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'RAIL RAGE' attacker jailed

A CARPENTER who pushed a woman on to a live railway track in a case of rail rage after a row about him smoking has been jailed for four years. Ionel Rapisca, 33, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm by shoving Linda Buchanan, 59, from the... » MORE

Oh baby! Cheryl opens £1m unit

CHERYL Baker helped launch a £1.1 million special baby care ward at a hospital and revealed how a similar unit saved her own daughter s life. The former Buck s Fizz star visited Darent Valley hospital on Tuesday to open its Little Buds Special Care Baby... » MORE

Four-year jail term for platform thug

A CARPENTER who pushed a woman onto a live railway track in a case of rail rage after a row about him smoking has been jailed for four years. Ionel Rapisca, 33, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm by shoving Linda Buchanan, 59, from the pl... » MORE

Tories admit taking ‘non-dom’ donations

THE borough s Tory party have admitted they received cash from a billionaire nicknamed the Sleaze of Belize to help fund an election campaign in 2007. Last week, the Conservative Party s deputy chairman, Lord Ashcroft, was unmasked as a so called non... » MORE

Sisters bid for olympic glory

TWO talented sisters are eyeing up the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games in the gruelling pentathlon event. Annie French, who attends Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (WGSG), in Parsons Lane, is only in the sixth-form, yet is already competing at internatio... » MORE

Times election poll shows town is still an open race

LATEST political round up with NICK HITCHENS EACH week your Times will be devoting space to a comprehensive look at the political parties chasing your votes during the forthcoming election, wrties group editor, Melody Foreman. We will be covering educat... » MORE

Disabled gran locked out of village park

A MOBILITY scooter user who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis claims she is locked out of her favourite park due to new gates that are unsuitable for the disabled. Jenny Onley, of Broad Lane, Wilmington, has been unable to access Oakfield Park for almost t... » MORE

Buck's Fizz Cheryl launches baby unit

CHERYL Baker helped launch a £1.1 million special baby care ward at a hospital and revealed how a similar unit saved her own daughter s life. The former Buck s Fizz star visited Darent Valley Hospital last Tuesday to open its Little Buds Special Care Bab... » MORE
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