From papermaking and trams to a forgotten zoo and secret chapel, this village has a history very different to the suburb we know today.

Highways bosses have apologised for a “high volume” of road closures as gas, highways and emergency works take place, shutting 13 roads.

Kent’s best and worst recyclers can today be revealed - just months before sweeping new national rules will overhaul how bins are collected.

Our reviewer went off the beaten track to try a new bar taking on the French at their own game - cheese and wine.

A sex offender travelled to Kent hoping to meet a boy after bombarding him with obscene messages, images and videos over several weeks.

A rally to protest about the disruption Operation Brock is causing in Kent attracted only a handful of people today, with key figures staying away.

A former Stones striker who boasted he was “making so much money he didn’t know what to do with it” by selling laughing gas has been locked up.

A Kent council is pushing for two local beauty spots to be given national protection.

Families on a budget can enjoy outdoor trails, autumnal crafts, scary films and more, all for less than £5.

Councillors had mixed views on a bid to embed the rights of nature into all council decisions.

A councillor has called for his local authority to promote cultural awareness and celebrate diversity alongside “presenting facts about immigration”.

People living in one town have branded another road closure “ridiculous” as they fear the area will become gridlocked.

On what would have been his 100th birthday, Tony Hart’s daughter has helped open an exhibition of his work and paid tribute to “her hero”.

New owners have taken over a fish and chip shop and are making urgent improvements after it was given a zero-star hygiene rating by health inspectors.

A psychiatric patient on unescorted day release from a hospital has been convicted of attempted murder.

A council leader has appointed a new cabinet member to tackle climate change and nature recovery.

A world-famous assortment of teapots, which was expected to make up to £80,000, has failed to sell at auction.

People have given their backing to a plan to regenerate their town centre.

Police looking for a missing 59-year-old have released CCTV footage of her at a coffee shop, as the search for her continues.

Plans to demolish a fire-damaged cottage and extend a horse riding school are among the latest planning applications submitted to a council.