Ashford is the hairdressing capital of Kent so you can escape the election by staying in - or rather going out - to wash your hair.

The Conservatives have edged ahead of Ukip in a Lord Ashcroft general election poll on the key Kent battleground of South Thanet.

A Conservative candidate's firm helps foreign nationals claim "unbelievably generous" tax credits - despite his party's crackdown on benefit tourism.

A prospective Tory MP has seen the funny side after an email informed her that her election poster had been defaced with a "small gentleman's part".

Ex-EastEnders star and TV hard man Ross Kemp joined a Labour candidate in the race to become the next South Thanet MP.

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Transport for London Boss Sir Peter Hendy has branded Southeastern trains "awful", and likened the firm's ticket inspectors to the Gestapo.

Residents will meet to kick off a campaign to help find ways to fund the restoration of an historic Edwardian pavilion.

A council chief executive was caught breaking his own rules when he was slapped with a parking ticket after leaving his Jaguar on double yellow lines.

The candidate fighting for the Tories against Nigel Farage owns a website dedicated to encouraging Hungarians to work in UK.

Some villagers have taken the unusual position of banding together to fight for their local parish council seats.

Ukip candidate Mark Reckless has been accused of using comments from Labour's Keith Vaz, without his permission, to endorse his own election campaign.

A firm which stages some of Kent's highest-profile business events faces closure after being hit with an unexpected £250,000 bill.

Eurostar services to Brussels have been cancelled today in the face of an anti-austerity strike in Belgium.

William Hague became the latest high-profile Conservative figure to visit east Kent.

Leader of the House of commons, William Hague visited Sandwich today with Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has made a surprise visit to support local businesses.

London Mayor Boris Johnson brought the election campaign to life today with a visit to Kent that was both chaotic and entertaining.

People have until midnight tonight to register to vote in the general election - or face being turned away from polling stations on May 7.

The Ukip leader will be in Medway to speak to constituents alongside parliamentary candidate Mark Reckless.