If your walks need some extra interest, try looking for blue plaques to famous folk near you. We highlight some of the big names remembered in Kent.

Secret Drinker paid a visit to a historic family pub at the very heart of its community.

A special new school has begun this term and aims to later expand from having 22 pupils to 46.

Two very small children were among those seen brought to a Kent port in the latest saving of asylum seekers from the sea. .

A council is offering out free use of its new thermal imaging camera to help households identify if their home is leaking heat.

Tickets are now on sale, and selling fast, for a popular German Music Night in aid of a residential care charity.

Police are asking for help in identifying nuisance drivers abusing the roads in high performance cars.

One Kent district is to get nearly £500,000 of Government money to help those sleeping rough.

Fears that vessels could be damaged if they use floating pontoons installed as part of a multi-million pound venture has seen them remain unused.

The budget hotel chain has confirmed it is "reviewing" a former Poundland premises in the heart of a Kent seaside town.

A developer whose housing application has more than 350 objections has reduced its proposal by two homes.

Officers at the Port of Dover found two men in the back of a lorry.

More than 500 households recycled their Christmas tree helping to save lives at sea.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car, which forced the closure of a street.

A concerned resident is pleading with the authorities to reassess a road's speed limit following a fatal motorcycle crash.

Details have been confirmed about what exactly will be looked at in a two-part investigation concerning the murder of Sarah Everard.

A mental health support group is embarking on a new project to see if horses can help improve its members' wellbeing.

Border Force and RNLI crafts have picked up groups of people making the Channel crossing in small boats.

Last respects have been paid to a Normandy veteran who met and married his wife during the war and recently died at the age of 101.

Tribute bands for the Rolling Stones and Status Quo play in a Kent venue, on the same night, at the end of the month.