ozens of green-fingered gardeners grabbed spades, garden forks and barrows to get stuck in at a community dig

Over £10,000 was raised, with more cash coming in, when more than 250 runners pounded woodland paths.

A deserted house in Cliftonville has been transformed into a dramatic work of art.

This is the first pictures showing Gravesend teenager Tamera Foster through to the judges' house round of the X Factor.

This year’s Minster in Bloom contest has been described as the best ever.

Grandmother Marcia Ackers is living proof that age is just a number. In fact, she has played it to her advantage.

A councillor says it’s ‘bonkers’ gypsies have been given a year to move after their application for planning permission was refused.

Weight loss supremo Sherrine Young dropped six dress sizes and shed seven stone... because she didn't want to be a "fat bride".

A new free youth activity bus service has been launched in Stone providing free activities for 11-18 year olds.

Lindy hop dancing, mugs of hot, sweet tea, evacuees and the sounds of Vera Lynn sounded out at the New Tavern Fort over the weekend.

Find out what's been making the news in Folkestone this week.

A look at the issues and stories making the news this week

Isi Dyer, a winner at last year's Ward and Partners Children's Awards, has incurable Rhett Syndrome. We meet her one year on.

How a teenager coped with the challenges of her grandfathers having dementia are told in her own words in a new book.

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom - who went to school in Canterbury - is starring in a Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet.

A whistle-stop tour of Kent by veteran CND campaigner Bruce Kent included a visit to Deal to meet volunteers from Deal Area Emergency Foodbank.

An assault on a man outside a block of flats left him needing hospital treatment with serious head injuries.

Both Southern Water and South East Water have been unveiled as among the worst performers in the industry for customer complaints by a watchdog.

A multi-vehicle accident that partly blocked Blue Bell Hill this morning has been causing heavy congestion for commuters.

A petition containing more than 1,000 signatures was handed to Swale council in protest at plans for 500 new homes in Minster.