A man raising money for the Salvation Army by trekking all over the country is due in town this week.

Fundraising appeal leader claimed falling stonework from the entrance could mean it had to "close for business" - but concerns were "exaggerated".

Tell us what you love most about Maidstone in time for Local Newspaper Week

A week-long festival of fun - mostly free - is promised to families wanting to know more about everything from moths to the Romans and clay modelling.

An old empty flat above a Post Office on Old Road West has been brought back into use thanks to a £25,000 cash injection.

A cemetery is now home to a small group of rough sleepers and their tent community.

Organisers of this year's Folkestone's Air Show announce that it will not go ahead next month

Two new adventure play area areas have been built at Trosley and Shorne Woods Country Parks.

The ashes of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson will be scattered today at a rugby ground in Cranbrook where he used to play.

The Kent Messenger is out again and here are the stories and headlines making the news

Kite and windsurfers made the most of strong winds and intermittent sunshine in Hythe Bay yesterday (Thursday).

This is the scene after a tree fell into a village road overnight.

Dartford's new Mayor has been appointed.

The roof of a popular hotel in Ashford has been transformed, with a beekeeper installing hives to create honey

Forget The Apprentice, seven-year-old Laura Marolia is well on the way to making her first million... with her own honey business.

The parents of a boy killed in a car crash have called for a head master to resign after the boy's dad discovered he had died on the school web page.

The third fringe festival had Maidstone rocking over five days

Bones found by construction workers in Whitstable are believed to be hundreds of years old.

The Friends of Beacon Wood have been working hard - but need your help

A film crew has been out and about in Gravesend town centre today.