Two college friends have opened their newest beer venue after “falling in love” with Ashford town centre - 300 miles away from where they live.

The M20 has reopened after several people were hurt in a crash involving around 30 vehicles.

The launch of a huge new Ferris wheel at a popular shopping centre has been delayed due to logistical ‘challenges’.

Two Kent flat blocks with development potential have both sold for seven-figure sums at auction.

Parking charges will be suspended in parts of Kent this Christmas – here’s where you can park for free when out and about this festive season.

The days of Operation Brock being rolled out on the M20 could be numbered as work gets underway on a £40 million expansion at the Port of Dover.

A burglar captured scaling a conservatory roof while his victim was home alone downstairs has been jailed after leaving his DNA at the scene.

An 180-home estate has been approved again after a council admitted a “clear failure” to follow flooding guidelines when it first granted permission.

With 350 miles of coastline, Kent is home to some spectacular sea views. We’ve scoured the property market to find the finest coastal homes on offer.

Two Kent flat blocks with development potential have both sold for seven-figure sums at auction.

A motorist who crashed into another car has been banned after refusing to provide a specimen and telling police “she would rather go to bed”.

Our reporter returned to a favourite school-trip spot with her children to find out if it was as good as she remembered.

Parking charges will be suspended in parts of Kent this Christmas – here’s where you can park for free when out and about this festive season.

A Poundland store has temporarily closed for emergency maintenance work.

Politicians have thrown their weight behind proposals to turn a landscape into the country’s “largest area of protected, interconnected woodland”.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a car crashed into a wall, causing extensive damage to the structure and nearby vehicles.

Parking charges will be suspended in parts of Kent this Christmas – here’s where you can park for free when out and about this festive season.

A shop has been closed for three months after illicit tobacco and cigarettes were seized.

Secret Drinker heads to the coast to check out the hype - and the Sunday roast - at one of the county’s most talked-about pubs.

Audible warning sounders are set to be installed at a level crossing which has been temporarily closed after multiple near misses.

A business owner has been left dumbfounded after her high street cafe was burgled overnight, forcing it to close.

A resilient couple behind a bakery have given a candid insight into their everyday struggles – and how they are doing everything to stay open.

MP Mike Tapp welcomes help for families and businesses from the Budget, but says more investment for our communities is still needed.

A Kent pub has been named among the 10 best in Britain for the second year running – with three others making the top 100.

A joyrider who stole a moped and set it alight after riding around a Kent town has been jailed for eight months.

Hundreds of runners have paid an emotional tribute to a popular Folkestone postman who died after being hit by a car.

Two Kent flat blocks with development potential have both sold for seven-figure sums at auction.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after a man was attacked inside a hotel.

Parking charges will be suspended in parts of Kent this Christmas – here’s where you can park for free when out and about this festive season.

Families were left screaming and running for cover when fireworks reportedly shot towards spectators during a Bonfire Night display at a care home.

Secret Drinker heads to the coast to check out the hype - and the Sunday roast - at one of the county’s most talked-about pubs.

There were delays on cross-channel routes after earlier strike action disrupted ferry services.

A woman has been charged and has appeared in court after a man in his 50s was found dead by police.

A lorry driver involved in a crash that saw part of a busy main route closed has been fined by police.

The group will celebrate two decades of their chart-topping success with a special performance.

A little railway that carried generations of families ‘to the sands’ and ‘to the dogs’ still holds a special place in residents’ memories.

Parking charges will be suspended in parts of Kent this Christmas – here’s where you can park for free when out and about this festive season.

Parts of a leisure centre affected by a fire last week could remain closed for months, bosses have warned.

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in his 50s.

Three-hundred jobs are understood to be at risk at two migrant processing centres in Kent after a new operator took over a £539m Home Office contract.