The times former-Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan made the headlines in Kent
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Updated: 21:00, 09 March 2021
Piers Morgan has been at the forefront of social media over the past few days, but it isn t the first time he s made headlines in Kent.
It was announced this evening the controversial co-host of ITV s flagship morning news programme, Good Morning Britain, will be stepping down from his role following comments he made about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Piers Morgan has left Good Morning Britain. Picture Nick Johnson
Even though this may be the headline that sticks out in his rollercoaster of a career, Morgan has brought controversy to Kent on a number of occasions.
Doctors resuscitate man who had cardiac arrest outside Headcorn Surgery while on way to get Covid vaccine
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Updated: 10:12, 20 January 2021
A doctor says it was part of the job when she and colleagues sprang to action after a man had a cardiac arrest in a GP surgery car park.
A man who had collapsed outside Headcorn Surgery, in Grigg Lane, on his way to get the a coronavirus vaccine was resuscitated by doctors in the pouring rain, as bystanders held umbrellas over the group.
Headcorn surgery, where a man had a cardiac arrest
Dr Karen Potterton, from Headcorn Surgery said: It was part of the job. We just went into automatic. All of us have done hospital jobs, and it s like doing it in hospital, we would resuscitate in a team.
Edward Turner â The Carpenter from Lancaster
Renowned for its mint cake and grey limestone buildings, the former Westmorland County town of Kendal, now part of Cumbria, was the location where an Everton talent scout discovered a defender by the name of Edward Turner. Born on 24 February 1874 in Lancaster, he was the second child of John, a cotton spinner, and his wife Mary. The 1881 census finds the family living on Rigg Lane but by 1891 they had moved to Penfold Lane where Edward had begun to learn the Carpentry trade.
Around this time, his name briefly appeared playing for the local Skerton club but, by 1896, he was reported to be representing Kendal in the Lancashire Junior Cup against Whiston. This club were also members of the Westmorland FA and played their home matches on a small enclosure known as Maudâs Meadow. On 19 January 1898, Edward Turner accepted a trial period of one month with Everton, which proved successful, and was later engaged for a weekly wage of