An apprentice from Bean is heading to the top in more ways than one.

An eight-part police drama about a team who hunt down Britain's most ruthless criminals is being filmed at a Kent cafe today.

Kent recorded the hottest temperature in Britain yesterday, with the mercury soaring to 20.5C as spring finally arrived.

They are the heroes of our river. Alex Matthews met the crew at Gravesend’s lifeboat station.

Country music band The Original UK Mavericks' are to gig in Shorne to honour one of their members.

99p Stores has opened another branch in Gravesend today.

Kent staff at the partnership have pocketed eight-weeks' pay through the company's bonus scheme, as it posts its annual results.

Wheelie bin collections will begin in June with the collection of recycling every fortnight and food waste every week.

A 15-year-old boy was robbed of his phone in Swanscombe.

In a record-breaking year for passenger numbers, cross-Channel service Eurostar has seen revenues and operating profits rise.

About 30 new jobs will be created when a 99p Stores shop opens in the old Comet store in Gravesend tomorrow.

A former West End star and The Voice contestant will launch a music group for youngsters on Friday at a coffee morning helping EllenorLions Hospices.

The UK's largest childcare provider has taken over a group of private nurseries in the county, caring for more than 1,500 children.

A Kent biker is organising a ride of respect to mark the anniversary of soldier Lee Rigby’s murder.

The wait is over for thousands of children across Kent and Medway as more than 80% are offered places in their first choice of secondary school today.

Detectives investigating an attempted robbery in Gravesend have issued an e-fit image of a man they would like to talk to.

A grandmother with a debilitating disease was able to cope with months of pain by thinking about her beloved orangutans.

A technical fault has led to a man accused of murdering a schoolgirl in an alleyway in 1993 not appearing in court today.

Hundreds of people have joined a Facebook group focusing on past events in and around Northfleet and Gravesend, sharing photos memories and laughs.

A former Gravesend Grammar School pupil failed to take a gong in Los Angeles.