Firefighters were called out to Staplehurst after reports of a garden blaze.

A controversial development for 220 homes has been given the nod by councillors for a second time.

Pressure on school places means Kent needs the equivalent of 10 new secondary schools to cope with demand, a report reveals.

Hospital staff helped save a man's life after he collapsed with a heart attack at the wheel of his car - and they were in the traffic behind.

The Kent Messenger's longest serving village correspondent, Ron Hegarty, has died.

A transit lovingly converted into a camper van-style vehicle by two newlyweds has been stolen just over a week after their big day.

An abandoned dog found tied to a pallet of bricks and nearly blind is set to undergo surgery in bid to restore her sight.

An escaped skunk has been sniffed out by his best friend - a one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier.

Parish councillors and residents met tonight to discuss plans for a two hectare traveller site in Staplehurst.

A man who killed his partner and declared to police "I am Gladys" has been found not guilty on grounds of insanity, but detained indefinitely.

A main road in Goudhurst was closed today after a car hit a telegraph pole, damaging it.

An ex-girlfriend of a man who believed his partner was the devil when he throttled her has told a court of his angry outbursts.

Severe thunderstorms could hit Kent today - as a weather warning predicts lashing rain.

Ruslan Piktorov will not face more time behind bars following an unsuccessful appeal by the Attorney General.

A woman who lost her brother in a tragic accident is preparing to cycle 100 miles along the South Downs Way in his memory.

A man who repeatedly stabbed a work colleague with a large knife in a violent pursuit has been jailed.

Politicians and campaigners say they are "delighted" a new runway at Gatwick has not been recommended in a long-awaited report into airport capacity.

There was a funeral service for Sir Reg Doyle, the former chief inspector of the Fire Service, in Headcorn today.

Kent's heatwave alert has been stepped up to one below a national emergency - as rail chaos threatens in the heat.

Wood-carving, emus and a clown - Staplehurst fete had it all.