A plaque on the Gordon Memorial in gardens named after the Royal Engineer has been removed after fears it was targeted by thieves.

Shopkeepers have allegedly been caught hiding illegal cigarettes in cereal boxes and secret compartments.

MP Charlie Elphicke is calling for severe action to be taken against human traffickers after eight illegal immigrants were rescued from the Channel.

Another packed edition this week, full of top news, sport and leisure from across the Island.

Another packed edition this week, full of top news, sport and leisure from across the greater Sittingbourne area.

A former jobless teenager is cooking up a storm thanks to a scheme that teaches young people on Sheppey kitchen skills.

Teams from Dover have won this year's Dover-Calais Festival of Sport.

Channel swimmer Chloe McCardel has had to abandon her swim from Cuba to the USA after being stung by jellyfish.

A rare Second World War plane shot down off the Kent coast in the Battle of Britain has been brought to shore today after a huge salvage operation.

Up to 90 jobs could go after Balfour Beatty announced the proposed closure of its construction plant in Dartford.

Staff to move as part of Maidstone Hospital changes

Three illegal workers were arrested by immigration officers during a raid at a Maidstone buffet

A dying mother is making the most of a holiday to Disney World, paid for by fundraisers and friends touched by her story.

A family outing almost ended in tragedy when a two-year-old boy nearly fell into a monkey enclosure after a wooden barrier gave way.

It was the 167th year of the regatta in Gravesend over the weekend.

Uproar over an 'illegal' car wash - set up without planning permission

A Pembury pilot has treated D-Day veterans to the sight of a Spitfire flying overhead

A woman who threw eggs at Simon Cowell during Saturday night’s Britain’s Got Talent final is understood to have been educated in Maidstone.

Kent Highways is facing renewed calls from fed up drivers to take urgent action and fix one of the Island’s busiest roads.

The world famous Red Arrows performed in Folkestone on Saturday as a replacement for the town's cancelled air show.