An inquest into the death of a teacher whose badly-burned body was found in a desert has been opened today - but how she died remains a mystery.

The owners of a well-known high street salon are selling up.

Special constables visited 24 shops specialising in second hand goods on Saturday.

A pet owner has praised her miracle dog... who can sense she's about to have a fit before she even knows herself.

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has set up a network where former pupils can pass on their tips for work, life and sport.

Maidstone's Christmas lights are declared officially ON as X Factor star helps perform ceremony

Laboratories are being reduced to rubble as Millwood Designer Homes begin work on a housing development.

Horse owners are warned to keep their equipment safe following a spate of thefts reported in West Kent.

A caravan blaze was extinguished in West Kingsdown yesterday afternoon.

The Hengist, in Aylesford, has been been sold at auction.

Festive cheer will spread around the west Kent this month. Find out when and where key events will take place here.

Police have found two stolen lion statues worth £200,000 in a garage and arrested a woman on suspicion of theft.

Find out why a leading Kent chef felt the heat in the MasterChef kitchen last night.

The police helicopter was scrambled in the Wrotham area this lunchtime following a report of an assault last night.

If you've ever woken up with a pounding headache, a spinning head and a craving for junk food... you're not alone.

People in Maidstone are waking up to gale-force winds and driving rain.

A council worker died after he left a hotel drinking binge through the wrong door and plunged down a flight of stairs in his wheelchair.

A crash has blocked one lane on the entry slip road at Junction 6, for Blue Bell Hill, Maidstone

Larkfield has pulled the plug on it's annual display for the first time in 30 years

Emergency services were called to a car blaze on the A20 in Wrotham, yesterday afternoon