Villagers have a chance to shape their own future planning rules by voting in a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.

The waste bins at a block of flats for the over-60s have not been emptied for seven weeks as a collection crisis continues.

Labour’s plan to increase housing targets by 10% in one borough has been described as a ‘slap in the face’ by its MP.

A listed wall around a medieval church is being lowered to accommodate HGVs after several crashes.

A council’s bid to make its offices less polluting has soared beyond the original budget.

Paramedics and police officers were called to a medical incident at a railway station this morning.

Since the start of the year police have recovered more than £2million worth of suspected stolen property from rural areas in Kent.

Open-water swimmers are invited to take the plunge in a 770-acre reservoir.

The co-founder of a Kent winery has been ordered to pay millions of pounds in compensation after breaching the Takeover Code.

Dozens of brides have slammed a videographer for last-minute cancellations - but the woman at the centre of the row calls their claims a “witch hunt”.

A total of 120 jobs have been lost after a long-established Kent firm tumbled into administration.

A family has paid tribute to their 19-year-old son who was killed in a horrific crash with a tractor.

Plans to turn a former hospital into 87 homes can go ahead after a developer agreed to almost double its financial contribution to local services.

Images of two men and a woman have been released by police investigating reports of attempted thefts from more than 25 parked vehicles.

A council has become the first in the county to pledge to make a positive change to help nature in every policy decision impacting the natural world.

An unlawful Traveller encampment has been moved on after temporarily setting up camp on a town’s playing fields.

The landlord and lady of a popular village pub are celebrating 30 years at the helm this weekend.

A former policeman has designed an app to help people speak up against wrong-doing.

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a tractor and police are appealing for witnesses.

A scheme for a solar farm first announced two years ago has taken a big step forward.