A professional genealogist related to Kate Middleton has today revealed hundreds of people across Kent will have close family ties to her child.

An accountant has been jailed for a £3m gambling fraud which funded holidays, expensive cars... and even his wedding.

Council plans to partially close museums in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay suffered a blow as a committee voted to find ways to keep them open.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas popped to the Kent coast to soak up the sun - and proved he's developed a taste for a classic English dish.

Former Herne Bay Pier Trust trustee Andy Newell was forced to leave a meeting by former colleagues angry at comments he has made in the press.

A Canterbury grammar school head teacher has finally admitted holding talks with developers to expand onto a site in Herne Bay.

See what's happening this week in Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham....

Firefighters had to wade through silt in a seaside town's harbour after this dog got into a sticky situation.

A man in his 70s was arrested last night after armed police swooped on his home following claims he threatened a neighbour with a gun.

A man has today been charged with drink driving after a crash in Herne Bay last night.

CCTV images have been released of a man police want to speak to about an assault on a nightclub bouncer.

A couple facing jail for organising a huge cannabis farming operation turned to crime when they tragically lost two children, it has emerged.

A husband and wife who fled to the Costa Del Sol are facing long jail sentences over a multi-million pound cannabis production empire.

Chart-topping acid jazz pioneers the Brand New Heavies are performing in the county this week

A thief who was spotted carrying his plunder in a pillowcase after breaking into three homes in a single afternoon has been sentenced.

Thousands of women ran through the streets of Herne Bay for the annual Race for Life.

A paedophile who downloaded sex pictures of children and described the victims as 'jailbait' has been sent to prison.

Firefighters have cut the roof off a car after a hit-and-run outside Herne Bay fire station today.

A council has decided to take legal action against an indoor play area where a six-year-old girl sliced her fingers open in an imported fan.

Doubts have been cast over plans for a Tesco on the outskirts of a Kent seaside town after developers stalled a planning application.