Inquest resumes into seaside death in Somerset
An inquest into the death of a four-year-old boy who drowned after falling off a jetty in Burnham-on-Sea will resume today.
Cross party battle to save hospital services
Three local MPs have launched a cross-party campaign, to fight to keep services at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire.
One minute silence for Dylan Cecil
There was a one minute silence today held in memory of Dylan from Kettering who died after falling into the sea in Burnham-on-Sea.
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Hospital trust fails to protect people's safety
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has failed to protect people’s safety and welfare
Kettering General Hospital is not meeting the national standards of quality and safety.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told the trust it must make urgent improvements to comply with the standards set out.
This follows an unannounced inspection at Kettering General Hospital in Kettering, Northamptonshire, on 7, 8 and 11 March 2013.
The inspection was carried out in response to concerns that some of the national standards were not being met at the hospital.
Inquest verdict into death of Dylan Cecil, full report
The inquest into a four-year-old boy who died while visiting the Somerset seaside with his family has recorded a verdict of accidental death by drowning.
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Coroner calls Dylan's death a 'tragic misfortune'
Coroner Michael Rose recorded a verdict of accidental death by drowning at the inquest into the death of Dylan Cecil last August.
He said there was nothing Dylan's parents, Rachel McCollum and Darren Cecil, could have done to prevent this "terrible tragedy." He called it, "a tragic misfortune – a nightmare from which they cannot wake."
He said both parent had tried their very best but he added, "we cannot restrain children, they have a life to live".
Cecil Dylan inquiry: death by drowning
The inquest into a four-year-old boy from Kettering who died while visiting the Somerset seaside with his family has recorded a verdict of accidental death by drowning.
Dylan Cecil was on holiday to see his grandparents when he fell into the water at Burnham-on-Sea on Sunday, August 19, 2012.
He was said to have been trying to get a closer look at the sea when the incident happened.
Inquest resumes into seaside death in Somerset
An inquest into the death of a four-year-old boy who drowned after falling off a jetty in Burnham-on-Sea will resume today.
Read the full storyBoy drowning inquest to resume
An inquest is due to resume today into the death of a 4-year-old boy from Kettering in Northamptonshire who drowned during a family holiday.
Dylan Cecil slipped off a jetty at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on August 19th last year. His body was recovered four days later.
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Cross party battle to save hospital services
by Megan Boot
Three local MPs have launched a cross-party campaign, to fight to keep services at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire.
Read the full storyTwo men killed in head-on crash
Two men have died following a head-on collision on the A6 in Northamptonshire.
Both men were pronounced dead after their Vauxhall Tigra hit a Fiat Punto at Burton Latimer, near Kettering.
Two females who were travelling in the Fiat sustained injuries in the crash which happened at around midday yesterday.
Comic collectors gathering
Comic books fans from across the country shared their love of super heroes at a convention in Kettering over the weekend.
Dylan Cecil's funeral in Kettering
The funeral of four-year-old Dylan Cecil will take place today.
Dylan, who was from Kettering, was on holiday with his parents in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, when he fell into the sea from a jetty.
His parents tried to save him, whilst emergency services launched a rescue operation.
His body was found four days later by a member of the public less than a mile from where he disappeared into the water.
Dyaln's funeral will take place at St Mary's Church in Kettering later today.
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