A report released today finds the tourism industry contributed £3.4 billion to the county's economy in a tough year for parts of the property sector.

Dozens of businesses are making scientific breakthroughs which change lives behind the high-level security at Kent Science Park

Freedom of Information request has revealed that Kent County Council was aware of plans for three exploratory bore holes since May 2012.

A grant scheme aimed at micro-businesses is aiming to fill the void left by the decline in part of Kent's once thriving nuclear industry.

Crowds have been watching the work on Deal beach.

Cases of the killer tree disease ash dieback have risen nearly fivefold in Kent in a matter of months.

MP Charlie Elphicke has opposed the applications for exploratory drilling in East Kent and says he will raise the issue with Ministers.

Details have emerged of a new store set for the former Pfizer site, which has been dubbed "near imperative" for scientific work to continue there.

The Warren, one of Folkestone's most idyllic settings, has been littered with crime during the summer.

A pair of Frenchmen made aviation history today after completing the world's first cross-channel electric air balloon flight.

Oaken Wood near Barming is off to be discussed at the High Court

Warnings against going into the water off a seaside town have been taken down after pollution tests finally came back all clear.

More than 200 mice have been killed in the last three years as a result of experiments carried out by the University of Kent, it's been revealed.

Confidential documents released from 1982 reveal the government considered an option to flood parts of Kent to save London.

A day of celebrations marked the 55 year history of Walmer Science College when it closed on Friday. See The Mercury's four-page souvenir special.

Your views are needed on plans to build pylons for an energy connector from Richborough to Canterbury.

Villagers are without power hours after an outage in Cuxton and Halling today.

Results of a survey into a ship which sank off the coast of Kent - carrying thousands of tonnes of explosives - have been released.

A massive solar farm could be set for a Sittingbourne area village site.

Concerns have been raised about a proposal to build a solar farm on a field in Thurnham.