A pensioner has said an overgrown alleyway next to his house is becoming a fire hazard.

Angela Chapman of Haynes Road, Northfleet was today the first mum to use the brand new birthing pool.

This is the harrowing moment armed robbers repeatedly hit a female staff member with a claw hammer in a botched Post Office raid.

A £2 million bowling centre will open its doors for the first time on Tuesday, August 6.

Borden Grammar School has said a sad farewell to head teacher Harold Vafeas. He has retired early due to ill health.

Martin Howard says his life has changed completely after shedding the pounds.

A spectacular Party on the Prom was held on Deal seafront on Wednesday as part of the town's carnival week.

A body found in the River Thames at Gravesend has today been confirmed as missing Nathan Lane, who disappeared after trying to save a girl.

A young mother who had her dying wish to marry the man she loved come true has died just days after they tied the knot at a hospice.

A mother was stunned to be slapped so hard her glasses fell off in a row about spilt food and swearing in front of her young daughter at McDonald's.

Midfielder Amine Linganzi, 23, insists the pre-season results count for nothing.

A stretch of the M26 has reopened after a vehicle hit a lamp column, which later fell down.

Have fun at the River Festival in Maidstone, but keep out of the water, urge police

Councillors in Ashford have agreed to send their support to the “inspirational” former South African president Nelson Mandela.

Laurence Marshall's campaign to get a path installed along a busy lane is a step closer to becoming a reality.

A drive-through restaurant and petrol station at the £30m transformation of Neats Court could be open within weeks.

It’s an ability that most people take for granted but without it life can become a constant source of frustration.

Meet another firm hoping to win the 2013 Dartford and Gravesham Business Awards.

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

About 200 people turned out for the clay target shoot at Hawley Shooting Club in Dartford for Drummer Lee Rigby's son, Jack.