A mum of four says she is frustrated and angry at the lack of answers to concerns for her daughters’ health problems. Sarah Johnson, from Meopham, has been paying out for private healthcare in a bid to diagnose and treat her daughters quickly, after being told she’d have to wait...
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A 66-year-old part-time concierge who caused the death of a motorcycling legend has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Rider Paul Smart, 78, was killed on the A21 Lamberhurst bypass near Flimwell when his Ducati was struck by a car doing a U-turn. Motorcycling legend Paul Smart who died in an...
What better way to spend a summer’s day than in a beautiful Kentish beer garden? With temperatures set to soar this weekend, we’ve got some of Kent’s best pub gardens where you can grab a pint, sit back and soak up the sun… The Bedford Inn, Ramsgate This coastal pub...
Pay tribute to those who have put their lives on the line in some of the biggest battles in history this Armed Forces Day. The annual event, formerly known as Veterans’ Day, brings together military personnel, veterans and the public for family activities, fundraising and wartime artefacts. Here’s where you...
Residents are worried it is only a matter of time before another road collapses following a number of water leaks close to the site of a major road landslide. New leaks have appeared less than a mile away from where the cliff subsided in Galley Hill Road in Swanscombe eight...
A London bus company is set to take over a key service in the county and create Kent’s first all electric bus network. Go-Ahead London provides nearly a quarter of bus services in the capital, and is set to take over the Fastrack route between Dartford, Gravesend, Bluewater, Darent Valley...
A wildflower meadow has been compared to a “building site” and labelled an “eyesore”. Flowers have been planted in Worcester Park, near Greenhithe to increase wildlife habitats, store carbon, prevent flooding and boost biodiversity. Residents claim the meadows at Worcester Park near Greenhithe have not been planned properly It forms...
The start of an official review into plans for the UK’s longest road tunnel could begin in a matter of weeks. Preliminary hearings into the Lower Thames Crossing, connecting Kent and Essex via a 14 mile road, are set to conclude and its official examination commence on June 20. Proposed...
Plans are in place to reinstall “No HGV” signs after “confused foreign lorry drivers” misread diversion signs and crashed into walls and parked cars in a cul-de-sac. Disgruntled residents called for the return of the clear blue and white signs at the end of their road in Phoenix Parc, in...
Four men have been jailed after a dad-to-be was stabbed and left for dead in a car park. The victim, Malikhi Ford, was found fatally injured in Temple Hill Square, Dartford. Malikhi Ford was stabbed to death in Temple Hill, Dartford The 22-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced...