A man unfamiliar with trains died near a level crossing after mistakenly ending up on the tracks.

Schools across the county are suffering a 'critical' shortage of volunteers taking up a key support role.

A new training scheme for GPs will see them offered £20,000 to take up posts in "hard to recruit areas", health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.

Hundreds of varieties of apples will be on offer at an apple festival this weekend, along with peeling and eating contests, games and family fun.

The family of a biker who died after a crash with a car have paid tribute to a beloved son, brother and friend.

Traffic queues have eased on the M2 after three separate crashes.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash in a Kent village.

The identity of a man killed in a suspected hit and run on a busy dual carriageway has been revealed at the opening of an inquest.

A serving member of the Border Force was one of 12 arrested in a cross-Channel firearms and drugs investigation.

A man is in hospital in a serious condition after a crash involving two cars and a lorry, which shut the Thanet Way for almost nine hours.

A helicopter and police dog were drafted in after officers could not find a driver following a crash on a dual carriageway.

A carer is to be reunited with a message he wrote as a child after it was discovered almost 400 miles away in Holland.

Two Kent churches have been targeted in daylight raids - with thieves fleeing with lead and tiles.

Looking for some Halloween fun for your little monsters? Here's our guide to what's creepy and kooky across the county.

People are warned to stay away from high-risk areas and take care on the coast as tidal surges look set to bring more flooding to parts of Kent.

There were delays on the M2 following a crash involving two cars.

Flood defences have been deployed after a tidal surge caused flooding to neighbouring streets.

An elderly dementia sufferer is facing sentence after stabbing a bed-bound care home resident in the face almost 50 times with a blunt table knife.

Rivers burst their banks and roads flooded after tidal surges hit parts of Kent - and there could be more to come overnight.

Bosses at a charity for older people say jobs could be at risk as a result of falling donations.