Evelina London Children’s Hospital has launched the UK’s first paediatric bladder neuromodulation service.

Teenager first to be given a ‘bladder pacemaker’ at new children’s service

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer kicked off his General Election campaign in Kent, with local candidates hoping they can win several seats off the Conservatives.

Labour 'incredibly hopeful' of winning more Commons seats in Kent

After tens of thousands of people joined in to help find Bear on Facebook, he was spotted on a rock off the Thanet coast.

RNLI crew rescue dog stranded on rock in sea following online appeal

A dog groomer has launched a campaign for a rethink of the new regulations on XL bully type dogs and has fenced off a field for them to exercise for free. 

Woman spends £10,000 on exercise field for XL bully dogs after legal crackdown

Aaron Waterer was sleeping in his vehicle, stationed outside a pub on the Thanet Coast, when the worst of the storm hit Broadstairs.

Amazing narrow escape as branch impales motorhome roof in Storm Ciarán

The 96-year-old lost the ring while she was plucking chickens in 1963 and didn't think she would see it again. 

Metal detectorist reunites nun with gold ring she lost 60 years ago

The Thanet Parkway station will allow people to get to St Pancras International via Ashford International in as little as 70 minutes.

New train station opens in Kent offering high speed services to London

Police officers arrested the driver after finding a small amount of cocaine and cannabis in the vehicle.

Flat tyre leads to police seizing more than £100,000 worth of drugs

The workers are due to strike from Tuesday 30th May in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

Refuse collectors to strike for two weeks over 'hard and unappreciated' work

Tis' the season for red, white and blue what with the King’s Coronation but this is the last place you’d expect to see the UK’s traditional colours show up.

Union Jack flags placed in dog poo in popular seaside destination

The victim, a man in his seventies, was assaulted after confronting a group of four young people in Westgate.

Police release e-fit to identify teenager following serious assault on pensioner

The research looked at factors including life satisfaction, anxiety levels, and the number of hours worked each week to rank areas of the UK.

District in south east named as one of most stressed out places in England 

A woman says she's sleeping in her car after an finding an 'infestation of fleas' in a flat provided by a local council as temporary accommodation. 

Flat 'infested with thousands of fleas' forces mother to sleep in car

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The expansion of the emergency department at the QEQM in Margate, Kent, includes new entrances, larger waiting rooms and additional treatment areas.

‘Fantastic’ new hospital A&E facilities open to the public

Energy company Vattenfall hopes targeted maintenance and new monitoring technology will help extend the lifespan of its 145 wind turbines off the Kent coast.

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