A new deal has been reached between NHS England and pharmaceutical company Vertex for a new life-changing Cystic Fibrosis drug. After years of campaigning by those living with Cystic Fibrosis and their families, the new drug, called Orkambi, will now…
Wands, slimes, origami butterflies and pumpkin carving. There is something for everyone at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham this half term. Craft activities are first on the list, then visitors get a chance to step into the Enchanted Garden. This…
The gloomy weather could not stop the 400 children that have signed up for the Pumpkin Hunt in Rochester organised by Demelza. With the event, the charity raised money for children with serious or terminal conditions. Rochester High Street was…
Public Health England has been running their annual Stoptober Campaign, trying to encourage people across the UK to quit smoking. Joining in on the campaign Kent County Council along with local health providers, launched help services for smokers trying to…
A mental health charity has set up a new course to teach young people about mindfulness. The course, Mindfulness and Me, was created by Maidstone and Mid Kent Mind (MMK) to help educate children and teens about tackling mental health…
A Kent leisure centre welcomes all the family to have a splashing good time this October half term. Hoo sports centre has an inflatable obstacle course available to children and adults throughout this week, as they try to encourage children…
Medway Council’s business scrutiny committee gathered last night to discuss new proposals aimed at tackling homelessness and rough sleeping. The strategy focusses on prevention and on informing people at risk of homelessness on how they can seek help. However, several…
Kent County Council is hosting an exhibition named ‘Art in Mind’ to raise awareness in the lead up to World Mental Health Day on October 10. The aim of the exhibit is to highlight the therapeutic value of art in…
A Medway councillor declared the council to be a ‘disgrace’ at last night’s scrutiny meeting where they debated the Ofsted report of Medway’s children services. Ofsted released their report on 27 August 2019, where they deemed Medway’s children services to…
While the charity status of public schools such as Eton and Harrow continues to divide the nation Kent’s grammar schools remain underfunded. Attempts to abolish grammar schools in the previous century have resulted in Kent being one of the only…
