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BBC News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Investigation launched after lorry crashes on M20 in Kent
Police say they are investigating a "serious collision" on the M20. Kent Police said it was called shortly after 15:15 BST on Thursday to the incident on the junction nine slip road of the M20 coastbound.A lorry had left the carriageway, the force said. Eastbound between J8 and J9 on the M20, which runs between Ashford and Maidstone, was closed until just before 04:00 BST on Friday, according to National Highways. South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire & Rescue Service attended the scene. Kent Police appealed for anyone who witnessed or has dashcam footage of the crash to get in contact.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Kent Fire and Rescue tackle Gravesend recycling centre blaze
Fire crews are tackling a blaze at a recycling centre which broke out in the early hours of the Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) said it was called to Crete Hall Road in Gravesend shortly after 02:00 BST on fire engines were initially sent to the scene before the incident was escalated to six pumps at 05:30.A spokesperson for the fire service urged nearby residents to close their windows and doors to guard against the heavy smoke.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- BBC News
Chatham derelict school fire 'believed to be deliberate'
A blaze at a derelict Kent school building is believed to have been started deliberately, fire crews Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the disused St John Fisher school building in Ordnance Street in Chatham just before 18:30 BST on Saturday, 24 fire engines attended and extinguished before leaving shortly after 19:30, with no injuries reported.A spokesperson for the fire service said the cause of the far was "believed to have been started deliberately". The building has sat disused since 2022, when the school moved out of the building to City Way in Rochester.
Times
17-05-2025
- General
- Times
Spitfire crash lands in a field before VE Day celebrations
A Second World War Spitfire crash landed in a field in Kent hours before VE Day celebrations were due to begin. The rare 82-year-old two-seater fighter landed on its belly in a crop field in West Hythe near Folkstone on Saturday evening. Despite visible damage to the propellers, the airframe appeared intact. The pilot and passenger were not injured, according to the vintage flight experience company that operates the aircraft. Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it dispatched two fire engines to the scene, assisting in making the area safe. One person was given care by paramedics. Fire crews eventually left the scene at about 9pm. The cause of the emergency landing has not yet been determined. An investigation is likely to follow. The historic
BBC News
13-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Maidstone nature bathing advocate talks of mental health boost
An advocate of "nature bathing" has spoken of the benefits of a daily "digital detox" and a walk Nigliazzo-Masters, who works for Kent Fire & Rescue's press team, said he regularly walked through the Loose Valley Conservation Area, in Maidstone, Kent to lower his stress levels and boost his said he spent time in the conversation area, close to where he works, nearly every day and encouraged his team to do the same."Even if it's 10 minutes," he said, "just go for a walk, just calm, digital detox is the key". Nature bathing is originally a Japanese practice of slowing down, immersing yourself in nature and connecting with the natural world. Speaking to BBC Radio Kent, Mr Nigliazzo-Masters said he took his team to the conservation area occasionally for creative meetings. He said: "We might come for a 10-minute walk and within 10 minutes, not only have we got a different environment we're working in, but we've come up with some really different ideas and things we're going to deliver because we've shifted our working environment."Mr Nigliazzo-Masters said finding a way such as this to boost mental health was especially good for men who may feel uncomfortable talking about their emotions."When you get the opportunity to do it, [you can feel] the difference you've made," he said. Related Internet Content
