A large battery storage facility could be built on farmland in the Metropolitan green belt between a village and the A2.

An historic pub described as “the heart of the village” which was forced to closed its doors this year could still yet fend off the bulldozers.

Theatre-lovers look set to return to a town centre auditorium following approved plans to replace its unsafe roof.

Heavy congestion is building on the approach to a key road connection between Kent and Essex following reports of a crash.

Disgruntled villagers are furious after “dangerous” laughing gas canisters misused by teens were found littered in a car park again.

Police have confirmed the driver of a car involved in a crash with a lorry on a busy A-road has died.

A 66-year-old car lover has returned to the same garage for four decades to get his much-loved classic car its annual check.

There are delays on a busy motorway after a reported accident.

New powers for councils to enforce so-called moving traffic offences have been used sparingly to date - although new ANPR cameras could be on the way.

Drivers are reportedly being fined for using a busy crossing after their accounts were “closed without their knowledge”.

A bully who subjected a woman to physical and psychological abuse has been jailed after breaching a court order banning him from a town.

An early learning daycare centre is celebrating a positive Ofsted report after more than two years.

A decision is set to be made on whether an 8,000-seater stadium at the heart of a new waterfront neighbourhood can go ahead.

Stressed parents have been left with a logistical nightmare after being told their children’s school bus is to stop running at short notice.

Traffic is backed up for 11 miles and there are delays of up to two hours after a crash involving a lorry near the QEII Bridge.

Villagers are being urged to jump on board a trial shuttle bus service linking rural areas with health and shopping facilities.

A gym at a leisure centre only recently upgraded as part of a multi-million pound overhaul has been given the green light to expand and improve.

Police have issued a series of warnings to nuisance drivers seen meeting up and “causing a hazard to other road users”.

Train services were disrupted while fire crews tackled a blaze on a railway line.

A plan for tens of thousands of new homes in a part of Kent has been approved despite fears it “doesn’t go far enough to fight the housing crisis”.