A line-up which includes comedian Jo Brand and writer Will Self, as well as Kent authors comes together for a town's second literary festival.

Hunt out half term fun as our guide to events across Kent takes you into the second half of the holiday week and beyond.

Events organisers hoping to hold a star-studded music festival are considering alternative venues after they were turned down by the harbour board.

A 28-year-old who died after she was struck by a train has been described as smart, funny and kind-hearted by friends.

A council has released "shocking" footage of a motorist mounting a pavement to overtake a bin lorry as a warning against dangerous driving.

Activists have branded the announcement Kent County Council is hoping to bring a satellite grammar school to the coast “sickening” and “immoral”.

A young woman who died after she was hit by a train at a level crossing was only in her 20s, police have confirmed.

Wildlife experts met with a Kent MP today to view the proposed site of a large solar farm and to hear from campaigners.

Hundreds of schoolchildren are missing school to stage a protest against climate change.

A metal detectorist who unearthed what looked like a chocolate coin was stunned to discover it could be a gold pendant dating back to the 6th century.

Residents are demanding police action amid a spike in anti-social behaviour by gangs of youths.

An inquest has opened into the death of a 67-year-old whose body was found in the water.

The FA is investigating three Kent football clubs after ugly scenes in recent games.

Children are not safe in east Kent's cash-strapped and under-staffed hospitals, inspectors have ruled.

Neighbours have blasted the county council for closing a road for four months without carrying out repairs.

An episode of BAFTA-winning sitcom Catastrophe filmed in a Kent seaside town is airing tonight.

In the final part of a series of interviews, we speak to the council's Labour leader about its policies and aims for the local election.

The ninth-oldest surviving locomotive in the world - weighing six tonnes - is being moved to a new home in the county.

Harbour officials have rejected a bid to hold music festival on the seafront later this year.

A pensioner has spoken of the moment she thought would die as a thug rained down hammer blows on her head.