Diplomatic tensions between Russia and Europe are putting our exporters under threat.

Firefighters begin a four-day strike this evening lasting over the Halloween weekend, as fire chiefs warn people to take extra care.

Dover Mayor Pam Brivio says malicious comments in the row over whether a flag should be flown behind the war memorial have left her daughter in tears.

A £40 million project has begun to turn a former Kent coal mine into an education and green energy park.

The chilling audio from an RAF fighter pilot to a foreign aircraft's crew was the final warning before shots were to be fired as they flew over Kent.

The Tory-controlled authority insists it must make savings of £5.1 million over the next three financial years.

A leading Tory politician has hit back at the Mayor of Calais... after she claimed the UK was a magnet for immigrants.

Migrants regard the UK as 'El Dorado' according to Mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart.

Tonbridge and Malling has been a safe Tory seat since its creation as a constituency in 1974, but that is not deterring Ukip campaigner Robert Izzard.

Miles of forgotten First World War trenches and defences were discovered snaking across Kent.

Police may start looking into an allegation that town councillors have accepted "brown envelopes" in the past.

Residents who have not yet registered to vote are being sent letters and may also receive a house visit.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls hit the campaign trail today - baking a cake and downing a double shot of espresso at a coffee shop.

Sir Hugh Robertson MP officially opened new lifts at Bearsted train station - with some help from a special guest from Leeds Castle

MP Penny Mordaunt, minister for communities and local government, officially opened Marlowe Innovation Centre's extension

The Prime Minister visited Kent today - in defiant mood despite a recent poll giving Ukip a clear lead in Rochester and Strood

A Kent businessman has been announced as the candidate who will fight for the Ukip Tunbridge Wells seat in the 2015 general election.

Conservatives see off Ukip in district and town poll.

The supermarket chain has been given the all-clear to build a 100,000 sq ft store on the edge of a town centre, with work set to begin next year.

Anna Firth has not been selected as the Conservative candidate for the Rochester and Strood by-election.