Divisive plans to build a 66-bed care home and 86 houses on a former medical site have been approved by council bosses.

A fly-tipper who repeatedly sent his dumped waste up in flames on his own road has been penalised £460.

Food and plants imported into Kent from today could find themselves diverted 22 miles up the M20 for checks - but confusion remains.

Two nurseries have drastically improved in a matter of months after previously being hit with ‘inadequate’ Ofsted scores.

A reality TV star who bought a Kent castle for half the asking price has told of her life at the historic site - and how business is now booming.

A major route was closed in both directions and a man is in hospital following a crash between a lorry and van.

The development company behind a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has not gone bust, bosses have confirmed.

An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.

A daytime TV star says she had a “superb” stay at a Kent celebrity hotspot with her new boyfriend.

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a busy road forced police to close the route.

The owner of multiple solid bronze statues says it is like they were “beamed out of the sky” as they vanished from her garden.

Homes were evacuated after a car blaze spread to a garage, with firefighters spending four hours at the scene.

A road was closed for two hours as concerns were raised about a man on a roof.

A main road has reopened after a number of people were injured in a crash near a pub.

Seafront traders thrown into “turmoil” by do-not-swim warnings on two Kent beaches fear they could remain in place for years.

An appeal has been launched after vandals left behind a trail of damage at a popular green space, including defacing a memorial bench.

The site of an abandoned seafront development should be turned into a wind farm to power thousands of homes, it has been suggested.

Five suspects – including a man in his 70s – have been arrested following a spree of restaurant and cafe break-ins.

Business owners have been warned after a crimewave with cafés and restaurants targeted in six locations.