Drivers have been spotted tearing along a road next to a play area at speeds of up to 60mph raising fears someone could be seriously hurt or killed.

Hospital bosses in charge of one of the country’s most struggling trusts say they are “on track” to deliver £50m savings after a huge overspend.

Plans to redevelop a former drinks factory site have been given the green light for a second time - and are set to create about 250 jobs.

New homes for a huge “garden town” could be built at a rate of 300 a year as a council seeks to strike a funding deal with the government.

Plans to create 86 new homes at an abandoned office complex have been scrapped – as the site hits the market for £4 million.

A charity has lodged plans to transform an empty hotel into “emergency accommodation” for the homeless.

Plans for a town’s first Aldi store are set to be approved for a second time - despite a legal threat from rival discounter Lidl.

Special schools have threatened legal action against the county council over “deeply flawed” proposed changes to how pupils are allocated places.

Residents of a quiet Kent town have reacted angrily to fresh plans for a housing estate on a “beautiful” local meadow.

Disabilty campaigners from Kent including a former Gurkha and double amputee who scaled Everest have received King’s Birthday Honours.

The owner of an Indian takeaway says he is winding up his “cut-throat” business, to the dismay of customers.

An unusual bird has been spotted along a tree-lined path in a coastal town.

Hundreds of residents have signed a petition against plans for Kent’s biggest solar farm amid fears the scheme will cause “irreversible damage”.

A pub closed because of a leaky roof will reopen next week after its new owners decided the area had lost too many good boozers already.

Residents battling to stop up to 90 homes being built in a village have been defeated - despite fears the countryside is being “concreted over”.

A farm has been given the go-ahead to open a 45-pitch campsite and micropub as owners say “diversification is key” to staying alive.

A centre which offers vital support to those with dementia is set to close after losing thousands of pounds a month amid relocation of services.

Forecasters have issued a yellow warning of wind for parts of Kent this weekend.

The oldest shop on a high street is set to finally reopen 18 months after an undetected water leak caused its roof to collapse.

A man is now behind bars after approaching a primary school girl in the street before touching her inappropriately.