They are rarely seen and never touched – but letters worth close to £1m from one of the nation’s most celebrated authors are kept in Kent’s vaults.

A boarded-up town centre pub could reopen next year as its owner believes demand has returned.

More than 10,000 golf balls, a wheel barrow and specialist equipment have been stolen from a golf club after it was targeted overnight.

A dual carriageway is blocked as a car has crashed into trees at the side of the road.

Gridlocked roads are clearing after another day of travel disruption following last-minute strikes which halted services through the Channel Tunnel.

A man has been charged after a machete and more than £4,000 worth of drugs were seized in a town centre.

A 15-mile section of the M20 remains closed after emergency measures were brought in following unexpected strike action at the Channel Tunnel.

A prolific thief who went on a week-long shoplifting spree across a town has been jailed just two days after his latest offence.

The coastbound M20 has reopened following a crash involving two cars.

A “distracted” mum-of-three caused the death of another woman while trying to make a phone call while driving.

A beautician and a barber say their shops are struggling due to “dead high streets” and “too much competition”.

A hospital trust has been ordered to make “immediate improvements” with staff shortages and “overcrowded” A&E departments leading to safety concerns.

A great-grandmother is using an ultra-modern cooking gadget to make a three-course festive meal for eight.

Transport police are investigating after video of a man punching a teenager emerged online.

Businesses and residents have welcomed plans to extend an order that seeks to stamp out nuisance and anti-social behaviour in a town centre.

Temporary traffic lights put up around a collapsed manhole are sparking gridlock along a notoriously congested stretch of road.

Our reviewer was won over by stepsisters named Shakira and Beyonce, and even a carriage mishap couldn’t dampen the audience’s joy at a town panto.

Some 40,000 people have now backed a petition calling for Eurostar services to be reinstated in Kent more than two years after they were axed.

A decaying hotel sitting empty for years has hit the market for £1 million with hopes it will return to “former glory”.

Ten men have been fined more than £2,200 between them for fishing without a licence.