants to quickly lose.

Navy veteran targeted by Romanian gang

Navy veteran targeted by Romanian gang

A cruel gang of criminals stole £500 from 84-year-old Edward Stone outside a High Street bank as he was about to go food shopping.

Whitstable man to face no charges

Whitstable man to face no charges

No charges will be brought against a 46-year-old man arrested in connection with a string of sex attacks on women in Whitstable.

Man taken to hospital after dehumidifier blaze

Man taken to hospital after dehumidifier blaze

A Whitstable man was taken to hospital when toxic fumes billowed throughout his home after the electrical applicance caught alight.

Ward won't underestimate strugglers

Ward won't underestimate strugglers

?Whitstable joint-manager Danny Ward is taking nothing for granted ahead of Saturday’s Ryman League clash at lowly East Grinstead Town.

Water firm fined £500k after sewage leak kills fish

Water firm fined £500k after sewage leak kills fish

Southern Water has been slapped with a fine totalling half a million pounds after untreated sewage was pumped into the sea, killing hundreds of fish.

Post Office reveal Whitstable talks

Post Office reveal Whitstable talks

A delegation of Whitstable politicians and residents were told talks with a new franchise had begun after the failed Budgens move.

High-speed car chase driver jailed

High-speed car chase driver jailed

A driver who led police on a major high-speed chase before crashing into a car and a lamppost has been jailed for nine months.

Thieving cabbie 'targeted elderly and vulnerable'

Thieving cabbie 'targeted elderly and vulnerable'

A taxi driver who stole from elderly and vulnerable people has been banned from driving cabs for ten years.

Woman impaled on tricycle

Woman impaled on tricycle

Emergency crews including the air ambulance have been called to a harbour after a woman fell off a tricycle and became impaled on the brake lever.

Man rescued after car ploughs into trees

Man rescued after car ploughs into trees

A man has been freed from wreckage and rushed to hospital after his car swerved off the road and ploughed into trees.

Is this Britain's Manliest Man?

Is this Britain's Manliest Man?

Steel worker Nick Morgan has made it to the final of a competition to find Britain's Manliest Man, organised to raise awareness for cancer.

Denly hails 14-goal striker Stuart King as top player

Denly hails 14-goal striker Stuart King as top player

Sam Denly has hailed the contribution of striker Stuart King as outstanding.

Ward says job as Whitstable is long-term project

Ward says job as Whitstable is long-term project

Whitstable joint-manager Danny Ward says the Oystermen must seek to emulate Saturday’s visitors Burgess Hill Town if the club are to progress.

We resign!

We resign!

Harbour ward councillors Phil Cartwright and John Wratten sensationally quit the Labour Party after they lost a selection vote to stand in May.

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