The owner of an independent bakery has spoken of the “excruciating pain” he suffered which led him to close his shop - but says it’s not the end.

The asking price of one of Kent’s most prominent historic homes has dropped by £3.5m - with an option to buy just the house and 20 acres for £12m.

A countryside charity says it has been left “deeply disheartened” over a council’s house-building plan due to “critical failings”.

A girls under 10s team who’ve been playing competitive football for the first time say they have been inspired by Kent-born footballer Alessia Russo.

A GP surgery which has been in a town for more than 10 years has announced its closure.

Parents have set up a petition calling for a new non-selective school to save their children spending two hours on the bus each day.

An NHS trust has bought a private healthcare facility to help reduce patient waiting time.

A dad whose life was saved by air ambulance crews said he would have died if they had not performed major roadside surgery.

A charity has spoken of its ‘shock’ as the council withdraws a rates discount worth hundreds of pounds.

A village is set to get its first fish and chips shop after the successful conversion of a Grade II-listed pub into a convenience store and takeaway.

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a country road.

Developers have hit back at claims a new housing development built on farmland will be plagued by flooding and traffic problems.

Kent’s woodlands are soon to be covered in carpets of eye-catching bluebells. Here are 10 places to see the colourful spring flowers.

The combination of borough and parish council elections together will see voters in one town electing 374 councillors.

Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.

Ten leisure centres across the county are set to benefit from a windfall aimed at make them cheaper to run.

A mum-to-be has won £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday competition.

Officers have arrested three men after a man was hit with a metal pole which left him needing treatment at a hospital.

Hundreds of people have voiced their support for a new 3G pitch after rain stopped play for young footballers for a fifth week running.

Brides-to-be can pick up a bargain after a generous wedding shop owner donated her stock of dresses, veils and shoes to charity.