Long-awaited plans for health and learning facilities at Britain’s newest garden city have been given the green light.

A woman who “lost control” and attacked another mum by kicking, punching and pulling her hair in front of youngsters has narrowly avoided jail.

The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.

A pair of friends say security officers kicked them out of a shopping centre after arriving dressed as a devil and a vampire.

Sites in Kent once home to a retail giant have been transformed since the business plunged into administration. Did you ever visit the old stores?

There are fears for the countryside following plans for one of the country’s biggest energy storage facilities on the edge of a Kent village.

Businesses have praised plans to create a working hub, community space and pop-up units to bring people back into its shopping centre.

A drunken homeless man who followed a woman through a town centre late at night and tried to snatch her handbag before mugging her has been jailed.

Plans have been given the green light to convert a Grade II-listed pub into a five-bedroom HMO after calls to bring the building back into use.

A beauty retailer has announced exactly when it will open its first store in Kent at Bluewater.

We’ve taken a look at what became of the eight units in the county once home to fashion giant Topshop.

A former cabbie refused to do a swipe test when asked as he claimed he couldn’t put anything in his mouth as he suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.

A dog has died at a country park after being hit by a vehicle being pursued by the police.

Two gang members who used diggers to smash into businesses and steal their cash machines across Kent have been ordered to pay back thousands.

Business owners have welcomed plans to convert a derelict block once home to a now relocated Job Centre into new homes.

A highly anticipated annual fireworks display taking place at a Sikh place of worship has been cancelled at short notice.

A garden centre boss says the reaction to this year’s decorations and local food suppliers has been “very positive”.

Excitement is building for the return of an extravagant fireworks display held as part of a major religious and cultural event.

The BGT winner launched the Kent panto where she will sprinkle her magic as Fairy Christmas this December.

An 120-year-old horse trough has been restored and returned to a roundabout after it was badly damaged in a crash.