The heartbroken owner of a much-loved bakery announced bad weather and soaring staffing costs will force him to shut.

An artwork dedicated to the “perfect gentleman” featuring his most memorable quotes is to be installed outside the TV star’s hometown dance school.

Administrators of a former leisure centre say building homes on the site cannot be ruled out - as an MP fights to get the facility reopened.

A teacher has been fined and received letters from debt collectors despite paying for parking at a country park.

A tenant has revealed what life is like in a Kent HMO, as we look at why this form of shared living is on the rise - and what powers councils have.

The long-awaited return of a town’s oyster festival has finally been confirmed as organisers insist this year’s event was never in doubt.

A seaside shelter that has become a magnet for anti-social behaviour could be given a new lease of life as an outdoor dining space with live music.

A group of residents has started a petition calling for an Island to have an independent district council.

Grace Tutt has been left with life-changing injuries after her school bus was involved in an accident with a tractor.

An investigation has been launched following a house fire after children were allegedly seen heading into the property beforehand.

In the 1930s a film fan created a cinema in the front room of his father’s house that could seat just eight people.

A suspicious package left in a residential area sparked bomb fears and a road closure.

M&S is to close its cafe operation at a key out-of-town store and has acknowledged it will be “disappointing news” for some customers.

A new dog-friendly restaurant at a historic castle owned by a reality TV star is poised to open later this week.

Morrisons has plans to extend its garage forecourt shop and install new jetwash bays and EV charging points.

Tributes have been paid to a well-known and long-standing councillor who has passed away.

This week marks a year since the ULEZ was controversially expanded up to the Kent border but workers on the edge say they are still feeling the pinch.

A customer was left unable to eat for the rest of the day after she found a poo-like lump at the bottom of her supermarket salad.

Furious residents say their estate still smells like “rotten eggs” - despite a water company spending £4.3 million upgrading a nearby sewage works.

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved member of a cricket team who died suddenly after suffering a heart attack.