Health Alert! Protect your child against measles over half-term break
Has your child or teenager missed out on their Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine? Parents and carers of school-aged children, and teenagers up to 19, who have skipped MMR…
Boys charged after car stolen in Ashford burglary
Two boys have been charged following a burglary in Ashford in which a car was reportedly stolen. Kent Police officers were called to a property in The Street, Willesborough, at…
Sex offender jailed after targeting child for two years
A sex offender from Sidcup has been jailed after targeting a child for two years. Danny Mackney subjected his young victim to countless instances of sexual abuse between 2018 and…
Dartford College’s ‘Pie the Teacher’ helps to raise ‘a grand’ for local disabled children’s charity
North Kent College students used the skills they are learning to raise £1,000 for a local charity Events and Business students planned and organised a Christmas Fair at the College’s…
Life sentences for couple who murdered toddler in ‘frenzied attack’
A mother and her partner have received life sentences for murdering her 18-month-old son in Hernhill near Faversham. The judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh, is reported saying that the ‘frenzied attack’…
‘Despicable’ Whitstable pervert, 76, faces another 21-years in jail for historic sex crimes
A jailed sex offender from Whitstable will serve a further 21-year prison term after a new investigation uncovered crimes that took place almost sixty years ago. On 10 May 2022…
Adoptive father found guilty of murdering Gravesend toddler
The adoptive father of a two-year-old girl has been found guilty of her murder. The toddler Zahra Ghulami was taken to a hospital in Dartford on Wednesday 27 May 2020…
Cold-Health Alert issued for Kent and Medway amid freezing temperatures
People who are more susceptible to cold-related illnesses The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Met Office have warned that people who are more susceptible to cold-related illnesses, such as…
Barming kids have a blast at revamped Maidstone playgrounds!
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has given two playgrounds in Barming, Maidstone a makeover, adding new and exciting equipment for the young ones. At Freshland Road Play Area, kids can enjoy…