Two businesses have confirmed their departures from a closure-hit town centre, citing issues with footfall, but council bosses claim it has gone up.

A​ dad has been cleared of striking his next-door neighbour with a garden trowel in a row over noise as she tried to scare pigeons from her property.

A historic town hall and wedding venue has reopened after two years and a £3 million renovation project.

A popular boutique hotel is expanding its offer with six guest cabins, a wild swimming pond, treatment room and sauna.

The Church of England has revealed long-awaited plans for 240 homes on land it purchased in the 1980s.

Days out you won’t want to miss, from wine harvests and real ale celebrations to the Faversham Hop Festival.

Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has been given permission to build a new kitchen to film cookery shows at his Kent home.

Disruption on a railway line is continuing today after a fault with a signalling system could not be fixed.

A woman has been taken to a London hospital after crashing into parked cars.

Fears that Canterbury could lose its historic and world-renowned city status in the local government shake-up have been branded “unthinkable”.

Police are hunting a car driver after a biker was injured in a hit-and-run.

A former lap dancer who stabbed her husband while cooking dinner had warned she was worried she would "do something bad".

There have been long delays on the M2 following a crash where a trailer jack-knifed across the carriageway.

A beloved husband and real ale campaigner will be remembered for his “passion” and “bravery” following his death at 66.

A former Kent schoolboy who became one of America's most controversial right-wing political commentators is facing deportation from the United States.

The county needs more than 1,000 more Traveller pitches, as community members call for transit sites and planning permissions to tackle the shortage.

Drivers wanting to pay with cash to park their cars in one Kent district have just weeks left to do so.

Popular pizza chain Domino’s has its sights set on a vacant unit under a top-rated Kent hotel.

A drink and drug-fuelled thug who terrorised a woman and pensioner with a knife during a night of "deeply troubling" violence has been jailed.

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson at a Kent farm.

A popular Kent bakery has opened its fourth branch in a town bosses say is “on the rise”.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued as forecasters predict up to 30mm of rain will fall within an hour.

Stone from a ruined castle has been discovered in a tourist attraction visited by hundreds of thousands,

The offering at a Kent beauty spot just keeps getting “better and better” with work on the latest project due to start next month.

Police sealed off a road after a car veered off the carriageway and crashed through a barrier near a steep embankment.

New drone images show the latest progress in reopening a landslip-hit road, which has been closed to the public for more than two years.

The county needs more than 1,000 more Traveller pitches, as community members call for transit sites and planning permissions to tackle the shortage.

A lucky mum is set to celebrate with a takeaway before looking at holidays after winning £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday.

Striking new images reveal how bosses of a Kent football club want to completely transform their stadium.

A much-loved seaside gift shop has closed its doors for the final time after more than five decades in business.

A duo has avoided jail after a man’s jaw was broken in a group street attack.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued as forecasters predict up to 30mm of rain will fall within an hour.

One of Britain’s most popular food chains has officially opened its latest restaurant at a Kent shopping centre.

There was “no way” a bus driver could have seen a four-year-old who ran into the road before being fatally hit by the vehicle, an inquest has heard.

Customers have been left “devastated” after a much-loved cafe announced it will close due to a planning permission issue.

A person has been taken to hospital for treatment to burns after a fire in a back garden.

Just hours before an escape room rated five-stars on Tripadvisor was due to close for good - new owners have stepped up.

Dogs could be permanently banned from a beach as part of efforts to minimise the risk of “significant harm” to wildlife.

A MasterChef finalist preparing to open a town centre restaurant hopes his new venture will “add momentum to the regeneration” of the area.

A drug-driver hauled back to court for failing to turn up to do unpaid work claimed a probation officer had left him a voicemail calling him a “c***”.