A father has told how his life has been changed forever after an oil drum exploded in his face at work, leaving him almost completely blind.

Crews were scrambed into action in the middle of the night after police were alerted.

A campaign has been launched to help a brave four-year-old boy from Westgate with a rare muscle wasting disease.

The firm behind Ashford's new waste collection service have admitted their binmen were seen disposing of refuse and recycling in the same dust cart.

A champion of tourism on the Island has defended Sheerness after it was ridiculed in a new book.

A soldier killed in action during the First World War is to be remembered on a Kentish Ragstone Memorial.

Kent may be set to hit the high 20s today but all council contractors can think about is... gritting in the snow!

CBeebies' favourite will head to Maidstone this weekend

Plans for how the borough will develop over the next 20 years have been released by Swale council chiefs.

While the riverside may have changed, the vessel making its short journey from Town Pier Pontoon to Tilbury and back has remained a familiar sight...

A schoolgirl who was struck by a car and thrown into the path of an oncoming bus has appeared on television.

Gravesend is to get its own crematorium, the Gravesend Messenger can exclusively reveal.

There now a chance to nominate sporting heroes and heroines for this year’s Thanet Sports Awards.

Judges of the Minster in Bloom competition have taken a different approach to looking at the gardens this year.

Bar and restaurant owners are furious after roadworks “killed” their weekly trade.

A garage is hoping to win this year’s Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards, supported by the Messenger.

Some of the top stories in this week's Dover Mercury.

Beach-goers are being urged to be vigilant after potentially-hazardous asbestos cement was found washed up on a Kent beach.

Revellers at the Kent Miners’ Festival on Bank Holiday Monday can learn all about the history of coal at Tilmanstone.

A Green Party councillor has challenged Sandwich MP Laura Sandys over comments she made about fracking in Woodnesborough.