The William Harvey Hospital in Ashford has closed two wards to new admissions after an outbreak of winter vomiting disease. Patients have been struck down by the norovirus, which causes acute sickness and diarrhoea.
Commuters from Folkestone stations to London today faced a price hike moving the cost of an annual season ticket with travel card to a staggering £4,000. The Southeastern price rise took effect on 2nd January - the first working day of the New Year.
A German container vessel with 27 crew on board has run aground in the Dover Strait off the coast of Kent. The 90,465-tonne LT Cortesia was en route to the Suez Canal when it ran aground on the Varne Bank, East of Folkestone and Hythe.
The Preliminary Agenda (including the registration and accommodation forms) for the Liberal Democrats' UK-wide (federal) Spring conference 2008 is now available at www.libdems.org.uk/media/conference/S08PrelimAgenda.pdf
Question: Do your windows have curtains, blinds, nets? Do you draw them at night? Why? Mainly to protect your privacy - you may not "have anything to hide" but some things are simply private, nobody else's business. It is the same with all of your most personal life details: you may occasionally need to reveal some details to officials for specific purposes, but do not want to have your personal life on public display.
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has secured £15 million from Europe to be used across the whole of the South East to promote competitiveness while contributing to the reduction of the region's ecological footprint.
2008 will be a momentous year for the Liberal Democrats.
Public Questions are welcomed at Folkestone Town Council meetings provided the question is submitted in writing to the Town Council at its offices, 4/5 Princes Gate, George Lane, Folkestone, five clear working days prior to the meeting (not including the day of receipt).
Manston Kent International Airport is hosting a holiday show to give travellers a taste of what is in store at a host of destinations. On offer in the terminal building will be French and Spanish wines, on-the-day deals and the chance to win free holidays in Jersey or Verona.
Lib Dem members from Shepway are being invited to a special one day conference on 12 September at the LSE in London which will feature the first key-note address of new Party leader Nick Clegg.
BBC Radio 4's Any Questions? comes to East Kent on January 11th 2008, when it visits Norton Knatchbull School in Ashford. The show, hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby, is broadcast on Friday evenings and repeated on Saturday.
With the start of 2008 many of us will be thinking about the usual New Year resolutions such as giving up smoking, losing weight and getting fitter. However, Kent Fire and Rescue Service would like to suggest a new but vitally important one - making your home safe from the threat of fire.
