Children are now having to practise lockdown drills to prepare for gunmen, terrorists, or intruders in Kent Schools.

A 71-year-old man with 22 grandchildren says he may not have been alive to see Christmas if it wasn't for a local eye specialist.

A motorway's exit slip has been closed after a lorry shed part of its load this afternoon.

Campaigners who sat in a tree for a whole week to save it from being chopped down to make way for a new medical centre have won their battles.

Hard-pressed rail commuters will see fares rise by an average of 3.1% next year, train bosses confirmed today.

Hundreds of young people are facing the festive season without a permanent roof over their heads.

MPs will meet to discuss the feared loss of a high speed rail service connecting Kent to London.

Police have sealed off a road after it was blocked by a fallen tree.

Wartime treats, see Santa and catch some twinkling lights this weekend as we round up Christmas events across Kent this weekend.

More than 7,000 homes have been empty for at least six months amid a national shortage.

Another health body is considering reducing the number of IVF cycles available to couples on the NHS from two to just one.

Protesters have occupied a popular community tree since Friday in a bid to stop it being cut down to make way for a new medical centre.

A thug who stabbed another man after he fled from a fight in a house has been jailed.

Pupils have learned to celebrate what makes them unique with a week of activities at a primary school.

Courses to help workplaces and the general public understand and assist with mental illness are growing in popularity.

It's panto season: we bring you some of the best (or worst) howlers from pantos across Kent this Christmas.

A cafe owned by double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes will serve up its final cup of coffee today.

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested after a smash which closed a main road for nearly two hours.

Activists are protesting plans to cut down a popular community tree to make way for a new medical centre.

There are almost 300 caravans on Kent sites which did not have the required planning permission, new figures say.