Firefighters have been thanked by villagers after helping to prevent a much-loved pond from drying out amid soaring temperatures.

A car was found damaged and abandoned in the car park of a sports ground shortly after a man died in a suspected hit and run.

A special team of detectives has sent criminals to jail for a total of more than 36 years.

Bosses at a water company have asked customers to only use water when it is 'essential' as they try to keep up with demand during the hot weather.

From flight to Miss World, we take a look back at world firsts which happened right here in Kent.

A dog walker has been found dead after being hit by a vehicle which failed to stop.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for a much-loved local farm shop to be saved from permanent closure.

A cycle hub next to a train station is near completion- part of a drive to make the area more bike-friendly.

Shoppers are being warned to keep their valuables safe after three purses were stolen in two days from supermarkets.

Wondering where to head this weekend? Here's some more venues which are reopening across the county.

A cottage hospital is reopening four months after a burst water pipe caused a ceiling collapse.

In just two months, 13 drivers have been spotted running flashing lights and swerving closing barriers as trains approach at a level crossing in Kent.

A dad lost his job in the same week doctors revealed his wife has terminal cancer.

One Kent branch of a popular pizza restaurant chain will close while the fate of several more are yet to be confirmed.

A bid for recognition of humanist wedding ceremonies has failed but hopes remain for a change in the 'discriminatory' law.

A music and theatre festival has been scaled down and become an open-air event so that it can go ahead in a smaller form this summer.

A man is to go on trial next month accused of trying to stab his wife to death in a nail bar.

A book marking Kent's 150th anniversary celebrated the 18 grounds to host the game in the club's illustrious history.

An inquest has shed new light on the death of a woman who fell from a bridge after her car caught fire.

A council is urging people to chip in to help it pay for legal representation in its campaign to prevent further development.