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Spring into the first bank holiday of the month with Morris dancers, maypoles, craft beer and doggy days out.

A leading animal charity has launched an internal investigation into fears a dog was mistakenly given two drugs which led to it dying in agony.

A church is to host a piano festival after a world-renowned jazz legend unexpectedly said “yes” to a request to perform at the high street venue.

A road has been shut in both directions by police due to a medical incident.

A missing man from Hertfordshire is thought to be in Kent, with the public asked not to approach him if seen.

Proposals have been submitted to create two blocks of flats at a disused town centre space.

We visited one of Kent’s top attractions to see its Lego exhibition - and got a day out packed with loads more.

A teacher at a private school for children with special needs has been banned following an “unforgivable lapse of judgment”.

Two suspended Labour members have been readmitted to the party following an investigation which has taken more than a year to complete.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman suffered serious injuries in an alleged assault in which she was “repeatedly punched and kicked”.

Police were called to a car park near a school after reports of a weapon being present.

Hundreds of Morris dancers, musicians and street performers will flock to Kent for an annual May Day celebration.

A village shopkeeper says she has been left “traumatised” after a series of “shocking” attacks by unruly yobs, some of which have been caught on CCTV.

The guest on this week’s Kent Politics Podcast raises concerns about how young people are now outnumbering the elderly in seeking help from some GPs.

A disagreement over a village hall has left parents worried about the future of their child’s nursery.

The health watchdog has rated a care company “inadequate” and placed it under special measures to protect vulnerable clients’ safety.

A new town Tesco has been refused permission to sell alcohol near a railway station despite a rival retailer being able to round the corner.

Organisers of a popular two-day festival celebrating 1940s Britain are calling it a day after this year’s event.

Drivers faced rush-hour delays this morning following an accident on a busy motorway.

A woman and her pet cat died in a blaze after she dropped her lighted cigarette.