Rainham

South Eastern rail services are due to be back to normal today (Thursday 26th June) following a fire that caused significant damage to signalling cables at Rainham yesterday.

All lines were closed between Gillingham and Sittingbourne, in both directions, following the incident, with a bus replacement service in operation between both stations and also between Sittingbourne and Sheerness-on-Sea.

All Highspeed services between Faversham and London St Pancras were also cancelled.

Kent Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Sittingbourne man who has been reported as missing.

59-year-old Alan Bailey (pictured above) was last seen in the shopping precinct in Rainham on Tuesday afternoon (5th May) when he was wearing a black beanie hat, a jumper and light brown shoes.

He is described as white with grey hair and a full beard. Mr Bailey is a smoker and may have been smoking roll-up cigarettes.

The grandaughter of an 85 year-old man, who is in a critical condition in hospital following a road traffic collision, is supporting a Kent Police appeal to locate the driver who failed to stop at the scene.