A pair of long-admired mystical statues submerged in a Kent river have been found to be damaged beyond repair.

A prolific shoplifter who ignored an Asbo-style court order to carry on thieving has vowed: “I won’t step in a supermarket again.”

An MP has called for “kinder politics” after her general election campaign billboard was defaced with graffiti.

A general election hustings for the Weald of Kent constituency will take place later this month.

A popular pub landlord couple say they plan to retire to Spain after almost 20 years at the helm of a bustling inn.

A once familiar name on Kent’s high streets is to close its longest-serving store – blaming changing shopping habits and the closure of nearby banks.

A crash between a car and motorbike, which was reportedly on fire, blocked a motorway.

Plans to build homes on the ‘best and most versatile’ plot of farmland in a village have been blocked.

The victim of a machete attack hacked 10 times in a doorway has narrowly avoided jail for firing a starter pistol at his assailants.

A fight which broke out at a train station has led to two people being arrested and taken to hospital.

Official plans years in the making have been launched for a 1,800-home village - with developers hoping to break ground next year.

A registered sex offender who breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) multiple times has been jailed.

A woman whose husband went missing while scuba diving and never came home says she knows how Michael Mosley's wife feels.

A contraflow system and 40mph limit are set to return on the A299 Thanet Way for up to three months while emergency safety works take place.

A charity which helps hundreds of cats each year desperately needs to raise more funds to cover its rising vets bills.

We profile the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency and the candidates vying for your vote on July 4.

A bathroom was engulfed in flames after a cigarette was disposed of incorrectly.

Tributes have been paid to a kind and witty former mayor who died following a battle with cancer.

Dramatic footage has emerged of huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky after a field blaze broke out in the heart of a village.

The Green Party launches their general election campaign with a swipe at polluted rivers.