Doctors’ surgeries are planning to scrap routine appointments and check-ups should the coronavirus outbreak escalate as predicted.

Worried workers warn tragedy will strike if drivers continue to flout a temporary one-way system in the centre of a town.

A school insists it is "prepared for the worst" after revealing plans to hold online lessons if it is forced to close as a result of the coronavirus.

Southern Water has admitted more than 50 pollution charges in Kent and other counties.

Schoolchildren suffering with a cough after returning from northern Italy will be tested for coronavirus after being told to self-isolate.

A council-run ice rink performed "significantly" worse than expected - leaving taxpayers with a big bill to make up the lost costs.

A mum says her family is "going a bit crazy" stuck at home as they wait to find out if they have coronavirus.

Staff at a popular charity were shocked to find their toilet roll and soap pinched by panicking stock-pilers as coronavirus fears escalate.

Here's everything we know so far about coronavirus in Kent as it emerged today that numbers of confirmed cases have risen.

More than 50 children could be forced to commute for their education after an oversubscribed school received a record number of applications.

A tenant is still waiting for a firm to stop water allegedly containing faeces flooding her bathroom.

A 28-year-old who risked his life by lying on live railway lines to evade police caused travel chaos and cost Network Rail £55,000.

A secondary school has lost its prized ‘outstanding’ status following the introduction of a new more rigorous inspection process.

A wildlife park has announced the exciting news giraffes will be arriving this month.

A school has defended its decision to go-ahead with a skiing trip to northern Italy amid the coronavirus outbreak.

A discount retailer is moving into a former Halfords site - and also expanding into a sizeable chunk of a Homebase store.

A dad who caused the death of a man outside a nightclub has been ordered to return to Portugal to serve a seven-year jail term.

Police, paramedics and a fire crew were called to a medical incident in the centre of a town.

Angry residents fear plans to demolish a derelict former seaside nursing home could see their road dominated by an unsightly block of flats.

A state-of-the-art care home has been given a "requires improvement" rating by after a government watchdog found the service is "not always safe".