A terrified woman was forced to sit with a towel over her head while robbers ransacked a house... wrongly believing it to contain a safe.

139 jobs promised as £9m out-of-town shop gets green light despite opposition

A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody today charged with attempted murder after a suspected hammer attack in Maidstone.

Officers investigating an assault in The Broadway also want to hear from anyone who saw an earlier incident in the High Street in Maidstone

A report originally promised in January and looking at how crime figures were recorded, is expected to be released today

Livestock, camels, a Spitfire and some dancing sheep - this year's Kent County Show promises a packed programme

A woman and child have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a head-on crash between a car and lorry near Cranbrook.

A landlady was punched in the face and kicked in the groin when guests at a Christening reception in her pub began attacking her family.

More than 2,500 newts and tadpoles have been relocated from their motorway junction home to castle grounds... at a cost of more than £100,000.

Plans to build a new grammar school annexe in Sevenoaks have taken a fresh turn... after a rival school stepped in to offer places.

A lacrosse player who had a ball smashed into his testicles has the eye-watering injury to thank for saving his life - as it revealed he had cancer.

Efficiency, reliability and cutting-edge design tends to be sewn into German DNA. Maidstone council is convinced - at least where bins are concerned.

A Maidstone youth football coach has entered the Big Brother house as contestant in this year's reality TV series.

The stories making the headlines in this week's Kent Messenger

Three more men have been arrested by detectives investigating a shooting in Maidstone.

John Nicholls saw smoke coming out of a ground floor flat while driving his family home and leaps to the rescue

Auto 22 in Paddock Wood played host to the royal visitor who took the time to find out how the business is helping the unemployed

A popular mini railway has defiantly vowed to go on after thieves stole 120ft of track from Mote Park in Maidstone.

A "dangerous" man told police he armed himself with three knives and a carving fork from Poundland because he wanted a stab a paedophile.

Former Post Office building could deliver a new business hub for local firms starting up