A 61-year-old man has appeared in court accused of trying to kill his wife at their home in Ashford.

MP Sojan Joseph raises concerns about potential cuts to the fire service, especially for those living in rural areas.

A cat has sadly died in a kitchen fire at a bungalow.

Homes were left without water and businesses were forced to close after two burst water mains caused an outage in parts of Kent.

A village’s only pub will be converted into housing - leaving residents feeling “gutted”.

Kent Tory big guns Damian Green and Craig MacKinlay take part in a TV Brexit debate rematch a decade on.

A McDonald’s restaurant has closed for more than three weeks for a refurbishment.

A man was taken to hospital after an early morning crash closed part of the M20 for more than two hours.

Developers say building homes on a former youth centre site will help tackle anti-social behaviour - but residents want the facility rebuilt instead.

A care home has been plunged into special measures after residents waited 19 hours for help while others lifted empty forks to their mouths.

A great-great-grandmother reveals the secrets to her long life, including the fact she’s never been drunk and was ‘always on the go’.

A person has been taken to hospital after a one-vehicle crash on the A2.

A much-loved cinema is to shut next week - after bosses warned it would struggle to survive amid rising car park charges.

A former teacher who abused young boys at a children’s home - including targeting one victim as he slept - has been jailed for 14 years.

Demolition work is now underway at a former cinema destroyed by fire in a suspected arson attack.

Determined parents have launched a new gymnastics club just two weeks after the sudden closure of a previous provider that had operated for 50 years.

An annual free Christmas event has been axed for the second year in a row amid spiralling costs and lack of support.

With a rare red warning of extreme heat in place for parts of Kent this week, we look back on the record-breaking summer of 1976.

Owners of one of Kent’s oldest vineyards say they are still planning to step away after a sale lasting 18 months fell through.

Our reporter and her children found the perfect place to keep everyone happy on a family day out.

A head teacher who was making improvements at a struggling secondary school has announced he is standing down from his position.

Dover and Deal MP Mike Tapp says the Prime Minister is right to introduce a social media ban for children under 16.

Gallery bosses have expressed their delight at hosting the first-ever solo exhibition by actor Nick Frost.

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.

A primary school with just 97 students marked its 175th anniversary with a fly-over that saw its head teacher do a loop-the-loop.

MP Sojan Joseph raises concerns about potential cuts to the fire service, especially for those living in rural areas.

A council that encouraged social housing tenants to move out of a Grade II-listed property has now sold it at auction for £826,000.

Big festival energy is coming to small stages as Kent joins a nationwide celebration of live music.

A busy road near a secondary school and railway station will be closed for two months for “vital” works to upgrade water networks.

A rundown sports centre closed for two years and vandalised by youths has received a huge funding boost as it edges closer to reopening.

An investigation has been launched by police after 67 cars were damaged over the weekend.

Parts of Kent are forecast to swelter in temperatures of almost 40C this week as a record-breaking heatwave prompts weather and health alerts.

A hosepipe ban has been introduced and more school closures announced as Kent braces for another day of high temperatures.

Our table wasn’t ready and it took an hour for the food to arrive… but this place has something about it.

Crowd control measures are in place and access to a station has been restricted as high levels of visitors descend on a coastal town.

The coastguard helicopter, police and lifeboat teams were called to children in trouble while swimming near a harbour.

A mum who suffered with chronic sickness during pregnancy and had an emergency C-section has won a beauty pageant just 12 weeks later.

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: An acid attack survivor fears violent crime is “out of control” in his district - and says more must be done to stop it.

Kent Tory big guns Damian Green and Craig MacKinlay take part in a TV Brexit debate rematch a decade on.

Police have once again been granted extra powers to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in a district’s town centres and seafronts.