Fresh concerns have been raised over plans to redevelop a crumbling cinema – with fears the new scheme will “harm” Kent’s first conservation area.

With funeral costs soaring more people are being laid-to-rest in public health funerals, while others turn to direct cremations to relieve the burden.

Drivers can now pick up a kebab at the same time as filling up following the opening of a new takeaway at a petrol station.

A grassroots music venue has been saved from closure after a charity stepped in to buy the historic building.

Charity volunteers were left stunned when Home Bargains bosses would not allow a Father Christmas fundraiser to be set up in a Kent store.

A child abuse victim has been praised for her courage and dignity as the 'dangerous' paedophile responsible begins a lengthy jail term.

A historic fort in line for a major transformation – including new hotels, restaurants and laboratories – has now hit the market for £10 million.

Campaigners trying to halt the development of a county park dropped plans for judicial review, after being told it had ‘little chance of success’.

A bus driver and motorcyclist were assaulted by a man who then started targeting people in other vehicles.

Forecasters have issued a yellow warning of wind for parts of Kent this weekend.

A bus broke down on the first day of a much-anticipated “rapid” service, forcing passengers to wait for a replacement.

A multi-vehicle collision caused delays for motorists on a busy road.

Bosses behind a 24-hour gym have announced its shock closure, after praising members for being the venue’s ‘heartbeat’.

A lorry transporting a tank has struck a bridge causing road and rail delays on a main route.

Our reporter joined the first-ever passengers on a new £34m bus route that has launched with diesel vehicles rather than electric.

People were being told to take a different route after a bomb squad was called to a Kent high street.

A gun smuggler renewed his passport specifically to travel abroad through a Kent port to collect eight revolvers in his car.

Three men have been convicted over multiple failed attempts to smuggle Vietnamese migrants across the Channel.

A new £34 million “zero-emission” bus route has been branded a “joke” - as it will launch with diesel-powered vehicles instead of electric ones.

Police bodycam footage has been released of a drunk driver slurring his words just minutes after killing his friend in a crash.