A long-awaited development to bring more than 6,000 homes is set to get under way soon after planning approval last night.

A car wash has landed in hot water amid claims it's sexist for offering discounts to women only.

Many people in Gravesend would recognise the distinctive work of internationally-known artist Anthony Blackman, without perhaps recognising his name.

A Conservative councillor has caused controversy by claiming he would like to “ban equal rights fascists”.

Social media was buzzing with reports that a three-year-old child had been kidnapped from Asda in Gravesend - but it's not true.

Police are on the hunt for a man who was reportedly spotted acting suspiciously in a garden in Chatham.

A helping hand from South Thanet MP Laura Sandys was welcomed by teenagers on a creative venture to improve a Ramsgate youth facility.

An application to build a Sainsbury’s Local and homes on Loose Road has been resubmitted.

Newington Cricket Club's live mascot has a new face.

New life is set to be breathed into the former A2 Tyres depot in Sittingbourne.

A Hollywood film starring Jude Law is being shot on a Russian nuclear submarine moored in Kent... with fans trying to catch a glimpse of the A-lister.

Housing giant Persimmon and Bovis Homes is considering building hundreds of homes in Gravesend.

A young man found dead on a Kent railway line in what is believed to have been a tragic accident has today been named as an American airman.

Sweeping changes to the welfare system could be leaving people already struggling with mental health issues contemplating suicide.

Paranormal investigators are convinced an author's picture of a "haunted" historic hall has captured a ghostly maid in the window.

Even if RSPCA inspectors are allowed into Dover’s Eastern Docks, they will not be permitted to take part in statutory checks of the vehicles, this wee

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A community arts project is set to transform an empty shop unit into a place where people's talents can be displayed and nurtured.

A soldier from Sittingbourne has been named Best REME Soldier for 2012/13.

People in Birchington say their lives are being made a misery by diesel fumes from industrial generators outside their homes.