Revolutionary cancer test trial comes to Sittingbourne and Ashford
A mobile cancer unit is due to visit Ashford and Sittingbourne as part of the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect cancer early. The…
Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities, warns Healthwatch Kent & Medway
Library image: Pixabay – Healthwatch Kent & Healthwatch Medway are today both warning that health inequalities are widening as people in the South East are struggling to pay for dental…
New critical care unit opens at William Harvey Hospital – video
A brand-new critical care unit, that will benefit some of east Kent’s sickest patients, has opened at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. Funded by £14 million national NHS investment,…
Folkestone schoolgirl reunited with nurse after being born 3 months premature
‘You were absolutely tiny – look at you now!’ Photo: EKHT A schoolgirl was reunited with the nurse who cared for her when she was born three months early, after…
Cadets donate dozens of Easter eggs to Sittingbourne children’s hospice egg hunt
The eggs presented to Demelza Hospice Care for Children Photo: Kent Police An extra special Easter egg hunt has taken place in Sittingbourne after police cadets donated a bumper selection…
Dashcam footage wanted after man assaulted outside supermarket in Ramsgate
Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a man was assaulted outside a supermarket in Ramsgate. At around 2.55pm on Wednesday 13 April 2022, the victim was reportedly assaulted…
Flagship Ashford town centre wellbeing shop goes from strength to strength
When Ashford’s One You shop opened in Park Mall in 2017 it was initially set up as a six month pilot. Lose weight, get active, quit smoking The shop helps…
Pharmacy opening times in Kent and Medway for Easter
Pharmacist Atika Tailor Photo NHS Make sure your medicine cabinet is well-stocked this Easter weekend. The long weekend can be one of the busiest times of the year as friends…
Mystery of man discovered in Rochester with a broken leg
Library image Witnesses are sought after a man was injured during a night out in Rochester. Officers are investigating after a 23-year-old man received a serious injury to his leg…
Police call handler praised for helping Canterbury mother suffering mental health crisis
Gia Fulker – Praised over her calm professionalism A call handler and dispatcher in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR) has been praised for her calm professionalism in negotiating with…