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Estate agents offering safe haven for children walking home from school

Local businesses across the country are opening their premises as safe havens for children when walking to and home from school. An estate agency in Rochester is one such business that is providing a safe space following recent alleged reports…

RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch takes flight during lockdown

Gather your children, ready your binoculars and scan your gardens for everything from aquatic warblers to yellowhammers as the RSPB celebrates its Big Schools’ Birdwatch. While this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, it is a little different than most…

How much do you know about our Garden Birds?

Tune in to Invicta News at 3pm to find out more about the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch’s 20th Anniversary.

Secret artist hiding glass heart treasures across Medway

An anonymous artist is spreading happiness and kindness by hiding glass hearts around Medway for people to find during this dark lockdown. As the hearts are made from glass, they can be easily sanitised and are small enough to keep…

Cervical cancer patient urges women to attend smear tests

New figures reveal that one in ten women have delayed getting a smear test because of concerns about going to the doctor during the Covid pandemic. As part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, one woman who, after being diagnosed herself,…

Public poised for Big Garden Birdwatch next weekend

Half a million people are expected to take to their gardens next weekend for the worlds biggest garden wildlife survey. The RSPB a conservation charity is asking people to look out for everything from blackbirds to great tits. It’s time…

Rainham residents reignite campaign to save orchards from housing appeal

Residents are kick starting their campaign for a second time as their beloved orchards face being turned into a housing estate. The orchards off Pump Lane, in Rainham, are under threat of 1,250 homes being built on the 126 acres…

Pancreatic cancer patient emphasises swift diagnosis and treatment

As stark warnings are made about the number of people living in the UK with undiagnosed cancers makes headlines, we spoke to Bryony Thomas about her pancreatic cancer diagnosis – one of the least survived and fastest progressing cancers. For…

Class of COVID-19

Coronavirus has changed so many aspects of our lives but one of the most consistently overlooked groups is students. Below are the stories of the disenfranchised, the heartbroken and the somewhat discombobulated. Click on the first image to read them…

Animal sanctuary searching for new home

An animal rescue charity has made a plea for help finding a new home as it battles to avoid having to close. Happy Pants Ranch future is in jeopardy after a divorce dispute is forcing the sanctuary to move from…