Parents have hit-out at a school for punishing pupils who wear face masks in classrooms.

A court has heard how a gang member took part in a burglary crime spree and robbed a taxi driver while wielding a samurai sword.

A casting agency is on the lookout for a range of different people to star in a big-budget Sam Mendes movie which will be filmed in Kent next year.

A money launderer who stashed £630k in supermarket and sports bags at his home has been ordered to pay back his profits.

The first case of the Omicron Covid variant in Kent has been confirmed at a secondary school.

An ambitious plan to build a new pier and a marina at a Kent harbour have received widespread support.

Two men were stopped by border police as they were leaving the UK via a Kent port, it has now been revealed.

Four men have been charged with burglary after being seen "acting suspiciously" after two homes in Kent were targeted.

Five schools around Kent have been named among the best in the South East by the Sunday Times.

Developers believe two new luxury seafront houses equipped with cinemas, gyms and “iPads in walls” will be the first of their kind in a Kent town.

A lorry driver who tried to smuggle more than £1 million worth of cocaine in his cabin in return for just €500 has been jailed.

Lorry drivers will start using Europe's largest truck stop in Kent next week – and bosses hope it will put an end to illegal HGV parking in one town.

A long-running park and ride service which is causing a council to lose about £70,000 a month could soon become a thing of the past.

Isolation due to lockdown and new online communication tools have contributed to an increase in child abuse cases.

Secret Drinker finds plenty of festive sparkle on his latest pub visit... but only after paying £1 to park.

Medics were unable to save the life of a customer who collapsed in a Co-op store.

Police are spending a third day near a railway track in the search for a mum who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Pub bosses are urging customers to stick with their plans this festive season - despite growing concerns over the Omicron Covid variant.

The family of a young man who was stabbed to death after a concert have spoken of the joy his baby daughter, whom he never met, brings to them.

A goat has been killed after a firework was thrown into its stable in Kent.