The heartbroken owner of a Christmas tree farm told how a devastating fire next door sent his business up in flames costing £4,000.

Planning officers have recommended a new McDonald’s drive-thru should be approved despite huge backlash and a campaign opposing the scheme.

The owners of a live music venue say they have “made a good start” on improving a town's nightlife a year after opening.

A violent serial rapist described as a “monster of the night” who attacked women in their sleep has been jailed for more than 40 years.

A family-run Italian restaurant which has been open for almost five decades has been sold at auction.

A shocking video has shown what are thought to be Christmas trees going up in a raging fire.

Hospital bosses in charge of one of the country’s most struggling trusts say they are “on track” to deliver £50m savings after a huge overspend.

The A2 is likely to stay shut throughout the day following a multi-vehicle crash, as work continues to clear a fuel spillage and resurface the road.

Police have seized a man’s car after discovering his licence was 43 years out of date.

Special schools have threatened legal action against the county council over “deeply flawed” proposed changes to how pupils are allocated places.

A Boxing Day swimming event that brings in thousands of spectators has been cancelled because of poor water quality.

We look inside a centuries-old town hall where Victorian jail cells are being turned into a new cafe in a £10.5m refurbishment.

Plans to build 112 homes on land once occupied by Pfizer have been granted - but none of the properties will be classed as ‘affordable’.

Residents battling to stop up to 90 homes being built in a village have been defeated - despite fears the countryside is being “concreted over”.

A farm has been given the go-ahead to open a 45-pitch campsite and micropub as owners say “diversification is key” to staying alive.

The boss of a popular Italian restaurant is retiring after almost 50 years and has put the business up for auction.

Plans by bosses of a nursery to build a new “holistic” independent primary school have been given the green light.

A do-not-swim warning at one of Kent’s most popular beaches is “nothing short of devastating”, say furious residents.

Police are hunting a convicted paedophile who was caught twice by vigilante groups posing as young girls after an alleged breach in Kent.

A go-slow tractor protest rumbled through a Kent town as farmers vented their anger over Labour’s inheritance tax changes.