Truck stops in Kent are to receive a share of a £16.5million fund to improve welfare facilities and create safer rest areas for lorry drivers.

A controversial new wedding venue has breached planning rules by putting up a huge marquee – sparking noise concerns among anxious residents.

More than 150 objections have been made in just three weeks against controversial plans to build houses on a horse field.

Residents fear new homes will add more misery to their village’s “torturous” road network - but stress they are not opposed to housebuilding.

A register of projects developers can support to help them meet new biodiversity targets has been produced but some are skeptical of its impact.

Water provision is returning to normal this morning after thousands of properties were affected by supply problems.

A company is bringing bottles to homes after 9,000 properties have been affected by water supply chaos.

Tributes have been paid to a “true gentleman” who turned his business into one of the most respected in Kent.

If you’re looking for ways to keep your family entertained that won’t break the bank, we’ve got 21 of Kent’s best free attractions.

Police have discovered a body in the search for a pensioner – four days after he was reported missing.

An explosives team detonated a Second World War bomb on a beach after a dog walker discovered it.

Police have launched an arson probe after a lit firework was posted through the letterbox of a home.

The owners of a historic home say it will become "one of Kent's most prestigious wedding venues" when it hosts its first ceremonies later this year.

Hundreds of people are battling plans for a solar farm amid fears it could cause “serious harm” to one of Britain’s most important Roman sites.

Vast amounts of marine plastic is washing up on a Kent beach this winter prompting a call for help from a leading wildlife charity.

A plea for a 20mph zone in a village with no pavements has been rejected by Kent Council Council, which says it’s “inappropriate and not feasible”.

A car power-sliding enthusiast whose antics on Kent’s roads have sparked outrage is now launching his own “drift” track.

The owner of a hugely popular restaurant where diners regularly queue out of the door is preparing to launch a second site in Kent.

A six-year-old boy and his parents were over the moon to discover a 100-million-year-old fossil while searching for stones to skim at the beach.

Tributes have poured in for a writer whose career spanned nine decades, who has died aged 94.