A government planning inspector has been appointed to decide on a 650-home development after a local authority failed to give its decision in time.

A flood warning has been issued by the Environment Agency for a stretch of coastline due to forecast high tides.

A Royal Navy warship has been shadowing a fleet of Russian vessels for 500 miles and was spotted off the Kent coast.

A village church and council are “praying” for the return of a baby Jesus doll which has gone missing from a nativity scene.

A pensioner missing since going to church on Christmas Eve was captured on CCTV as he made his way along a seafront road.

The public are being asked if they are willing to fork out more money to fund Kent Police.

The victim of a knife attack whose face was slashed in a row over drugs in prison says he hopes his attacker “learns from his mistakes”.

The search for a missing man has now entered its fifth day as attempts to locate him continue.

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Hundreds of people across Kent have braved the chilly waters for the traditional Boxing Day Dip.

Concern is growing for an 85-year-old who went missing earlier today.

The location of a temporary banking hub has been announced after concerns a population of 40,000 would be left with just one bank.

An 18-year-old has become the youngest member on a council just five months after leaving school following a by-election victory.

A driver has been arrested for being under the influence after a van crashed into an electricity pole.

Eight men have been bailed after an alleged assault, which has left a man in a serious condition.

A major regeneration project has reached a “great milestone” with the selection of a contractor to take on the multi-million-pound scheme.

A victim in his 20s is in a serious condition in hospital after an alleged group attack near a pub.

A coroner found there were failings in the mental health care of a 13-year-old as an inquest into her death concludes.

An inquest has opened into the death of a secondary school teacher, whose body was discovered in a harbour.

A three-party council coalition has crumbled in a week due to rows over controversial plans for an 8,400-home estate.