Sean McPolin

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Sean McPolin

Police are appealing to help find a missing 90-year-old woman. Maureen Barnett hasn’t been seen since travelling on a bus to Sittingbourne this morning. Ms Barnett, who is from Sheerness, was reported missing this morning. Officers say she may appear confused and is thought to have used other public transport to reach Canterbury. She has difficulty walking and uses a mobility stroller. Ms Barnett is around 5ft 2in and of slim build and was wearing a light blue jacket and pink trainers.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Sean McPolin

Motorists on the M2 are facing more delays due to a car fire. A large plume of smoke could be seen coming from the coastbound carriageway close to Junction 4 for Gillingham at around 6.45pm. Traffic is now queuing as a result of the blaze. It adds to four miles of congestion between Junction 3 for Chatham and Junction 2 for Rochester as a result of an “infrastructure defect” on the Medway Bridge. Three lanes on a busy motorway are likely to be closed until tomorrow while repairs take place.

1 week ago | kentonline.co.uk | Sean McPolin

Fire crews are tackling a large blaze at an recycling site which started in the early hours of the morning. Six engines are at the scene of the fire in Crete Hall Road, Northfleet, near Gravesend. It started at around 2.10am and people in the area have been told to shut their doors and windows because of the heavy smoke. Initially, only three engines were sent to the area where tyres have been seen burning, but at 5.30am three more were sent.

2 weeks ago | kentonline.co.uk | Sean McPolin

New owners of a family-run golf club are planning to pump millions of pounds into the facility to make it one of the best “premium” clubs in Kent. Over the next few years, West Malling Golf Club, in Trottiscliffe Road, could see a new driving range, an improved club house and better food and beverage offerings.

2 weeks ago | kentonline.co.uk | Sean McPolin

A son who fatally stabbed his “loving” mum in the neck before daubing his name in blood on the road as he fled has been handed an indefinite hospital order. Jamie Burnett killed his mother Lesley Spearing at her home in Oast View Terrace, Rainham, in October 2019. Burnett, who was 27 at the time of the attack and suffers from schizophrenia and psychosis, attacked his mum with a serrated knife before stamping on her and fleeing the scene.