International rail services returning to Kent could be a step closer amid news Virgin Trains will be able to launch services through the Channel Tunnel in the future, local politicians say.

A long-awaited Costa has opened as the first tenant on a new Kent retail park, with Home Bargains expected to follow soon.

Police are hunting thieves who stole a flock of breeding rams. The 23 sheep were taken from a field near Ashford, Kent, sometime between the morning of 4 September and early afternoon of 6 September.

Police are concerned for a missing man who was last seen in the middle of the night. Leon Draper, from Ashford, is 37 and 5ft ...

The boss of Kent’s first Italian-Peruvian restaurant says fusing the two cuisines will result in “the freshest pizza and best atmosphere”. Diego Herrada has opened Craving House in Middle Row, Ashford ...