As the long school summer holiday starts, here's our guide to how to keep the kids occupied across Kent.

A five-mile diversion put in place to avoid a huge sinkhole is set for roadworks of its own to heap further misery on motorists.

Hobby horse jousting, looking after your armour and living medieval style will be on offer for your young knights and princesses this summer.

A mother has claimed her partner admitted he may have caused a fracture to their tragic baby’s leg months after he died.

Kent's parks have been recognised with more than 30 Green Flag Awards - here's where to find your nearest one.

Police are investigating after a teenage girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in an alleyway.

A five-acre maize maze with a time travel theme has opened for some family fun throughout the long summer holidays.

A teenager is in hospital with serious injuries.

Latest figures reveal huge drop across most of Kent's districts as youngsters finally turn their back on tobacco.

A simulation machine has been unveiled that could change the future of farming.

A veteran of the British nuclear bomb tests on Christmas Island in the 1950s says it's time the servicemen's sacrifices were recognised.

From major fires, to staff shortages, lack of funds, and haunted wards we look at how the county's NHS staff have defied the odds to deliver care.

A man in his 60s is in a serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a robbery.

A man and woman have denied wrongdoing after a baby was found to have several non-accidental injuries.

As the hot weather tempts many of us outside there's a host of wonderful creatures living among us to discover.

Kent Police is reminding homeowners to keep their properties secure following a spate of burglaries.

There are long delays on a busy road after an incident involving a motorbike and car.

Kent has welcomed seven more Syrian families this year.

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a blaze in the early hours of this morning.

Figures showing hundreds of people are flouting driving bans could be just a drop in the ocean, a charity has warned.