Thousands were made homeless, businesses and homes destroyed, and livestock drowned in one night of misery more than 70 years ago.

Buying records once required a bit of effort - today a jab of the thumb delivers everything. Remember when a trip to Our Price was necessary?

It might feel cold today but it's nothing compared to the Big Freeze of 1963, when the average temperature was -2.1C and the sea froze in Kent.

Many of our towns and villages were forever shaped by bombs dropped during the war. We look at some of the key sites hit and what is there now.

We speak to people who remember the Beatles trips to Kent 60 years ago.

In the summer of 1988, ferry bosses were given just an hour to prepare for the surprise arrival of one of the music world's biggest ever stars.

These incredible archive photos show how different life was in Kent in the 1950s - and how huge changes were just beginning.

You can now search KentOnline's story archive by date - going back more than 20 years - by using our new digital calendar.

When an out-of-town sports bar opened in the 1970s, the man behind the venue had no idea it would become home to sports stars and become world-famous.

A gone but not forgotten village shop has much to be remembered for, not least some of its celebrity customers – but its owners were the real stars.

A derelict and potentially contaminated mill with a grim past is one of the eeriest - and most intriguing - locations in Kent.

With repairs costing more than £600,000 about to start on a controversial road scheme, we take an in-depth look at Kent's only 'Shared Space'.

Noel wanted to 'buy the place and sack the barman', but the Gallagher brothers didn't yet have the cash when they played to 50 people at The Forum.

We get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the abandoned Manston Airport, ahead of ambitious plans to reopen it.

Pregnant Debbie Griggs went missing in 1999, with her remains only discovered this month. We look back at how the tragic case unfolded...

Archive photos show how no part of Kent escaped the devastation of the Great Storm when it struck more than 30 years ago.

With National Grid warning there could be blackouts this winter, we look back at the last time the county was plunged into darkness...

From swimming in your pyjamas, BBC Micro computers and Panini football stickers - we take a look back at life in Kent's schools in the 1970s and 80s.

Photos from our files show how much parts of the county changed during Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.

These incredible photos from our archives show how the county was transformed during the Swinging Sixties.