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British and French authorities have intercepted almost 400 asylum seekers trying to reach Kent in two days.
Construction is beginning on three separate sites for houses and flats in a district's biggest council homes building project in a generation.
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A community which once had a pub and a post office has made a plea to the church after losing its last meeting place.
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A total 1,042 people, in 54 incidents, have been intercepted crossing the English Channel over five days by British and French authorities.
A school has held its annual military drill competition, which was followed by a prizegiving.
Four men have been charged with offences and one has appeared in court, following a demonstration against illegal immigration.
A boy of 16, arrested after a street stabbing has been bailed.
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An MP has spoken in favour of changes to the asylum system brought in by the Home Secretary.
A previously homeless man has told how a charity, which has gained grants of nearly £36,000, helped him back on his feet.
A two week campaign to clear away litter and rubbish from our streets and countryside has begun.
A group of women worked for more than 1,500 hours since 2016 to create a huge piece of artwork for a new park café.
The Housing Secretary has announced more than £470,000 to deal with rough sleeping in one Kent district.
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A port town is to be the centre of another protest march over immigration and asylum this weekend.
A Kent district council cabinet has agreed on a five-point strategy to help those having to sleep rough.
Two open air markets are coming back to a Kent town centre as the progress out of Covid lockdown.
Two ferry firms are allowing lorry drivers to take the first available sailing, whoever is running the service.
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Staff at a Kent animal sanctuary are celebrating the birth of a big cat cub, which is now the third generation of jaguars there.
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A 16th century portrait of Elizabeth I heralds the reopening of a museum as the long drawn out coronavirus lockdown nears its end.
A gang who sold on confiscated tobacco now have huge sums to pay, under the Proceeds of Crime Act, on top of their jail sentences.
Councillors are together in the same room after more than a year, as Kent moves gradually out of lockdown.
