Podcast: Maidstone carer who stole prescription painkillers from a terminally ill woman avoids jail

The daughter of a terminally ill Maidstone woman whose pain medication was stolen by a carer has spoken out after her sentencing.

Lisa Cook’s mother was undergoing treatment for breast cancer when she noticed tablets were going missing.

Owners of a family-run restaurant in Staplehurst say they are frustrated and disheartened after allegedly falling victim to a large ‘dine and dash’.

A family of eight have been accused of leaving just £30 for a meal which should have cost almost £300 – we’ve been speaking to the restaurants regional manager.

A reporter for KentOnline has shared her story following a cancer diagnosis that she says came out of the blue.

Megan Carr found a lump on her neck while on holiday at the age of 23, which turned out to be thyroid cancer.

A pensioner who successfully sued a Kent bus company after one of their vehicles drive past him and his wife has finally received his compensation.

Arriva were ordered to pay David Poole £84 after a bus left the couple as they waited for the number 6 to take them from Maidstone to East Peckham.

And in sport, the new Gillingham manager got a point in his first game in charge.

It finished 1-1 at Harrogate on Saturday with both sides scoring from the penalty spot.