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Herne Bay Air show set for 2017 return

Herne Bay Air show set for 2017 return

Organisers of a coastal air show which attracted tens of thousands of people to east Kent have promised the next one will be "bigger and better".

Pilot killed off Kent to be remembered

Pilot killed off Kent to be remembered

A pioneering pilot who was killed when her plane crashed off Kent during the Second World War is to be remembered in a life-size bronze statue.

VIDEO: No plans to fix crumbling pier

VIDEO: No plans to fix crumbling pier

Drone footage reveals deteriorating state of town's landmark...but council says there would have to be a 'major collapse' before they take action.

Hundreds of new homes for golf club site

Hundreds of new homes for golf club site

A developer has won planning permission for 572 homes and sports facilities on a 100 acre plot.

Staff left red-faced as police race to bank

Staff left red-faced as police race to bank

Officers called to a high street bank were soon laughing after discovering they needed to help embarrassed staff out of a sticky situation.

Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of theft from a car

Boy, 13, arrested on suspicion of theft from a car

Two people, including a 13-year-old, remain in police custody after they were arrested for allegedly stealing from a vehicle.

No truth to school arrests rumours

No truth to school arrests rumours

Speculation that two men were arrested outside a primary school after they were caught pleasuring themselves has been rubbished.

Dying woman's wedding vow wish

Dying woman's wedding vow wish

A woman has vowed to relive the best day of her life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Spurned date threatened to shoot victim

Spurned date threatened to shoot victim

Life was a "living hell" for a woman bombarded with up to 150 texts a day from a man she had been on a date with just once.

Pressures 'pushed guard to kill himself'

Pressures 'pushed guard to kill himself'

Mounting pressures led a prison officer to kill himself after a split from his fiancee, an inquest's heard.

Video: Seaside town brought to life in animation film

Video: Seaside town brought to life in animation film

A children's author has seen her characters brought to life with a new animation film to celebrate the history of a Kent seaside town

Future air shows in doubt after Shoreham crash

Future air shows in doubt after Shoreham crash

Organisers of a Kent air show say they will have to review whether they stage a similar event in future after the Shoreham disaster.

'Tornado' spotted in Kent

'Tornado' spotted in Kent

A motorist has captured on camera what looks like a tornado swirling over a dual-carriageway.

Herne Bay Festival gets under way

Herne Bay Festival gets under way

Crowds enjoyed the first weekend of the Victorian themed Herne Bay Festival, with many more events planned in the next seven days

Lifeboat crews help two people stranded on lilos

Lifeboat crews help two people stranded on lilos

Lifeboat crews helped rescue two adults who were adrift half a mile out to sea.

Yobs stone flats for elderly

Yobs stone flats for elderly

A care worker claims teenagers are turning into yobs through boredom - climbing on scaffolding and stoning homes for the elderly.

Missing teenagers found safe and well

Missing teenagers found safe and well

Two teenagers who had been missing for four days are now both home safe.

Drunk gran in racist rant fires 'taser' at shopkeeper's face

Drunk gran in racist rant fires 'taser' at shopkeeper's face

A grandmother launched a racist tirade at a shopkeeper before firing a taser-style stun gun in front of shocked customers.

Car smashes into house

Car smashes into house

A neighbour heard a huge bang when a car, reportedly with four people inside, smashed into a garage - 30 metres from the road.

Lifeboat rescues injured at Air Show

Lifeboat rescues injured at Air Show

The coastguard and lifeboat crews helped two casualties, one with a head injury during the Herne Bay Air Show.

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