With more than 15% of grassroots venues being lost in the past year, two venues in the county continue to support new music and are going strong.

At least eight fire engines have been sent to tackle a large blaze in a house.

Fire crews battled a fire caused by a faulty electrical appliance in student accommodation.

150 years ago a woman was born in Kent who would go on to create one of the most iconic children’s characters.

From breath-taking portraits to empowering female art, there are some exciting new exhibitions opening in Kent next month.

Josie Lawrence and Ruth Bratt will join Improbable’s live band for an off-the-cuff musical performance.

Worried shoppers are calling for “ridiculously high” new speed bumps at a retail park which scrape and damage cars to be lowered.

A former GP has appeared in court charged with historic sexual and indecent assaults against nine victims – including two boys under the age of 18.

An outdoor education centre has been targeted by thieves using bolt cutters to steal £3,000 worth of equipment as support floods in to help.

A pedestrian who was hit by a car near a Waitrose store has been taken to hospital.

An angry mum says a takeaway delivery rider almost knocked down her son on the pavement - then gave her a ‘V’ sign when she complained.

A much-loved butcher and family man has been described as a “legend” and an “inspiration” following his sudden death.

A university student says she was seconds away from being struck by a falling roof.

A former cleaner accused of spiking colleagues’ coffee with Viagra has been acquitted more than five years after she was first accused.

Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a ram-raid burglar’s car blasted through a shop window causing damage worth thousands of pounds.

A dessert shop has been cordoned off by police following a blaze in the early hours, which fire crews say was a suspected arson attack.

Plans for a new estate with 71 homes have divided villagers, with some calling for much-needed housing while others fear overdevelopment.

Kent’s brewing history is a tale of an incessant march towards just a few big names as countless independent breweries were lost.

Villagers are being warned of a moth caterpillar, which has millions of hairs on its body which can cause skin and eye irritations.

A strain of bacteria never before discovered by the scientific community has been found living in a Kent sheep farmer.