Councillors hope a closed cinema will soon be used by more community groups after plans to install a new fire exit were approved.

A head teacher has dismissed claims pupils are not "prepared for life in modern Britain" following a damning Ofsted report.

A convoy of ice cream vans drove through a town in tribute to the owner of an iconic business who served the community for 70 years.

Eagle-eyed courier firm workers intercepted a package containing £10,000 which helped prevent an elderly woman from being scammed.

A boy missing for days from Greater Manchester could be in Kent as concerns grow for his welfare.

Emergency services are at the scene of an incident near a railway station.

Police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on Kent’s railway network today, just hours apart.

Councillors have allowed a pub to keep a holiday let and pizza oven in its garden after they were installed without planning permission.

A Kent footballer is facing a “significant prison sentence” after he admitted supplying cocaine to a dangerous drugs gang.

More than half-a-million pounds is set to be spent upgrading a popular park after a council agreed to release funding.

A pregnant woman and six children were among the group of people who died after their boat sank trying to cross the English Channel.

A fire-hit church that closed more than 20 years ago is set for a "phoenix-like rebirth" as new flats, developers say.

An antique shop boss has blamed new EU border rules for the closure of his store - just months after another trader quit for the same reason.

Behind-the-scene pictures have emerged of the latest Marvel superhero film being shot at a historic landmark.

A pub expert has criticised the “scary” trend of Kent boozers being converted into homes or Airbnbs as another looks set to be lost to housing.

Traffic bound for the Channel ports could be “stacked” in fields to avoid chaos on Kent’s roads when new EU border checks come in, reports say.

A car ended up on its roof on the pavement following a collision with another vehicle on a busy main road.

A husband and wife have been granted permission to build their “dream home” in one of Kent’s most sought-after locations - despite facing opposition.

A key road to Kent’s busiest port is shut after an accident which caused tailbacks in the area.

A drugs kingpin likened to the TV mafia boss has been jailed after £100 million worth of cocaine was seized at the UK border in Kent.