A hometown sporting hero was partnered up in the first episode of the new Strictly Come Dancing series last night.

Residents living in a cul-de-sac vacated their homes as a field fire spread towards their properties.

CCTV images have been released after a man was seriously assaulted in a pub.

The owner of an Indian restaurant has described his shock after a huge fire broke out in the flats above.

Three teens have been arrested following a late-night disturbance which caused the police to deploy their helicopter and police dogs.

The purchase of castle for a controversial project has been described as a "slap in the face for residents".

A veteran is to make an emotional visit to the place he was taken prisoner by the Germans 75 years ago.

Developers are looking to breathe new life into a former dockyard by providing apartment blocks and restaurants.

A paper has apologised after advertising a rugby camp in a Kent town instead of Devon.

A grieving dad says the criminal justice system has "failed his children" after they were killed by his ex wife.

Police have arrested three suspected migrants who were caught fleeing from the back of a lorry.

A cash strapped migrant who turned to cannabis farming has been jailed.

A body, discovered in May, has finally been identified as a missing man.

Residents headed to the spot where a 21-year-old was stabbed to death to raise awareness of an anti-knife campaign.

A man in his 70s was taken to hospital after two burglars with covered faces assaulted him.

A Labour councillor has defended his party leader with an unusual gesture - by giving his new chicken the same name.

The body of a man pulled from a river has been formally identified after emergency crews were called to a marina.

A drug dealer has been jailed for more than three years, following a police investigation.

Questions are being asked why a famous piece of artwork remains in storage four years after returning to Kent.

A husband and wife have been forced to change their business idea after being refused planning permission.