A teacher under investigation amid reports he had a relationship with Kent's youth police tsar has been signed off sick, it has emerged.

We need a Eurosceptic to head off UKIP challenge in key election target seat

A smell that has plagued a town for 20 years may finally be snuffed out... after the factory responsible was served with a formal notice.

Medway Council has been told it needs to build at least 1,000 homes a year until 2035 to keep up with the expected population growth in the Towns.

An annual meeting of the Council has elected the new Mayor of Tunbridge Wells

A Kent MP has joined criticism of an Oxfam poverty campaign, saying it represents a political attack.

A council's chief executive is on a leave of absence as an investigation into a planning row gets under way, it has been revealed.

More children in care are recorded as missing in Kent than any other part of the UK, new figures reveal

Campaigners have reacted angrily to a list of places suggested for home-building in Gravesham.

Beleaguered Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has vowed to stand again - despite widespread criticism after a series of controversies.

Beleaguered police commissioner Ann Barnes has survived a harsh grilling by a watchdog with her reputation in tatters, but still in the role.

The Mayor of Sandwich has come under fire during his first three weeks in office over changes to town council meetings.

The chairman of East Kent Against Fracking has sent an open letter to the leader of KCC to raise concerns over shale extraction.

County councillors have clubbed together to help fund improvements to Sittingbourne High Street.

A mum is considering legal action after permission was granted to extend Aylesford Business Centre, just inches from her home.

A homeowner shocked a councillor... by calling him up to clear human poo from his front garden.

An aircraft has been circling police headquarters in Maidstone with a banner demanding the resignation of police commissioner Ann Barnes.

The Port of Dover, and other ports in the country, have been urged by the RSPCA to check all sheep exports.

The reputation of Kent Police is being damaged by a documentary on the county's commissioner to be shown on TV, according to officers.

Nigel Farage's party secured more than 14,000 votes in the borough during the European elections.