Our reporter joined the first-ever passengers on a new £34m bus route that has launched with diesel vehicles rather than electric.

Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.

A family who sold their home to buy a farm shop will bulldoze the dilapidated building for renovations after their plans were approved.

New images reveal how a controversial McDonald’s drive-thru will look beneath one of Kent’s most famous castles.

Villagers have made fun of an unintentionally rude drawing on a boot fair sign.

Builders have been given four months to remove a “horrendous chalk scar” blotting the landscape on a housing estate.

There are fears people will miss vital hospital appointments, become isolated and be left waiting in the cold due to planned bus cuts.

A planning blueprint that will pave the way for 11,000 homes in a Kent district has been agreed - and includes redevelopment of a former colliery.

A grieving mum has given a heart-rending account of life after the devastating loss of her 17-year-old son to suicide.

Residents have welcomed plans to replace an empty shop with four retail units - but have raised concerns over the 11 homes that could come with it.

A couple described as still in love in their nineties and "soulmates" died in a double tragedy at their home.

A new self-service kiosk offering 24-hour kayak hire could lead to drunken drownings in a harbour, it is feared.

Drivers are being warned after scammers placed fake QR codes on pay-and-display machines.

A busy route has been shut after a multi-vehicle crash near Ramsgate.

A shop sold a litre of vodka to a 16-year-old boy found extremely drunk in a town centre street.

A damaged ship moored off the north Kent coast with a potentially explosive cargo poses no threat, an MP says.

Residents fear a village that has remained unchanged “since Victorian days” will be swamped by traffic if plans to install more beach huts go ahead.

Plans for new homes remain on hold amid fears of a road accident similar to that which claimed the life of a young girl and her grandmother.

A man was taken to hospital and a suspect arrested following a seafront robbery.

A village’s only pub has been saved from closure after plans to build six homes on its car park were refused.