Motorists face six months of closures on a busy stretch of the A2 while “essential repairs” are carried out.

As the Channel Tunnel celebrates its 30th anniversary today, here is what we saw during a rare look behind the scenes.

A council has refused plans for a sprawling and “very controversial” solar farm amid concerns over its visual impact.

A woman who started her alpaca business as a hobby and ended up travelling across the world is looking to retire after 14 “incredible” years.

A new Co-op has opened to customers, taking over disused land previously dubbed an ‘eyesore’.

Divisive plans to build a 66-bed care home and 86 houses on a former medical site have been approved by council bosses.

A fly-tipper who repeatedly sent his dumped waste up in flames on his own road has been penalised £460.

Food and plants imported into Kent from today could find themselves diverted 22 miles up the M20 for checks - but confusion remains.

Two nurseries have drastically improved in a matter of months after previously being hit with ‘inadequate’ Ofsted scores.

A reality TV star who bought a Kent castle for half the asking price has told of her life at the historic site - and how business is now booming.

A major route was closed in both directions and a man is in hospital following a crash between a lorry and van.

The development company behind a huge coastal tower block of 91 luxury flats has not gone bust, bosses have confirmed.

An empty community centre is to be converted into a shop - almost two years after the same scheme was rejected.

A daytime TV star says she had a “superb” stay at a Kent celebrity hotspot with her new boyfriend.

Owners of a popular business park want to expand the site as it continues to “buck the trend” of failing high streets in the county.

A man has been taken to hospital after a crash on a busy road forced police to close the route.

The owner of multiple solid bronze statues says it is like they were “beamed out of the sky” as they vanished from her garden.

Homes were evacuated after a car blaze spread to a garage, with firefighters spending four hours at the scene.

A road was closed for two hours as concerns were raised about a man on a roof.

A main road has reopened after a number of people were injured in a crash near a pub.