Council chiefs were left red-faced after an official Twitter feed was hacked.

Local poet Nick Matthew's heartfelt prose for building society's Kent branch

A nationwide campaign to get more people with autism into work has come to north Kent.

After a six-month, multi million pound renovation, luxury health spa Champneys will open at Eastwell Manor in time for Easter.

Four Kent authorities have agreed to investigate merging into a single body spanning the entire east of the county.

The council that serves you could merge with up to four others as one of the biggest political shake-ups in decades is mooted.

Southern Water has been ordered to pay £2 million for the "catastrophic" pollution of a Kent beach with raw sewage.

South East Water has revealed its income and pre-tax profit for the first half of its financial year.

Kent's social services chief says government plans to increase council tax to help ease pressure on care budgets will not solve the funding crisis.

Kent residents face another year of inflation-breaking bills after the county council announced plans for a 4% increase in the council tax.

A water company has apologised for discharging raw sewage into the sea after pleading guilty to the offence in court.

A bank has been cordoned off by police after its front was smashed into by ram-raiders.

A care home has been handed the worst report possible from a health watchdog and could close down after inspectors branded it unsafe and ineffective.

The future of a popular jazz event, which was left with a funding shortfall, has been saved by a new hotel due to open this summer.

Plans for a three-screen Curzon cinema to be installed in a Kent town have been put on hold due to rising costs.

A hospital trust needs a £100,000-a-year spin doctor to sugar-coat "difficult decisions" in the coming months. Interested?

A new gym and fitness studio has opened in Deal offering its services free of charge for the first week.

Restoration of an historic pier will be part of the residential development.

Businesses have received a visit from a council leader and borough MP in support of a small business campaign.

A utilities firm suffered a fall in profits by £9.5 million in the first half of its financial year.