The recruitment process surrounding the hiring of controversial youth crime tsar Paris Brown was 'robust and transparent', a report's revealed.

A couple of friends helped raise £1,050 for Macmillan Cancer Support when they took part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.

A boozy pensioner with three drink-driving convictions told police he was his dead twin brother to avoid a ban.

Two townspeople have received long-service awards at a Kent Fire and Rescue Service event.

Officers have moved to reassure parents that a man seen hanging around outside a school has been spoken to.

Swale Heating is set to look after 12,000 homes in the multi-million pound deal.

A soldier was blasted into the air when a vehicle he was in on an Army tour of Afghanistan drove over an explosive device.

A woman who cheated death when arsonists struck at a block of flats has spoken of her disappointment as police release three suspects without charge.

Staff and parents were left with restriction-free parking spaces when council workers painted yellow lines around their cars outside a school.

George Osborne's proposals to tackle long-term unemployment have met with a lukewarm response in Swale.

County transport chiefs are trying out a pay-as-you-go card for buses and trains that might be rolled out across Kent and Medway.

As well as marking a landmark birthday, staff and children are celebrating after inspectors gave them the thumbs-up.

A man is set to appear in court charged with a dozen counts of child rape and other sex offences.

A Sheerness woman hopes to give her career a lift in a contest run by a famous bra manufacturer.

A group of people have found an active way to make friends – by going on weekly strolls together.

Children are going quackers over two new additions to Kemsley Primary Academy.

Several positions are set to be axed in the council's sports development department.

The National Childbirth Trust is £1,300 better off thanks to charity fundraisers.

A consultation has begun on the future of an old people's home used by just three permanent residents.

Swale council has vowed to fight KCC's decision to evict voluntary and community groups from Phoenix House next February.