MPs have welcomed news their constituents will get new youth hubs to tackle unemployment as part of an expanded government scheme.

Costa Coffee is pulling out of a Kent shopping centre this week, it has been confirmed.

Residents fear faulty temporary traffic lights near a new Aldi store could stay in place for weeks amid safety concerns over the new signals.

A couple have closed their Kent pub and are moving back to Australia - as they were only getting one or two customers a day.

A brand new “state-of-the-art” stroke unit has been given the go-ahead despite health campaigners saying it is being built in the wrong location.

Five more bank branches are to depart Kent’s high streets this autumn.

Police employees have appeared in court charged with computer misuse and misconduct in public office offences.

The body of a man suspected to have been murdered was found inside a suitcase four days after he was alleged to have been killed, a court has heard.

Independent traders who hired rooms at a gymnastics club in liquidation have described their shock and distress after being suddenly evicted.

A brand new “state-of-the-art” stroke unit has been given the go-ahead despite health campaigners saying it is being built in the wrong location.

Five more bank branches are to depart Kent’s high streets this autumn.

A Kent primary school could soon become part of an academy trust responsible for eight other schools across the county.

Almost 200,000 fewer car park trips have been recorded in a Kent district since a council rolled out the county’s most expensive rates.

A beloved primary school head teacher who left her mark on generations of children will be remembered as someone “who never left any pupil behind”.

Demolition work on a former cinema destroyed by a suspected arson attack is expected to start “any day now”.

Our reviewer thought she’d take a trip down memory lane to a bar popular with students, but this was a million miles away from her university days.

An HM Coastguard officer who has dedicated three decades to keeping lives safe at sea is among several people from Kent named in today’s honours list.

Police body-cam footage shows the moment a drug dealer was found hiding in his kitchen and trying to destroy his mobile phone.

Our reviewer tries a cafe right on the beach serving up great coffee and ‘offensively large’ Scotch eggs which regularly has queues along the path.

MP Mike Tapp says fighting one another, attacking police or engaging in violence will not change Britain for the better, but deepen existing divides.

Upgrades at a golf club crowned the best in England have been approved to ensure it can continue hosting major competitions.

A ‘brilliant’ historian who helped preserve a world-famous ancient boat has sadly died aged 65.

A man in his 30s was taken to hospital following a crash on an A-road.

A group working hard to explore, protect and record coastal archaeology at a Kent beach will now be aided by a huge cash boost.

A brand new “state-of-the-art” stroke unit has been given the go-ahead despite health campaigners saying it is being built in the wrong location.

Two men have been ordered to pay £100 each after household items - including a cooker and a bed - were dumped in country lanes.

A planning inspector has dismissed a developer’s appeal to convert an abandoned garage into eight flats following council rejection.

A hive of bees caused a buzz in a coastal town this morning after swarming down the side of a house.

Keepers at a Kent animal park have paid tribute to a cat known for his “sass” and “fearless personality” following his death.

A residential street was cordoned off and the air ambulance called during a police incident.

A well-known family firm in the county has agreed a takeover deal with a major national group worth some £20m.

Plans for another new-build estate on open fields have been described as “another nail in the coffin” for the Kent countryside.

Police have cordoned off part of a town centre and a man has been arrested following a suspected stabbing.

An investigation has been launched following reports a man was threatening people with a weapon.

Fire crews were called to a beachfront fish and chip shop following a fire this afternoon.

A brand new “state-of-the-art” stroke unit has been given the go-ahead despite health campaigners saying it is being built in the wrong location.

An air ambulance landed at a recreation ground after police were called to a medical incident.

Five more bank branches are to depart Kent’s high streets this autumn.

The body of a man suspected to have been murdered was found inside a suitcase four days after he was alleged to have been killed, a court has heard.

A man who suffered a serious knee injury after falling from a sea wall sparked a major multi-agency rescue operation.