Voters are heading to the polls today for a by-election for two council seats - one on a town council and the other for the district council.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has joined the by-election campaign trail - on the day a poll put Ukip 13 points in the lead.

A councillor in Sandwich says he has lost faith in police after response times for urgent calls have not been quick enough.

Kelly Tolhurst has been voted as the Conservative candidate for the all-important Rochester and Strood by-election.

A 16-year-old girl has died at the Port of Calais as she attempted to board a lorry heading for Dover.

This postal ballot being used to choose the Tory candidate for the Rochester and Strood by-election could land the party in trouble over expenses.

The leader of Maidstone council has argued that now is the wrong time to consider "costly" re-organisation.

As staff shortages are blamed for problems at several Kent prisons, it's been revealed guard numbers have fallen by as much as 55%.

Pay up or the lights go off - that is the stark choice facing villagers after a council grant for street lighting dries up.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions visited Rochester today in an attempt to boost Conservative support in the close-fought by-election.

Hundreds of taxi drivers descended on council offices in protest at rival out-of-town cabbies stealing their fares.

There was a landslide victory of Ukip at a by-election - as they won more than half of the votes.

A petition has been launched after a historic town centre drinking hole was closed to make way for a supermarket.

Justice secretary Chris Grayling has visited a Kent prison from which a number of prisoners have absconded, including the infamous Skullcracker.

Prime Minister David Cameron has visited Strood today as the Tory bandwagon rolls into town.

Male asylum seekers in their 20s have been placed in Kent's schools alongside young children after lying about their ages.

An immigrant cafe owner posted a sign warning people to "leave their bigotry at the door" after experiencing unpleasantness when Ukip arrived in town.

Kent Tory Lord Freud has issued a "full and unreserved" apology over controversial remarks about disabled people.

The Conservative's two prospective parliamentary hopefuls battled it out this evening to determine which of them will face Mark Reckless.

David Cameron is reported to be planning an unprecedented number of visits to Rochester and Strood during the forthcoming by-election campaign.