A prison officer was left with a scalded face after a teenager threw hot water at him in a young offenders institute.

A GP surgery has bee rated inadequate after inspectors found blank prescriptions were not kept securely and vaccines improperly stored.

A secondary school has called off a trip to Paris after parents expressed concerns following terrorism attacks.

Developers have revealed plans for a £30m shopping complex that would create hundreds of jobs.

A dozen youngsters - including one girl - have been arrested in Kent in recent years on suspicion of gun offences.

A building services company which has nearly trebled revenues in three years has been bought by a London Stock Exchange-listed business.

A 15-year-old struck down by alopecia is fighting for a cure to the hair loss condition.

Youth jail staff have been retrained on restraining techniques after a documentary appeared to show excessive force being used.

A father shot at his home has spoken for the first time about his ordeal - and how the gunfire could have hit his young son.

Homes and businesses across Medway are picking up the pieces after Storm Katie bought high winds and heavy rain to Kent.

A couple who preyed on an elderly woman to commit a distraction burglary have been branded “callous and cynical” by a judge.

Soldiers and schoolchildren went head to head in a competition to build a bridge capable of holding the equivalent weight of seven bags of sugar.

A selfless schoolboy is determined to help poorly youngsters - despite undergoing gruelling treatment for leukaemia himself.

A woman suffered from burns and was treated for breathing smoke during a fire at a terraced house.

A former magistrate who made comments about the suitability of gay parents during an adoption case has now been suspended by the NHS.

Despite several marquees being lost due to the severe weather from Storm Katie, the Festival of Steam and Transport opened as planned today.

An artist has painted Medway's picturesque landscapes - but included the reality of dumped shopping trolleys and litter to highlight the problem.

A car which crashed into a traffic island in Strood caused a lamppost to burst into flames just seconds later.

Firefighters led a man and a woman to safety after a blaze in a bedroom.

Returning EastEnders tough guy and award-winning investigative journalist Ross Kemp has opened a new Kent superstore.