A former Lord Lieutenant of Kent - who shaped and modernised the role and donated millions to charities - has lost his battle against ill health.

A busy road which was closed while fire crews tackled a house fire has been reopened.

Kent's police commissioner has urged the government to pay back the £700,000 recent costs for tackling Operation Stack.

A sailing club has confirmed it has called in administrators weeks after revealing it could not pay "untenable" rent.

A Kent businessman has narrowly avoided jail after a worker lost his right arm in a horrific accident.

A Kent brain tumour patient who is believed to be the UK's longest survivor of his form of cancer has spoken out about his battle.

Egg producer Fridays is hoping that a public exhibition will convince villagers to support its plans for a free-range egg farm housing 64,000 hens.

Maidstone council is in mourning for Cllr Alistair Black who died suddenly last night.

A road between Tonbridge and Paddock Wood was closed following a rush-hour crash.

The Kent County Show welcomed thousands of visitors to a packed programme of events to celebrate country life.

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.