By lcastle@thekmgroup.co.uk (Liane Castle) No Southeastern trains will be running in Kent on Saturday as rail workers take part in strike action. Workers from ASLEF are walking out as part of the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Normal services…
Medway Sports Awards: Former England footballer Chris Waddle joins Commonwealth Games gymnast Georgia-Mae Fenton and Olympian Danusia Francis-Reid as this year’s special guests
By mpanting@thekmgroup.co.uk (Matthew Panting) An array of sporting stars will help celebrate Medway’s sporting success at next month’s Medway Sports Awards. The awards, organised by Medway Council and supported by the Medway Messenger, will celebrate …
Child hit by car near Drapers Mill Primary Academy school in Margate
By jpallant@thekmgroup.co.uk (James Pallant) A child has been hit by a car near a primary school in Margate. Police, ambulance and fire crews are at the scene, at the junction with College Road and Connaught Road near Drapers Mill Primary Academy. It i…
Sniffer dogs and police raid Minster Working Men’s Club as part of managers’ crackdown on drug taking
By jnurden@thekmgroup.co.uk (John Nurden) Drinkers were stunned when they looked up from their beer to see police raiding their club. Officers with sniffer dogs were conducting a raid on Minster Working Men’s Club. But club bosses were not alarmed as t…
Dartford judoka Charlotte Jenman thanks close-knit team of supporters for setting her up for more success in 2023 after SportsAid One-to-Watch nomination
By multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk (KentOnline reporter) Dartford judoka Charlotte Jenman dedicated her searing set of 2022 successes to her pivotal personal support network. Seventeen-year-old Jenman, who represents Tonbridge Judo Club, competed all a…
Police and firefighters called to Nasons in Canterbury high street
By rcassidy@thekmgroup.co.uk (Ruth Cassidy) Firefighters and police have been spotted outside an empty department store in a city centre. A fire engine was seen parked by the former Nasons in Canterbury high street. They were seen outside the shop at 3…
Death of Manston immigration centre man wasn’t due to infectious disease
By mcarr@thekmgroup.co.uk (Megan Carr) A man being held at an immigration processing centre in Manston did not die of an infectious disease, it has been confirmed. But immigration minister Robert Jenrick refuses to say how old the asylum seeker was, ho…
Taxi stranded due to flooding in Laddingford, near Yalding
By alangridge@thekmgroup.co.uk (Alex Langridge) Dramatic pictures show fire crews rescuing a taxi driver and his cargo as his car gets stranded in flood water. Laddingford, near Yalding, has experienced intense flooding due to rising river levels. The …
Parents mark World Prematurity Day by thanking staff at Oliver Fisher Baby Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital who helped care for twins
By njordan@thekmgroup.co.uk (Nicola Jordan) From double tragedy to double joy. The parents of two sets of twins have opened their hearts after tragically losing two boys within weeks of their birth to falling pregnant with two little girls. It’s fair t…
Whitstable High Street chemist ransacked, leading to arrest and burglary charge
By lchant@thekmgroup.co.uk (Lowri Chant) A suspected burglar has been charged after a town centre pharmacy was “ransacked” in a break-in. Police were called to an alarm sounding at Cheadles Chemist in Whitstable High Street in the early hours of Wednes…