The government has made £5.5m of interest-free loans available to small firms, which MP Greg Clark calls "a great boost for business in west Kent".

A law firm and accountancy played key roles in a deal to form one of Europe's largest posh packaging groups.

A convicted rapist was freed from jail on licence to brutally rape a woman and threaten to gouge out her eyes.

There are more hot food stalls than agreed at Maidstone’s Christmas market.

Crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Southern Gas Network were called to a Maidstone road just before noon

Kent's Candy King Angus Kennedy donates a little bit of chocolate heaven to our campaign to help the homeless

A biker was killed when his Honda motorbike hit the kerb on a village street.

The family of a man found hanging from a footbridge in a town centre have been informed.

A man was just inches away from help when he died after becoming stuck in a small space between two walls, an inquest has heard.

Firefighters attend vehicle blaze in Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone

Police have finished investigating after a man's body was found and a 47-year-old was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

DJ Mark Knight will host a charity night at Source Bar, Maidstone, in aid of Oliver Fisher Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medway Maritime Hospital

The owner of a popular restaurant facing bankruptcy was found hanged the day after he promised his girlfriend he would get his life under control.

A woman was allegedly assaulted by one of three men after sharing a cab ride.

New calls are being made for changes to the accident-plagued A249 between Stockbury and Detling.

Four men will appear in court next Friday after being charged in relation to an attempted robbery in Station Road, Borough Green

CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell chats to What's On about her new role, playing Alice Fitzwarren in Dick Whittington at Maidstone's Hazlitt Theatre

Two cafe workers rushed to grab jugs of water when a man was found ablaze in a town centre park while another passer-by battled to douse the flames.

Southeastern passengers in Kent have been given a reprieve with a lower-than-expected cap on fare hikes announced in today's Autumn Statement.

Members of the Polish community have helped organise two gigs to help fundraise for a friend who died two weeks ago.