It is certainly a happy new year for one Kent couple who got engaged in a unique way, recreating their second date.

Bosses of a town centre restaurant say economic challenges have forced them to shut and reopen as a bar.

We’ve picked five of the healthiest places to eat in Kent, according to Trip Advisor, for your January fitness kick.

A bid to increase the number of homes on a new estate has been given the green light despite claims they will be “squashed” too close together.

Royal Mail says it is working to clear a busy Kent delivery office by Christmas Eve amid complaints of postal delays across one district.

The family of a Second World War firefighter is amazed to be reunited with long-lost photos of him working in gruelling conditions.

Traffic heading in and out of a town centre is clearing following a four-vehicle pile-up this morning.

A drunk woman so intoxicated she could not remember stabbing a teenager in the back with kitchen scissors claimed she acted in self-defence.

Paramedics were called after a van crashed into a bridge on a main road.

A mum is furious a damaged road sign was not fixed before smashing to the ground saying it could have decapitated someone.

Four Shoe Zone stores deemed “unviable” are set to close in Kent - but eight will remain open.

A family was asked to pay more than £1,400 for the right to repair a headstone after officials said the 50-year-old grave had never been purchased.

A former porn star twice given a chance by a judge to clean up her act is behind bars after being told her "time has run out".

A grandmother with terminal cancer and just months left to live is pursuing her life-long dreams of skydiving and swimming with dolphins.

Kent’s most pricey parking capital is on course to make a bumper profit after levels “exceeded expectations”.

Hospital bosses in charge of one of the country’s most struggling trusts say they are “on track” to deliver £50m savings after a huge overspend.

The oldest surviving Doctor Who actor, who lives in Kent, has died aged 104.

Residents are being warned to steer clear of a town centre road after a sinkhole appeared overnight.

Amanda Holden and famous friends have enjoyed a girls’ trip to a Kent seaside town despite the “shocking weather”.

A church social club has won its bid to open later into the night after fighting off claims of drug-taking and members urinating in the street.