A Kent chip show owner who appeared on Blind Date says he is happily married and has no regrets about turning his back on the celebrity lifestyle.

A Kent man is preparing to cycle across Europe less than a year after a colleague died taking part in a charity bike ride.

Two men who admitted being part of a gang which stole cash from a Maidstone pub's fruit machine have been sentenced.

A contaminated batch of heroin could be to blame after a woman and her partner were found dead at their home on consecutive days.

Hundreds of people turned out to run, walk or cheer on participants of a big 5k run.

A mum-of-three has spoken out after stopping a man stealing a bundle of cash from her local shop.

As Britain marks VJ Day, a veteran remembers the end of the war in Japan, and the terrible sight of allied POWs imprisoned by the imperial army.

Kent is facing another deluge today as a severe weather warning is issued for heavy rain.

A random raccoon has been spotted traveling around parts of Kent on a stylish scooter.

An 84-year-old man who contracted Legionnaires' disease spent five months in hospital has received a five-figure settlement from cruise bosses.

Thousands of students across the county are collecting their much-anticipated A-level results today, see the latest results and reactions here.

Two houses have been hit by lightning and flash floods are causing road and rail chaos as the Met Office issues an amber warning for torrential rain.

A man found hanging in a national park left heart-wrenching notes for his parents and daughter, an inquest heard.

A motorist, who was seen by police officers driving the wrong way down the M25, has been reported to court.

A whiplash injury following a crash left Julie West in agony, yet an Asda delivery man refused to help her lift shopping up a short flight of stairs.

The family of a man who died in a crash on his way home from his favourite music festival has paid tribute to him.

A privacy group has uncovered a series of data security breaches at Kent councils - one of which resulted in a staff member stepping down.

Police are appealing for information after a shop assistant was threatened with a screwdriver in a robbery.

Prize pot totalling £1,000 up for grabs in the Kent Messenger Cute Kids competition which opens today.

Tributes have poured in for a popular young man who lost his life to muscular dystrophy.