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Here are just some of the criminals including burglars, fraudsters, rapists and sex offenders who committed crimes and were locked up in April.
Katie Price has been revealed as one of the headline acts at Kent’s largest Pride festival.
A 19-year-old who stabbed his mum’s boyfriend with a machete eight times has been given a 10-year sentence
A six-figure sum has been awarded to the country’s biggest Napoleonic fortification to help conserve and regenerate it.
Work has resumed on a half-built seafront housing estate left abandoned for more than two years.
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being involved in a crash with a car this morning.
A neglectful farming firm whose bull ran amok and outbuildings were at risk of collapse has been hit with a hefty fine.
A landowner has been fined £5,000 for ‘blighting’ the area with the storage of mobile homes, horse boxes and even a boat.
Missing 23-year-old man found after appeal
With a general election looming this year, political editor Paul Francis explores the potential impact of its timing on the Conservatives’ chances.
Angry residents packed out a meeting hall to express their dismay at a council’s plans for thousands of new homes in their town.
An architect who designed and built his “dream home” on the Kent coast says it no longer feels safe following an attempted armed raid at the property.
More than 7,500 second home owners in Kent are set to have their council tax bills doubled, but should they be made to pay a premium?
An innocent bystander was left with permanent scars after he bravely stepped in to save a stranger from a pub toilet beating.
A scheme for 20 flats and shops could get underway after years of delays and false starts.
Renovations have begun inside a former Dorothy Perkins, as a swanky restaurant chain looks to move into the city centre spot.
An historic pub described as “the heart of the village” which was forced to closed its doors this year could still yet fend off the bulldozers.
Theatre-lovers look set to return to a town centre auditorium following approved plans to replace its unsafe roof.
A project to build a 114-acre “countryside-wrecking” solar farm in rural east Kent has been axed after it was turned down by planning officers.
Heavy congestion is building on the approach to a key road connection between Kent and Essex following reports of a crash.
A primary school is celebrating after scoring highly in an Ofsted inspection again in a “challenging” year marked by the death of a popular teacher.
Disgruntled villagers are furious after “dangerous” laughing gas canisters misused by teens were found littered in a car park again.
A speed restriction has been put in place on rail services after ground movement was detected under a main train line.
Police have confirmed the driver of a car involved in a crash with a lorry on a busy A-road has died.
A convenience store has resorted to putting empty “dummy” products on display in an effort to thwart a surge in shoplifters.
A youth worker from Kent surprised his family with an “emotional” audition on the primetime ITV show Britain’s Got Talent.
Residents say they have “lost faith” in the police’s ability to tackle low-level crime in one town amid rising reports of catapult-related incidents.
A delicatessen owner has won a battle to sell alcohol from her shop - despite her landlord allegedly threatening to evict her over the plans.
Battle lines have been drawn after campaigners accused developers of trying to turn a historic street into “another HMO alley”.
A town centre could be at a turning point, it is claimed, with trade on the up and new stores on the cards.
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