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

A temporary speed limit and lane closures are set for a busy bypass only weeks after it had closed for emergency gas repairs.

The inquest has opened into the death of an alleged murder victim who died three months after being punched in the head.

Residents have differing views about what a new leisure centre should include, but they all agree on its name.

A local authority says it must allow 8,000 homes to be built in the green belt to meet the government’s housing target.

A family-run nail salon has thanked the community for their support after reportedly being vandalised with a baseball bat.

A hockey club, which had to leave its home of 95 years, says it can’t survive without community support and funding for a new pitch.

Some residents are calling for their addresses to be amended so their post and parcels stop getting delivered to homes in neighbouring streets.

A sex offender forced his young victim to consume drugs and alcohol, rendering her almost unconscious, before assaulting her.

A man charged with murder ​when the victim of an alleged assault died three months after ​he was knocked unconscious will stand trial in ​March.

A busy bypass which closed after a serious gas leak has reopened after five days of heavy traffic in a nearby town.

Plans for 150 homes and new sports facilities have been withdrawn but the fight isn’t over for those against the scheme.

Find the best Bonfire Night events across Kent, with fireworks, funfairs, food and family entertainment.

A Trust providing mental health services has been leaving hundreds of patients waiting months for help, a damning inspection reveals.

A supermarket was temporarily closed after a medical emergency saw paramedics, police and an air ambulance called to the scene.

Extra traffic calming measures have been put in place after a road closure caused chaos in a town.

A suspect has been charged with murder after a man died months after a serious assault.

A new timetable is being introduced across the county as Southeastern prepares for the challenges of autumn travel.

A public inquiry into a scheme for 52 homes on an orchard has concluded, with objectors branded ‘the ultimate expression of Nimbyism’.

Engineers have sealed off a busy route due to an emergency gas leak.