An eight-year-old girl was rescued by firefighters who "saved the day" after the lock on her bedroom door failed, leaving her unable to get out.

About 10 horses escaped from what was thought to be a secure penn and into a main road, sparking a police call.

The county's rural life back in the days when thousands came to pick hops has been revealed in a series of vintage films just released.

Ashford hopes to see more shops, more shoppers and more shopping in the town centre after being accepted onto a high street improvement scheme.

A woman in her 70s had her handbag snatched by two robbers as she walked along a quiet Ashford street in the middle of the afternoon.

A disabled man's home was looted hours after a devastating gas explosion, leaving him with nothing but a photo and his false teeth.

People in Ashford have been reacting after the UK voted to leave the EU in yesterday's referendum.

A major road has been closed following a crash with a horsebox and a motorbike this afternoon.

Kent's motorway network is clearing after issues with debris and diesel spillages earlier.

A 43-year-old woman has told how a diet helped her lose almost half of her body weight.

Delays are beginning to clear on a Kent motorway after an accident involving a caravan.

A speeding learner driver had his car seized by police after being caught doing way above the limit on the M20 past a marked patrol car.

Leave the rat race behind and enjoy a taste of the good life at this weekend's Kent Game and Country Fair.

A pair of gull chicks have hatched in their nest on the upper floor of an Ashford town centre car park.

Rain is set to soak the county for more than two days - as the Met Office upgrades its weather warning for Kent to the more severe "amber".

Shoppers and employees at a shopping centre took part in a routine emergency drill - which sparked rumours there had been a bomb scare.

Get a taste of the high life at a kite flying weekend that's fun, free and family-friendly

A '100mph plus' pursuit along the M20 between Maidstone and Ashford has ended in an innocent explanation.

RMT workers are staging another strike today on Southern trains.

A pensioner who fought off a savage murderous knifeman came face to face with the frenzied attacker as he was jailed for nearly 30 years.