Hard-pressed commuters will have to pay 3.6% more for train tickets in the new year, it has been confirmed today.

The first stage of a consultation to cover 890 acres of Kent farmland in solar panels begins today.

Motorists reported sitting in traffic for 50 minutes following an multi-vehicle accident on a busy road.

The opening of a festive ice rink in Kent has been put back.

Make merry with markets, miniature railways and magical spectacles with the latest festive events across the county this weekend.

A Belgian pilot who threw barrels loaded with £2.5million worth of cocaine out of a circling aeroplane has been jailed.

A 17-year-old girl who disappeared nearly two weeks ago is caught on CCTV with a man in Kent.

Councillors have unanimously agreed to support a ban on sky lanterns and balloons, but insist they are not being "killjoys".

A council leader has condemned potential government house-building targets, labelling them "impossible".

Workers at a charity centre face losing their jobs just days before Christmas.

Police say they are "extremely concerned" for the welfare of a 17-year-old cadet who has not been seen for more than a week.

Health chiefs are to formally consider plans for a 'super' hospital in east Kent - which could mean the loss of A&E departments in two towns.

Thousands of properties are lying empty in the county as councils come under government pressure to build more homes.

Two Kent universities have today submitted a joint bid for government cash to fund medical student places in the county for the first time.

A man killed despite desperate attempts to save his life following a crash has been identified.

A proposed takeover of breastfeeding services could have major consequences across Kent.

A Kent grammar school is to offer classes in which pupils debate texts including Mein Kampf, as "an antidote to the poison of political correctness".

A large-scale emergency response involving police and the coastguard helicopter was launched after a mother and son went missing on marshes.

A team of 25 firefighters were battling to control a blaze which broke out on an old Thames sailing barge.

An animal charity worker’s caravan being used for trips away with her disabled mum has been stolen and torched.