A mobile Post Office has begun serving more rural communities across Kent, restoring vital services to villagers.

In her latest KentOnline column, MP Katie Lam takes aim at Labour’s handling of the biggest shake-up of local government in 50 years.

A firm has been fined £90,000 after a dad was left "physically ruined" when he fell from a forklift tipping bucket at an unsafe construction site.

Councillors have been accused of “gagging” a fellow member’s attempts to scrutinise the authority after his questions were not answered in public.

Firefighters are to stage a mass demo outside the county council’s offices in protest at planned station closures and job cuts.

An academy trust, which runs Kent’s biggest school, is to explore a takeover by another operator but warns proposed redundancies could still go ahead.

A rapist described as a ‘persistent and remorseless danger to the community’ has been locked up for more than 20 years for his ‘sickening crimes’.

A woman who died after the car she was travelling in crashed into a tree has been named.

A wildlife park is celebrating the opening of its new £2.5m enclosure – as it prepares to double in size within the next five years.

What’s the average cost of a home where you live? Find out in the latest House Price Index figures

A unique bronze death mask of one of history’s most notorious leaders will go under the hammer in Kent next month.

Music fans are spoilt for choice as some of the biggest names in pop, rock and festival entertainment prepare to perform across the county.

Shocking footage shows the moment a smiling off-duty police officer violently pulled a woman towards the ground by her hair on a drunken night out.

Security guards have been drafted in for the second summer running to help tackle anti-social behaviour in two Kent coastal towns over the summer.

Bidders from across the world are expected to vie for original artworks by one of the nation’s best-loved children’s storytellers.

A busy road near a sports centre has been shut – and could remain closed for 10 days for emergency repairs.

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Mike Tapp invited young people to Parliament to experience how democracy works and learn about the responsibilities that come with being an MP.

A failing care home has been shut down by the healthcare watchdog following two damning inspections with residents being forced to move out.

House prices in some of the county's most sought-after seaside spots have tumbled by as much as 11% since their pandemic peak, new figures reveal.

Dover and Deal MP Mike Tapp says investing in grassroots sport is so important as it gives “hope, pride and a sense of belonging”.

Fresh hope has emerged after calls for urgent action to revitalise an abandoned cinema, months after controversial revamp plans were thrown out.

Toby Carvery has confirmed it will be taking over a former Brewers Fayre restaurant that closed two months ago.

Looking for ways to fill the six-week break? These action-packed activities offer plenty of opportunities for children to climb, splash and explore.

The new boss of a crisis-hit water firm has pledged to make changes but says the “transformation will not be easy”.

An abandoned Kent racecourse has been earmarked by the government as an emergency holding site for holidaymakers caught in queues this summer.

Hundreds of people will be turning the coast red as they come together for a celebration with a musical twist.

One of Kent’s most popular adventure play areas is expected to reopen next week following a £750,000 revamp.

A pensioner who earned a BAFTA nomination for building television sets says he will continue creating miniature models “until he dies”.

A reality TV star’s plans to build a 200-space car park for her Kent castle have been rejected over fears it would “urbanise” the rural landscape.

A key route through a village is expected to remain closed until next week due to a “complex” gas leak.

Fancy somewhere to bunker down when the apocalypse comes? A hidden Cold War relic could be yours for £45,000.

Roads beside a Kent shopping centre are closed while firefighters attend to reports of a gas leak.

A decision to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues has been welcomed across Kent - but some say it’s not far enough.

Plans to transform a rundown former bank – which has been invaded by pigeons and used for a drugs farm – have been approved.

Former employees of a water company, including its ex chief executive, are set to appear in court accused of conspiracy to defraud.

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Music fans are spoilt for choice as some of the biggest names in pop, rock and festival entertainment prepare to perform across the county.

A serial dine-and-dash offender has been jailed after consuming £89.45 worth of food and booze at a seafront pub without paying.

Plans to refurbish a town’s historic theatre – which is the second-oldest operating in the country – have been given the green light.