Officers from as far away as Preston will be brought in over the Christmas period to cover staff absence at the county's overstretched prisons.

Rochester Castle will host its annual series of concerts in July 2015

A burglar has been jailed and will spend Christmas inside after stealing three valuable cars and Christmas presents from a home in Chatham.

Ukip has emailed all its members asking for cash to pay back thousands of pounds spent by the Tories promoting ex-Conservative MP Mark Reckless.

A court has ordered for the destruction of nearly 500 packs of legal highs seized by Trading Standards.

A boy who suffers from cerebral palsy is the youngest member of a family who have had no central heating or hot water in their home for five months.

A Gillingham fan has been banned from all games for three years after hurling racist abuse at a young player during a game.

A flytipper is wanted for his involvement in the dumping and burning of 30 tonnes of rubbish on private land - leading to complaints about the smell.

The Conservatives are taking Mark Reckless MP to court to claim back thousands he spent on general election campaigning before defecting to Ukip.

A woman who died after sustaining injuries on a street near a railway station has been named locally.

A man and woman found dead in a car inside a locked garage had taken a cocktail of drugs before killing themselves, an inquest heard.

A jury has returned a verdict of suicide after a six-week inquest into the death of a 15-year-old inmate.

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a car today.

Ola Jordan, who lives in Maidstone, was hurt while training for ski-themed show The Jump.

A grandmother given a new car for her silver wedding anniversary is refusing to collect it from the dealership after it developed a “dangerous” fault.

An elderly man had to be taken to hospital after a fire broke out in his bedroom which was caused by an electric blanket.

A former village social club at the centre of controversy over its sudden closure was broken into and wrecked.

The parents of pupils who were allegedly locked in a cupboard-sized room at a primary school have renewed pleas for education bosses to take action.

A teenager had a lucky escape when he was hit by a car but suffered only cuts and bruises.

A flasher reportedly touched himself in front of a teenage girl at a bus stop as police investigate several reports of a suspicious man in the area.