TV and radio presenter Penny Smith will be among the stars switching on Christmas lights around the county this week

Commuters have been offered an apology today after trains into Kent from London were severely delayed for several hours.

Abigail's, in Headcorn, won gold at the at the Kent Wedding Awards.

A kitchen fire broke out when a plastic container was left on a hot cooker.

Owners of a company which ran a fish and chip shop have been unveiled as tax cheats by HMRC.

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls has set up a network where former pupils can pass on their tips for work, life and sport.

Maidstone's Christmas lights are declared officially ON as X Factor star helps perform ceremony

A man has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries after being rescued from a crashed car last night.

Fire crews cut the roof off a car to free a trapped woman

Horse owners are warned to keep their equipment safe following a spate of thefts reported in West Kent.

Festive cheer will spread around the west Kent this month. Find out when and where key events will take place here.

Fire fighters had to extinguish a chimney fire in Goudhurst last night.

A crash has closed the A274 Maidstone Road in Headcorn

A grieving daughter has failed in a bid to reunite her parents' remains in death in a Horsmonden churchyard.

With its varied landscapes, Bedgebury has a huge range of fungi from grassland species to woodland specialists waiting to be discovered.

Four suspected illegal immigrants are being questioned after being discovered by police in the back of a lorry today.

A look at the issues and stories making the news this week

Everyone’s favourite steam locomotive will be at Tenterden Station this weekend

Armed officers and the police helicopter were called to a Kent village after reports of a man threatening to kill himself.

We chat to Troy Scott Smith 100 days after he became head gardener at Sissinghurst Castle, one of the world's most iconic gardens.