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An adventure golf course, which a council hopes will boost visitor numbers at a seaside town, has been unveiled for the first time.
Southern Water’s boss will receive a £700,000 payout linked to the company’s performance in what critics have described as ‘morally disgraceful’.
A Kent MP failed to meet a deadline for declaring a trip to Israel worth £2,600 paid for by a lobbying group.
An “invaluable” and well-known teacher who gets told by pupils in the corridor “you taught my grandad” has reached a major milestone.
Celebrate the start of the school holidays with five great family days out, from archaeology trails to pirate shows.
Two men who used drones to smuggle contraband into Kent prisons have themselves been put behind bars.
A dad’s told of the terrifying moment he became stranded on a bridge where Britain’s biggest pile-up happened, with nowhere to take refuge.
Two men had to be rescued after being blown out to sea in strong winds while on a paddleboard and inflatable flamingo.
An "obstructive" pensioner who fired a BB gun in protest at plans for asylum seekers to be housed in an old people's home has been spared jail.
Around 80 footballers are set to take part in a charity tournament in honour of a 22-year-old who died following a battle with his mental health.
More than 60 people in Kent fell victim to scammers posing as police officers or bank staff last year, new figures show.
People are being asked to use another site while a hospital works on a machine upgrade.
A bridge was closed to traffic and trains after a boat collided with it.
The RNLI was called after a pair of boaters found themselves stuck two miles from shore.
There were long delays after a bridge was partially shut following an accident.
An appeal has been launched against a decision to refuse a 31-home development in one of the last remaining green spaces in a village.
A mum thought she was going to lose her daughter after a common flu turned into three weeks in intensive care with a collapsed lung.
A man has died after a fatal collision between a train and van on a level crossing.
Prison officers carried out “inappropriate and disproportionate” restraint on a prisoner moments before his death, an inquest has found.
A warning has been issued about the risks of shellfish harvesting after frustrated locals said more needs to be done to stop illegal gatherers.
Aerial footage has captured large plumes of smoke coming from a wildfire on land next to a bridge.
A key bridge has reopened after being shut for hours due to a gas leak.
A council is looking to shut some of its public toilets as it tries to cut back on the £1.5million it is set to spend on maintaining them.
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An annual riverside event is expected to draw huge crowds for its colourful raft race, followed by live music and fireworks.
The Saturday Social, the toughest online quiz has just got harder.
Celebrate 72 floors up at one of the tallest buildings in Europe, with London as your backdrop
Skipper Sam Billings felt he really saw what Kent means to their fans again as they booked their T20 Blast quarter-final spot in dramatic style.
Kent Spitfires reached the T20 Blast quarter-finals as they eased past Essex in Canterbury - and also saw the other result they needed go their way.
The Kent Senior Cup draw has brought up a tasty first-round local derby - for the second season running!
Newly-promoted Ramsgate will start their Isthmian Premier season at home while there’s a couple of opening-day Isthmian South East Kent derbies.
Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth is prepared to be patient in the transfer market rather than encouraging the club to pay over the odds.
Kent Spitfires skipper Sam Billings says everyone will need their A-game as they bid to reach the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
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