The battle for control of Kent County Council has been taking place and this is how things look in Sheppey, Sittingbourne and Faversham.

An education adviser says too many secondary school pupils are having to travel outside their home town to get to lessons.

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Health bosses are introducing a book-only system for blood tests at a hospital after complaints patients had to queue outside in the cold and wet.

Care Quality Commission inspectors have returned to a hospital just as its new chief executive begins work there.

A group of kind volunteers have help renovate the home of a burglary victim who was left black and blue and had £600 stolen from him.

Arriva staff are being balloted on strike action after the bus firm announced its plan to close one of its town centre depots.

As people across the borough gear up for election day, here is a run down of everything you need to know about candidates in this Kent borough.

A man aged 55 has been arrested after a police car chase ended in a farmer's field.

A yacht club has confirmed a "well-respected member and experienced sailor" has died in a tragic accident after he fell from his boat.

A person has been taken to hospital after police cordoned off a town centre ramp that leads to a beach.

Principal says 'tide is turning' as more parents sign up their children to academy.

Keep a look out for model boats washed up on Kent beaches. Freemasons launched nearly 200 wooden vessels for charity.

Kent Freemasons are heading to the beach to launch model boats to take part in the Great East Kent Boat Race.

Ted Trowell had been in contact with thousands of amateur radio operators across the world from 1938 when, at 15, he gained his first licence.

Councillors switched from the ballot box to bumper cars to help a funfair open up for underprivileged children.

A holiday park has invested £1m to prepare for a boost in visitors predicted when coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted this summer.

Entertainers joined forces to perform a virtual Rotary Variety Show and helped raise £800 for charity.

Two men have been charged after a number of alleged knife-point robberies at multiple properties in Kent.

A new mobile fish and chip shop van, set up by a 26-year-old, will roam part of Kent.