The man leading the relaunch of a 17th century pub in Kent has welcomed plans for a residential development on neighbouring land.

We look at why a town centre leisure complex that cost £75 million to build is less than half full six years after it opened.

A lion with “psychological issues” is now a Kent resident and will be one of five big cats to be rescued from the war-torn country of Ukraine.

A pub labelled one of the country's most haunted is to reopen almost a year after unexpectedly shutting its doors.

A family firm of 50 years standing providing portable toilets has been sold.

An investigation has been launched after a woman was reportedly approached by three men before one sexually assaulted her.

A devastated woman whose beloved horse tragically died after being hit by a car is urging drivers to be more cautious on the road.

A grieving son is urging a council to rethink its housing policy after the authority refused his bid to move into his late dad's bungalow.

The owner of a newly-opened jazz bar say its blues-themed set-up will allow a town's nightlife to come alive.

Teenage sweethearts who met volunteering at an animal sanctuary now have five rescue horses of their own, and tied the knot this summer.

A listed wall around a medieval church is being lowered to accommodate HGVs after several crashes.

A council has bought a block of flats in a bid to boost its temporary accommodation stock - as a homeless person camps outside its offices.

A family has paid tribute to their 19-year-old son who was killed in a horrific crash with a tractor.

The head of Princess Anne’s former Kent school is among leaders condemning Labour’s bid to end tax breaks for private education.

A fire that decimated a barn could cost the landowner up to £50,000.

Frustrated villagers hoping for a quiet life in a rural corner of Kent say the traffic chaos caused by lorries makes it more “like living on the M25”.

Plans to turn a 300-year-old pub into two homes have been refused by councillors who feared the “unacceptable loss” of a community facility.

A cafe-bar chain “better than Wetherspoons” hopes to set up shop in an abandoned cinema as part of rapid expansion plans.

In an otherwise dire night for the Conservative party the Tories have managed to secure the new Weald of Kent constituency.

Mystery pranksters have drawn a laugh from villagers after returning a missing road sign - but screwing it on upside down.