Kent Police issue over 200 COVID-19 fines in a weekend
Coastguards called to Red Sands Sea Fort in Whitstable An offshore rescue which led to three men being fined was just one example from the weekend where over 200 fixed…
Chatham man held after suspicious package sent AstraZeneca vaccine factory
A Chatham man has been detained after a suspicious package was sent to an AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine factory in Wrexham Kent Police have detained a man after a suspicious package…
Seriously injured pedestrian in Canterbury flown to London hospital
Witnesses are sought to a collision in Canterbury in which a pedestrian was seriously injured. A red Jaguar XF car was travelling east in Broad Oak Road, towards the junction…
Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre opens its doors in Folkestone
A beaming smile (behind the mask) on the face of pensioner Maurice Jeffery was all team members at Kent’s first large-scale vaccination centre needed to see this morning (Tuesday, 26…
Folkestone barracks ‘positive test’ asylum seekers moved to Hythe hotels
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 27 January 2021. On 26th January the first mass vaccination centre in Kent for…
Thousands to be vaccinated at Kent and Medway’s first large-scale vaccination centre in Folkestone
A former department store in the heart of Folkestone, pictured above, is about to become the first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination centre in Kent, planning to vaccinate thousands of people a…
Kent Paramedic does extra shifts to help with vaccination programme
When it comes to NHS colleagues going over and above during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lewis Samways-Head is definitely on the list. Lewis is not only a paramedic, working for South…
East Kent researchers trial black elderberry liquid as a treatment for Covid-19
Researchers at East Kent Hospitals are investigating whether a popular herbal remedy could be an effective treatment in the fight against Covid-19. The team are the first in the country…
Hundreds of fines handed out to deadly Kent COVID chancers
A staggering number of people in Kent have been fined for breaching Coronavirus legislation since March 2020 People are being urged to continue to follow lockdown guidance after figures revealed…
‘Scramble’ at Folkestone Battle of Britain Memorial puts smiles on local faces
Battle of Britain Memorial site manager Jules Gomez Photo: Battle of Britain Memorial A top Kent visitor attraction forced to close because of the Covid-19 lockdown has taken the opportunity…