Tonbridge and Malling MP Sir John Stanley has called for a public register listing people responsible for maintaining water ways to combat flooding.

Around 150 villagers attended last night's meeting of Maidstone council to speak out against planned housing developements

Council leader Annabelle Blackmore described housing numbers as a "very emotional" subject, as 2,000 sign petitions against the Local Plan.

Two projects to ease congestion on sections of the M20 have been completed.

Members of the Maidstone and Weald branch of UKIP have selected their candidate to fight in the General Election.

The group of seven illegal immigrants found in the back of a refrigerated lorry have been temporarily released while their claims are investigated.

World-famous DJ Carl Cox is one of the performers who will appear at The Social in Mote Park, Maidstone, tomorrow.

Primary schoolchildren helped launch the annual Maidstone Mela with a colourful parade.

Police have detained a group of suspected illegal immigrants found them in the back of a lorry.

Rail fares are going up, but not by as much as feared.

Former pupils have returned to the school that was founded for them 75 years ago at the outbreak of the Second World War

Mark the changing season with a specially themed tour of Scotney Castle marking changing light

A Kent education adviser is departing amid concerns among governors and head teachers of a heavy-handed approach to under-performing schools.

A charity in Kent has helped young children with life threatening illnesses enjoy a day of sailing with their families.

A wine maker is becoming the first company on the London stock markets to raise money by crowdfunding, offering new shareholders discounts on bubbly.

A campaign has been launched to fund a bionic foot for a neglected dog rescued from Romania where he was chained up in cruel conditions.

Retired GP joins push to bring the NHS to the top of the political agenda.

A woman had to be cut free from her car after a crash in Goudhurst today.

An NHS trust lost more than £3.3m last year due to missed appointments, with a third of all consultations cancelled.

Suicide is the biggest cause of death in people aged between 25 and 44, according to latest figures.