An emergency road closure is in place from Lady Oak Lane to Bedgebury Road.

A rail company has called in the police over a graffiti tribute to the late actor who played Trigger in Only Fools and Horses.

The incident closed one lane on a motorway slip road this morning.

A man was taken to hospital following the ordeal, which also closed two lanes.

Overnight resurfacing work on the A21 will begin on Monday.

"The Modfather" Paul Weller will perform at Bedgebury Pinetum and Forest as part of a series of woodland gigs.

Thieves stole and completely stripped a motorbike used to deliver blood to people needing urgent medical attention.

A family law firm set up by Maidstone and the Weald MP Helen Grant has closed due to changes in personal circumstances.

Less than a month remains for community organisations to apply to hire Mote Hall for free.

Kent's police force could be slashed by around 100 officers... but those remaining will be more visible and tech savvy, the new chief has revealed.

A town centre where car parks were submerged and businesses flooded in rising tides is slowly inching back to life - as Kent remains on flood alert.

Peter Harlow will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to a burglary.

The River Stour was this afternoon put on a weather warning, meaning flooding is expected along its banks.

Residents of the village have woken up to flooded homes for the second time since Christmas.

Maidstone Council has cancelled plans for a community clean-up event following the floods.

Don't put away the sou'westers yet... we're set to be battered by more extreme rain.

David Cameron has been visiting some of Kent's worst-hit flood areas... as hundreds of homes are still without power.

Part of the M2 was closed this morning after a serious crash in which a passenger was thrown from a car.

Families rescued, thousands still without power and swathes of region under water as flooding brings Christmas misery

Thousands of homes in Kent are without power today after a night of gale-force winds and torrential rain - as the Christmas getaway takes a battering.