Labour has deselected one of Kent County Council’s most colourful characters from standing at May’s election leaving Reform UK eyeing up the seat.

A man tried to flee on foot when police stopped his car during a "dangerous driving" crackdown.

A huge crane at the site of a much-delayed seafront development has been taken down - but bosses stress work will restart early next year.

A busy bridge will be closed to motorists, rail passengers, pedestrians, cyclists and all maritime traffic for eight days for works to take place.

An animal rescue is being taken to court after complaints about noise from cockerels, geese, sheep, cattle and dogs.

A heartbroken mother has decorated her son’s grave with pumpkins, flowers and spiderwebs in tribute to her Halloween-loving teenager.

An appalled mum filmed human waste flowing through a new-build family estate - which has been blamed on nappies being flushed down the toilet.

The cost of swim sessions at a new council-run leisure centre is “scaring” some families away this half-term who claim it’s too much.

The Kent Politics Podcast discusses how international lorries are causing pothole problems and the interesting responses to the NHS consultation.

A 10-year-old boy left “abandoned” by an NHS trust after being hit by a bus is set to finally receive the therapy he needs, his mother says.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital by an air ambulance after a collision with a car.

Eurostar has been accused of “goading” passengers after one of its fleet stopped at a Kent station overnight.

The supermarket is looking to open a store in the ground floor of an under construction housing development next to a railway station.

Drivers are being warned after scammers placed fake QR codes on pay-and-display machines.

Award-winning TV presenter Clare Balding has visited a Kent church ahead of its multimillion-pound transformation.

The family of a man missing for a week have paid tribute to their ‘beloved father’ after police found a body and launched a murder inquiry.

A pan-Asian restaurant that occupies a large town centre site is set to close next month.

A 20-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of wounding with intent after a victim in his 20’s was stabbed at a property in a high street.

A busy route has been shut after a multi-vehicle crash near Ramsgate.

An inquest has heard how police and paramedics tried to save the life of a 23-year-old stabbed in the chest in a late-night high street attack.