Families fear they will have to keep their curtains shut 24/7 to protect their privacy if plans to build two blocks of flats are approved.

Staff will take to the platforms of a £44m train station – previously labelled a “mugger paradise” – at weekends for the first time.

A 22-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man was attacked with a noxious substance, leaving him in hospital with burns.

A blaze that saw explosions heard across an industrial estate was reportedly caused by a welding accident.

A man is in custody on suspicion of making threats to kill after officers descended on a street – with neighbours told to stay inside.

A town’s market is set to return after more than three years as an opening date is announced.

Multiple homes have been hit by flooding after a huge water leak sprung up on a main road.

A driver accused of fleeing the scene of a serious crash has been charged following a police investigation.

Three engines and fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at an industrial premises.

Cost-saving measures are forcing Kent’s fire service to cease its contract to provide firefighting cover at the Channel Tunnel.

A weather warning for strong winds has been issued for the whole of Kent with gusts of up to 70mph predicted.

Two children were arrested and alcohol was seized from others as police clamped down on anti-social behaviour.

A major coffee chain has unveiled plans to open new stores inside Sainsbury’s supermarkets, including a branch in Kent.

The Port of Dover has opened a six-week public engagement exercise to help formulate a route to future prosperity.

A huge area of Kent farmland hosting family attractions, a popular business park and the world’s largest collection of fruit trees has been sold.

The site of a proposed care home and the lease of the site of a new supermarket has been sold in a multi-million-pound deal.

A campaign has relaunched this week urging farm workers to reduce the risk their profession can bring.

The future of Manston Airport remains in limbo, but will it eventually emerge as a commercial powerhouse or sprawling housing estate?

Vandals have targeted numerous newly-erected 20mph signs with spray paint in a spate of criminal damage across a seaside town.

A retired couple say their dream home has been “ruined” by the construction of new-builds towering over their back garden.