People have flocked back to our towns to mark the festive run-up - to celebrate here's some famous blasts from the past.

A grammar school has launched a bid to boost its pupil numbers by 20% to keep pace with the influx of new homes in the area.

A much-respected doctor whose career across east Kent spanned six decades has died aged 96.

Watch the moment a truck caught fire at the side of a motorway.

The barmaid made me do it! Our undercover spy ends up well pickled on his latest pub visit.

EXCLUSIVE: More than 150 people were left waiting 12 hours in A&E last month – as a Kent hospital trust comes under increasing pressure.

After a large-scale search a man's body has been recovered from a lake.

People have been left scratching their heads after low-flying planes appeared to nearly skim trees and electricity cables this week.

Rock star Bob Geldof has had his say on a number of Kent-related issues, ranging from the sewage scandal to huge housing developments.

A construction worker who ballooned up to 26st while gorging on junk food has undergone a dramatic transformation and become a bodybuilder.

Residents groups across the county are coming together in a bid to save Kent's green spaces from becoming housing estates.

Our reporter was challenged to make a traditional Kent dish, here is how she got on.

Gifts galore, handmade crafts and winter warming food and drink. Here's our guide to Kent's festive markets and fairs this year.

Train services were delayed after a lorry hit a railway bridge.

Dozens of people have marched through a town calling on world leaders to make meaningful decisions at Cop26.

A businesswoman admits she has taken a risk by starting up her own farm in the Kent countryside - where she hopes to grow hard-to-find fruits.

County councillors are split over whether a controversial online booking service at waste recycling centres in Kent should be dumped.

Traffic ground to a halt for more than an hour after a serious crash on one of Kent's busiest roads.

Motorists are stuck in queues stretching back to a M2 turn-off following a crash between a car and motorbike outside a secondary school.

Bus services are expected to grind to a halt as union bosses reveal scores of drivers from two Kent depots are set to strike over pay.