Planning some al fresco dining? Here, Kent-based chef and Kiwi Dane Allchorne gives tips on getting the best from your barbecue, and a recipe.

The open road beckons to explore the county's unspoilt sites with cycling this summer - you don't even need to own a bike to do it.

A music day for all the family will raise funds for a charity which provides care for people with profound physical and learning disabilities.

Lots of children receive a certificate for achieving 100% attendance for a year, but how many manage it for their entire school career?

An accounts manager has his hopes set on becoming the next star of dating show Love Island – despite having a long-term girlfriend.

A multiple sclerosis sufferer fears having to live on the streets unless something changes in her family's battle to get social housing.

A film-maker, who has described an historic town as worse than Glasgow, says he had to leave after a row over 69p escalated dramatically.

A village play area has received a revamp.

Hundreds of motoring enthusiasts are taking part in one of the county's largest displays of classic cars and bikes this weekend.

A police helicopter was scrambled to search for a man amid concerns for his welfare.

A man has been taken to hospital after suffering a medical episode outside council offices.

A popular pub may have its licence revoked following 'numerous complaints'

The Isle of Sheppey woke up with a new bridge this morning - a £3 million link to the Sheerness Docks.

Raising awareness of isolation is one way pageant girl Kerys Squire is hoping to stand our in this year’s Miss Teen Great Britain competition.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to help make the final days of a seven-year-old child with cancer her happiest.

An eight-year-old is leading the fight against proposals to build 350 houses on fields that are popular with dog walkers.

A new reptile welfare centre is being set up to look after hundreds of unwanted and abandoned exotic pets.

People have been rushing to a make their voices heard since a developer announced plans to keep the structure covered up.

A heartbroken mum has spoken of the agony of losing her 16-year-old daughter whose body was found on train tracks.

A cross-Channel swimmer has completed the challenge after suffering two cardiac arrests while training