Volunteers have decided to only light up the top half of a town’s Christmas tree to prevent “louts and yobbos” from damaging it.

Police are trying to trace the owner of a dog found in an abandoned car.

The grieving mother of a 28-year-old man, whose death remains a mystery, has criticised police for failing to treat his disappearance seriously.

A British Airways flight bound for Africa has been spotted circling multiple times over the county - and has since landed safely back at Heathrow.

Wartime treats, see Santa and catch some twinkling lights this weekend as we round up Christmas events across Kent this weekend.

The death of a 28-year-old who washed up on a French beach has left police on both sides of the Channel stumped.

More than 7,000 homes have been empty for at least six months amid a national shortage.

Heartbroken Howletts boss Damian Aspinall has shared footage of him with Britain's oldest gorilla in her final hours.

A man who subjected a young girl to devastating sexual abuse has been jailed.

Keepers at a Kent animal park are mourning the death of a 57-year-old gorilla who was hand raised.

Passengers are being warned they face "hours of disruption" following an accident.

A head teacher is working with police to try to catch a gang of youths who are making people’s lives a misery on a housing estate.

There are almost 300 caravans on Kent sites which did not have the required planning permission, new figures say.

Nineteen organisations have shared almost £28,000 to brighten up their borough this Christmas. But who got what?

A woman had to be freed from her car by firefighter after a crash which left two injured.

A leaked email has highlighted "unsafe" number of doctors available to Kent overnight.

A stop and search on a dual carriageway led police to a cannabis factory eight miles away.

Two cars and a van have crashed on the motorway.

There are Christmas lights switch-ons, markets and fairs across the county this weekend. Here's our guide to what's on:

Santa's busy in the run-up to Christmas, visiting grottos across Kent. Here's our guide to where to see him: