Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.

Drivers are being warned to face delays as multiple incidents clog up Kent’s roads – including two major motorways.

Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.

Several people have been charged after a brawl outside a wine bar which left several injured, including a police officer.

A restaurant which opened during Covid and battled “against the odds” through lockdown to become a staple eatery in the high street is closing.

A dock for boat tours on the River Medway has been given approval.

A local authority has been forced to backtrack on its decision to strip residents of their parking permits.

An elderly couple were charged more than £8,000 for emergency plumbing work before a relative intervened.

Police say a 53-year-old woman reported missing has been found safe and well.

Police searching for a missing 17-year-old boy say he has been located safe and well.

A traditional pub which shut last year after 168 years of pulling pints has reopened its doors again to capitalise on a returning “socialising” trend.

A drunken binman has narrowly avoided jail after being thrown out of a sports bar and knocking one of the owners unconscious in the car park.

A former cabbie refused to do a swipe test when asked as he claimed he couldn’t put anything in his mouth as he suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.

Police are asking the public to look out for a missing 16-year-old boy last seen at a railway station.

A 75-year-old who has MS resorted to lying on the floor during a 51-hour visit to a busy A&E department.

This week’s podcast discusses the budget, the long-running Chatham Docks saga, and welcomes one of the county’s new MPs.

A suspect who drove an allegedly stolen van during a police chase is on the run after an accident.

A prison staff member has pleaded guilty to having an “inappropriate relationship” with the man who murdered Zara Aleena in 2022 on her way home.

A third suspect has been charged after a victim in his 20’s was taken to hospital with stab wounds.

A fun-loving drama teacher who won the hearts of the nation on Britain’s Got Talent will be hoping to win over a new audience at a Kent panto.