A council's finances have been described as 'ominous', with half its reserves expected to be used to plug a budget deficit.

A strange animal - like a "very, big long rat" or "escaped creature" - has been seen crossing a dual carriageway and in a garden.

Pick your own pumpkins and pose for Instagram pictures at these great pumpkin patches across the county.

Along a Kent high street, six smiling faces are displayed in a shop window - each with a tragic story behind them.

There is still time to view plans for a run-down leisure centre, which is due to be demolished and redeveloped.

A historic village pub saved from redevelopment through a community buy-out could now reopen within weeks after a new landlord came forward.

More than 200 huge batteries will be erected in Kent to store enough electricity to power over 100,000 homes.

A report into baby deaths at a hospital trust was has been given a new date following last-minute delays.

The family of a 91-year-old who died on the floor in agony after waiting hours for an ambulance have described her ordeal as "heartbreaking".

Almost 500 new homes in one part of Kent could now be built following checks at a beauty spot.

People living in coastal areas have been warned to expect flooding at high tide over the next 24 hours.

A yellow weather warning has been introduced, with thunderstorms and heavy rain expected this evening.

A man has been charged after two women were assaulted in a quaint village.

"Devastated" businesses have lost most of their regular customers after all the payment machines were removed from a shopping centre's car park.

A family have told of their nightmare stay at an award-winning Kent hotel - where one of their beds was propped up by bricks.

We explore the towns of Dunkirk and Gravelines which are just a short ferry trip away in northern France.

Concerns over dodgy parking usually result in an angry call to the council - but one road safety vigilante has taken matters into his own hands.

Signs put up by a water company asking for "pollution spotters" to alert them to suspected incidents have sparked anger.

As the new academic year begins, huge numbers of protesters have gathered to warn cuts to Kent bus services will cause gridlock on the school-run.

The East Kent Hunt has hit back following claims foxhounds and horses should be kept off a beach.