A Kent education adviser is departing amid concerns among governors and head teachers of a heavy-handed approach to under-performing schools.

Kent haulage firms say the situation at Calais is worse than ever as desperate migrants try any way they can to board lorries bound for the UK.

Council should be paid £250,000 compensation for fighting airport plan, say Medway Conservatives

Over 1,000 homeowners have joined a campaign to stop overweight lorries passing through a village in Kent.

An NHS trust lost more than £3.3m last year due to missed appointments, with a third of all consultations cancelled.

Conservative council leader hits out at UKIP after losing by-election referring to them as wreckage in the political tide.

An MP calling for more to be done to deter illegal immigrants from trying to reach Kent is to visit Calais amid a growing crisis at the port.

As desperate immigrants look for any way they can to get across the channel Eurotunnel has warned car drivers to be on their guard.

Voters will be going to the polls today to elect a new district councillor following the resignation of member over money row.

As another term starts at Castle Community College, placed in special measures earlier this year, MP Charlie Elphicke is staying positive.

A town could be getting two supermarkets after planning authorities gave the green light to applications from two different chains.

The chief executive of Thanet Council Dr Sue McGonical will remain on leave for another month, says the authority

Loneliness and isolation in Maidstone needs further review according to a meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny committee of the borough council.

Temporary car parking is being discussed in parts of Sevenoaks to mitigate the loss of long stay parks during the decked Buckhurst 2 construction.

A new scheme has been introduced allowing specialist members of staff to issue fines up to £80 to people caught littering or letting their dogs foul.

MP Laura Sandys celebrated the partnership between East Kent College and Discovery Park by planting a special tree.

A lunch club which provides a lifeline for vulnerable elderly people could be scrapped by the council.

Education chiefs say schools could face teething troubles as a scheme to offer free meals to infant children in Kent and Medway gets underway

Kent residents will benefit from improved facilities after receiving more than £3,000 funding from a council initiative.

Controversial plans for a four-runway Thames Estuary hub airport have been sunk by a government-appointed commission today.