An 80-year-old widow has received an apology from a hospital after her foot became infested with maggots during her stay. Linda Nelson, 80, of Milburn Road, Gillingham, was admitted to Medway Maritime Hospital on July 29 with kidney failure, ulcerated …
Gillingham play Grimsby Town at home on Tuesday night in League 2, hoping to make it five straight wins at Priestfield this season
Gillingham manager Mark Bonner has welcomed the tough decisions he’s starting to face on a match day. The Gills boss is beginning to see more of his injured players return to fitness and at the weekend he left the likes of Euan Williams and Peterboroug…
Lydd’s Motoxracing Yamaha rider Bradley Ray finishes 15th at Motorland Aragon for another Superbike World Championship point
Lydd’s Bradley Ray scored another point as the Superbike World Championship season continued at Motorland Aragon. The Yamaha Motoxracing rider, who banked scoring finishes in Cremona the previous week, is now 21st in the standings thanks to his 15th-pl…
Henry Howarth, 17, joins MotorSport UK Academy Diploma in Sporting Excellence course at Loughborough College that helped launch career of Formula 1 driver George Russell
Teenager Henry Howarth has landed a place with an academy that helped launch the career of Formula 1 star George Russell. Howarth, 17, who lives near Bingham, was one of just 20 scholars selected for the MotorSport UK Academy Diploma in Sporting Excell…
Providence Lane in Spooner Row to close for five days for £23,000 maintenance
The full length of a village road will be closed for five days as work costing more than £23,000 will be done. Providence Lane in Spooner Row will have essential road maintenance undertaken from Monday, October 14. The full length of the road will be c…
Chatham Town return to Isthmian Premier Division action against Hastings United after FA Cup defeat against Slough Town
Manager Kevin Hake hopes Chatham Town’s FA Cup exit shows his players what’s needed to succeed at a higher level. Chats – who return to league action tonight – competed well against higher-league Slough Town but ended up losing the third qualifying rou…
Halloween-themed Finches Rest Cemetery in The Finches, Sittingbourne, to run for final time raising funds for Kent Autistic Trust
A “slightly mad” alarm engineer is transforming his garden into a spooky Halloween scene for the last time but says he will “go out with a bang”. Rob Amey has been hosting ghoulish goings on outside his home in The Finches, Sittingbourne, since 2017, a…
Get tickets to Kent’s sell-out Christmas events and attractions in 2024
You might not want to admit it just yet, but it’s about time to start thinking about booking those festive events for the family. Make this Christmas one to remember by nabbing your tickets early to some of Kent’s most spectacular seasonal experiences …
Campaigners hope discovery of candelabra coral fungi could block 1,800-home ‘village’ between Canterbury and Faversham
A rare fungi once thought to be extinct in the UK could block a new 1,800-home ‘village’ being built off the A2, campaigners hope. Candelabra coral, which is commonly found in North America, has been discovered in South Blean Woods close to the Winterb…
Marden’s Louise Allen wins three gold medals at World Rowing Masters Regatta in Germany
Marden’s Louise Allen won multiple gold medals in the World Rowing Masters Regatta at the historic Beetzsee Regatta Course in Germany. Partnered by Bewl Bridge Rowing Club clubmate Mika Rosenfeld, of Hartfield in East Sussex, the duo, who have been row…