A Kent MP in the running to be the next Tory leader says his party needs to go in a new “conservative direction” to win back voters.

A cocaine dealer who took family photos and made a restaurant booking using his drug-dealing phone has been jailed for more than three years.

A couple have opened a new cafe after transforming the inside of a former Natwest bank in a town’s high street.

The outcome of a public inquiry into a controversial application to protect a pocket of land from developers could be known in the coming days.

A vineyard has confirmed a new winery capable of producing tens of thousands of bottles of wine will be operational later this year.

A “beautiful side street” Kent pub – which was ranked the second best in the UK last year – has won another award.

Dozens of tiling shops have closed for good - including four in Kent - after the retailer fell into administration.

Trains on a Kent railway line are unable to run today due to a shortage of available signalling staff.

Firefighters were called after a blaze was spotted in a church graveyard.

Labour will not solve the housing crisis just by setting new house-building targets, a councillor has warned.

Fire crews have been battling a field blaze after flames swept through crops.

New parking charges come into effect next week with motorists facing Sunday charges for the first time.

Plans to demolish and redevelop a former sandwich shop into a sleek new café to meet the demands of an area’s growing population have been refused.

Following Labour’s plans to shake up housing targets to get ‘Britain building’, we take a look at what those numbers mean for districts in Kent.

Dozens of brides have slammed a videographer for last-minute cancellations - but the woman at the centre of the row calls their claims a “witch hunt”.

A Kent MP is calling for the government to put an end to violence on the streets after far-right protestors set fire to a hotel.

A supermarket has confirmed it is set to be coming to a Kent high street if plans are approved.

There will be no trains running from a railway station today, with bus replacement services in place due to engineering works.

Parts of a town centre were left without power while emergency services and utility firms responded to a gas leak.

Part of a high street was cordoned off following a gas leak - and businesses are still without power hours later.