Short-term uncertainty is no reason to put off growth plans for the Thames Estuary, according to Lord Heseltine as he seeks opinions on the area.

An accountant may seem a strange choice as the new chairman of an art gallery but the new man at the Turner Contemporary is there for good reasons.

A little girl has shaved off all her long hair after being inspired by a sick school friend.

It’s time to nominate your local heroes for the Pride in Medway awards.

A robber who climbed into a woman’s car while she was stopped at traffic lights and stole her handbag has been jailed.

It is half way through the school holidays so you may been running out of cash and already fed up of hearing “I’m bored” from your kids.

Hospital bosses have apologised after a stillborn baby was left for days when she should have been taken to a mortuary.

A vicious thug has been jailed for stabbing a man in the head with a Stanley blade, in an unprovoked attack.

Grieving parents now have a place to go and remember their children, thanks to a local charity.

Five companies in Kent have been “named and shamed” for failing to pay workers the full national minimum wage – but bosses say it is "ridiculous".

A shopping centre has finally confirmed which fashion retailer is moving in... after months of speculation.

Bosses behind plans for a distillery in a former engine pumping room want to build a cafe on the site.

Online companies are challenging estate agents with new ways for people to sell their home.

The new boss of a communications agency is ploughing ahead with expansion plans, despite Brexit uncertainty straining marketing budgets.

A Kent Police constable has been dismissed following the death of a mentally ill man who was restrained by officers.

A man who was found dead below a pier, sparking a murder investigation, has been identified.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a large number of cigarette packets and a quantity of cash was stolen from a shop in the early hours.

Champagne on a rooftop bar, a hotel and apartments with river views - that is one councillor’s aspirational view for the future of this town.

A charity is working with the Department for Education to set up a specialist school for children and teenagers with autism.

A former village bank could become a kebab and pizza take-away if plans are given the go ahead.