A busy route was shut in both directions by police after a crash near a garden centre.

A ‘ghost road’ linking two Ashford housing estates is set to finally open, paving the way for the area’s first-ever bus service in 2027.

A driver could be facing jail after he led officers on a “dangerous” high-speed chase in which he hit a police vehicle.

Car parking meters are to be installed at another popular Kent woodland where users will be slapped with new charges.

A railway worker who crashed his van after having a “couple of pints” with colleagues has lost his licence.

Five MPs have written an open letter to the leader of KCC raising “serious concern” over a report on SEND services across the county.

The parents of a young boy with asthma say they cannot open their windows as communal bins have turned their neighbourhood into a “garbage dump”.

A tough new head teacher who has already drawn controversy for strict rules on clapping and fidgeting has vowed to continue transforming the school.

Scientists have discovered why the bacteria that caused the Kent meningitis outbreak earlier this year was so severe - and warn it could happen again.

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Footage captures the moment bison crossed new bridges adjoining 100 hectares of woodland in a UK first.

A former pizza and kebab shop owner jailed after turning to crime to fund his alcohol addiction went shoplifting just days after his release.

Car parking meters are to be installed at another popular Kent woodland where users will be slapped with new charges.

A knife-wielding thug forced his way into a woman’s home and repeatedly wounded her after demanding money from her ex-boyfriend.

The crash site of an early Battle of Britain Spitfire in a Kent field has been officially recorded for the first time in 86 years.

A railway worker who crashed his van after having a “couple of pints” with colleagues has lost his licence.

Five MPs have written an open letter to the leader of KCC raising “serious concern” over a report on SEND services across the county.

A man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight.

A school has seen a parent protest this evening after it hit back at critics of new rules, saying “some people struggle with change”.

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A school governor who had an innocent chat with two pupils was shocked to learn he had sparked a “stranger danger” warning.

MP Mike Tapp says it is important to invest properly in defence so that ‘whatever happens in the years ahead, Britain is ready’.

Residents are backing plans for new affordable homes amid fears families are being priced out of a Kent town.

A man in his 30s has died following a crash on an A-road.

A minister has insisted the UK’s borders are secure after a migrant boat reached the Kent coast without being intercepted.

A drink-driver was more than three times the alcohol limit when he drove his mum to her care home from the pub.

Two suspects have been arrested after an iconic hotel was ravaged by fire - as a council warns the building is “at risk of collapse”.

Structural assessments are now taking place at a seafront hotel after a devastating fire over the weekend.

Drone pictures show the progress of a controversial 50-home development on the site of a former hospital ahead of its planned completion next year.

A resident who had to flee his home after a fire broke out at the hotel next door says he feared the building would collapse “like the Twin Towers”.

Ninety people living next to the fire-hit Grand Burstin Hotel have been evacuated from their homes due to concerns over the building's safety.

A town’s oldest pub has been taken over by a young landlord who hopes to transform the venue into a “food powerhouse”.

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Extent of summer crackdown on beach brawls, drinking and widespread disorder revealed by police as more than 350 people told to leave seaside towns.

Families are facing stressful changes after it was announced a charity-run day centre supporting disabled adults will close amid financial pressures.

Homes have been hit with water supply issues after a power outage at a nearby pumping site.

A bully who strangled his former partner at her family home cried in the dock as he realised he would be facing a long jail term.

A man in his 60s was found dead after emergency services were called to reports of concern for his welfare.

A prolific thief previously jailed for stealing “on an industrial scale” to fund his drug habit has been caught shoplifting again.

Police are investigating an attempted burglary in a residential street.