Two pulled from car in water-filled ditch on Romney Marsh
A man and a woman have been pulled to safety by Police after a car ended up in water-filled ditch following a crash on Romney Marsh. The collision happened during…
‘Restart a Heart’ at Kent Fire and Rescue Service stations this week!
What would you do? When someone goes into cardiac arrest, immediate action by anyone nearby could offer their only chance of survival. Would you know what to do in this…
Emergency services scrambled to sinking boat off Queenborough harbour
Photo: Kent Police A sinking boat with two people aboard was saved from being ‘consigned to the riverbed’ thanks to the expertise of officers from Kent Police’s Search and Marine…
Woodland fire breaks out near Ashford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at Hatch Park Deer Park in Smeeth, Ashford just before 5.00pm yesterday 18 August. Five fire engines were…
Margate lifeboat crew rescue swimmer and paddleboarders swept out to sea
Margate RNLI’s D class inshore lifeboat ‘Alfred Alexander Staden’ (RNLI Margate) Margate lifeboat station’s busy July has continued into August after the volunteer crew responded to two incidents on Tuesday…
Baby delivered on busy M25 slip road near Dartford
An unexpected call for assistance on the M25 led to Kent Police officers assisting with the birth of a baby on the roadside. Officers came across a stranded vehicle on…
Detached house completely destroyed in rural blaze near Deal
Firefighters were called to reports of a detached property alight off the A258 Sandwich Road in Sholden, near Deal in the early hours of this morning, 24 July 2022. Upon…
Mad dogs and Englishmen – DON’T go out in the midday sun warning!
Following warnings from by the Met Office of extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday and temperatures forecast to top 40C, people are being urged to stay safe. A Red warning…
Man suffers burns after shed and car destroyed by early morning blaze near Ashford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Front Road in Woodchurch, near Ashford, shortly after 4.00am this morning, 16 July, to reports of a shed and a car alight.…