A neighbourhood plan, introducing new planning rules, received overwhelming support at a referendum.

Work to create a new town centre, train-themed playground for children has started, despite concerns the site will be ‘trashed within weeks’.

A bus driver who groomed and sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for 18 years.

Police have released CCTV images after a man suffered serious head injuries in a reported attack at a town centre pub

A driving instructor groomed a vulnerable teenager over Snapchat before molesting her in the back of his "blacked out" car.

A man in his 40s has been charged following an incident inside a town centre McDonald’s restaurant.

A substance thrown at a girl which caused a school to be evacuated and a huge emergency response is believed to be vinegar.

A dog walker was taken to court after she was discovered leaving her pet’s poo behind after a walk at a Kent beauty spot.

A man has been charged following an alleged seafront assault which left the victim critically injured.

A number of drivers say they were “shot at” as they were travelling along two main routes, with damage caused to at least 10 vehicles.

A tenant who uses a wheelchair is battling to be moved out of his block of flats where lifts have broken down.

In this week’s edition of the Kent Politics Podcast, our reporters discuss Kent education costs, a police misconduct hearing and grammar schools.

A drunk man who killed his friend when he smashed his car into a wall had said he was a "good driver" and would get his passengers "safely home".

Major changes to a road network can be seen in new aerial footage, as a street at the heart of improvements is set to close.

A cash-strapped council is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds maintaining and securing a run-down venue as concerns mount over its future.

The cost of an extensive project to transform the coastline of a Kent town will run into a nine-figure sum, bosses have revealed.

Secret Drinker revisits a pub that went from dark and dank to warm and welcoming.

A care home provider which cares for people with autism and learning difficulties has been put into special measures after reports of neglect.

Plans for more than 8,000 new homes will now be decided by the government, amid fears of “destruction of the countryside”.

Police say a missing teenager has been found.