Beer maker Shepherd Neame has seen profits jump more than a fifth as investments in its bars and hotels have begun to pay off.

Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.

A manhunt is underway after a violent criminal disappeared from a town centre magistrates' court following sentencing.

The Spectator editor, an MP and the chief executive of Shepherd Neame are at a Kent school tonight to debate whether the UK should leave the EU.

Television and radio presenter Danny Baker could MC Squeeze's warm-up gig for their Cradle To The Grave tour tonight.

A car has hit the central reservation and blocked the fast lane of a busy dual carriageway.

An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing the death of his 18-year-old girlfriend in a car crash.

Old school friends are helping to fund 37-year-old man's life-changing treatment.

Two fire engines rushed to a village bungalow this morning after a blaze broke out in a garage.

Organisers of the town's biggest weekend of the year are looking for donations from the public.

There have been calls from councillors to rid the town centre of cyclists who often whizz through the streets faster than cars.

The borough council has been told to look again at plans for a roundabout between the A2 and A251.

A woman has been seriously injured at a station after reportedly falling from a platform and onto a live rail.

A farm which has offered an invaluable education and activity centre for children and young people for 20 years is at risk of closing.

Care home kept heating on during a heat wave, fed laxatives to a patient with diarrhoea, had no soap in its bathrooms and had rooms smelling of urine.

Police are working to kick a "terrifying" family out of their home after reports of persistent drug dealing and severe anti-social behaviour.

A vintage bicycle, thought to be 100 years old, which was used in a recent exhibition and often appears at events and festivals has been pinched.

The driver of a car involved in a crash which claimed the life of his girlfriend will be interviewed by officers as soon as he is well enough.

Elderly people risked heat exhaustion at a care home where staff left the central heating on during a heatwave.

The advantages and disadvantages of living in a digital age will be explored at the Digibury conference hosted by comedian Robin Ince.