A lorry driver has been fined and his vehicle clamped after he was spotted using his phone at the wheel.

The opening date has been revealed for a revamped £2.4 million town centre leisure complex.

Part of the M20 has reopened following a serious crash and car fire earlier today.

A construction boss has taken over his local pub and hopes to build on its success as a “community” venue.

Patients are spending days sleeping in chairs at a “chaotic” hospital ward in scenes health campaigners have branded “totally unacceptable”.

A muslim family is considering leaving the country after their car was set alight outside their home in what they fear may be a hate crime.

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 loose horse has crashed through a rural railway crossing, sending the broken barrier across the track and into the path of a high-speed train.

A city’s sixth sushi restaurant - the fourth on the same stretch - is set to open in a former stationary and bubble tea shop.

The family of a much-loved railwayman who died suddenly aged 50 have told how his final act of kindness saved five lives.

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.

An exciting new outdoor gym two years in the making has officially opened along a popular seafront, much to the delight of residents.

Two more Kent banks are closing amid the continued drop in customers using in-store services.

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’.

Fire crews were called back to Folkestone’s Grand Burstin hotel - four days after it was hit by a devastating blaze.

A look back at the history of Folkestone’s iconic Grand Burstin, which has once again grabbed the headlines after a major fire.

A woman has been taken into custody as part of an investigation into a report of a sexual offence.

The family of a much-loved railwayman who died suddenly aged 50 have told how his final act of kindness saved five lives.

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.

The daughter of a ‘kind, funny’ man allegedly murdered in a stabbing says she ‘never imagined anything so horrific’ could happen to him.

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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.