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Election agent 'honest and decent'

Election agent 'honest and decent'

The Craig Mackinlay election expenses case has heard claims prosecutors have relied on at least one "dishonest" witness.

Man hurt in building fall

Man hurt in building fall

A man has been taken to hospital via air ambulance after falling from a building.

Council ask vendor to pull 'offensive' dolls

Council ask vendor to pull 'offensive' dolls

A council has clarified that 'Gollys' are not allowed to be sold at a Christmas market.

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'While time has moved on our family hasn't'

'While time has moved on our family hasn't'

The widow of a former police officer who died after suffering an asthma attack is hoping an inquest will end her two year wait for answers.

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IVF cycles could be cut

IVF cycles could be cut

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

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Drugs duo arrested in children's play area

Drugs duo arrested in children's play area

Two people have been charged with drugs offences after they were arrested by officers in a children's play area.

Marshland flooding threat by 2100

Marshland flooding threat by 2100

A rural Kent landscape could potentially be lost to flooding by the end of the century, new environment data has revealed.

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Puppy farmer given suspended sentence

Puppy farmer given suspended sentence

Dogs found by the RSPCA in a puppy farm could barely walk and were covered in mud and faeces.

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Woman hurt in collision with van

Woman hurt in collision with van

Police need witnesses after a pedestrian was knocked down.

Brexit deal 'is like Hotel California'

Brexit deal 'is like Hotel California'

An MP has compared the Brexit deal between the EU and UK to Hotel California, where "you can check out any time you like but you can never leave".

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Emergency crews descend on housing estate

Emergency crews descend on housing estate

Police, fire crews and paramedics are at the scene of an incident on a residential street cordoned off by officers.

Towns' first car-free homes get go ahead

Towns' first car-free homes get go ahead

A council has approved its first development of homes where there's no room for cars to park.

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Stab victim left bleeding in the street

Stab victim left bleeding in the street

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

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Masked men's cashpoint raid thwarted

Masked men's cashpoint raid thwarted

Police are hunting a trio after the attempted theft of a cash machine.

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Police and dog unit seen outside McDonald's and Costa

Police and dog unit seen outside McDonald's and Costa

More than half a dozen police officers were seen in the town centre accompanied by a dog unit.

Safety review launched after car plunges into moat

Safety review launched after car plunges into moat

Tourism bosses at English Heritage want to meet highways chiefs after a car plummeted into a castle moat for the second time in three months.

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Neighbours win £90k with Postcode Lottery

Neighbours win £90k with Postcode Lottery

Two sets of neighbours scooped a whopping £90,000 thanks to the Postcode Lottery.

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Brexit fears mean fewer homes sold in Kent

Brexit fears mean fewer homes sold in Kent

The number of properties sold in Kent this year has fallen, as political uncertainty puts off potential buyers.

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Naked 'wizard' braves night chill

Naked 'wizard' braves night chill

A group of revellers celebrated the start of the festive season by stripping off in the early hours, with one seen wearing nothing but a wizard's hat.

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Help needed to find fallen soldier's family

Help needed to find fallen soldier's family

The search has begun to find relatives of a fallen soldier who died shortly after the First World War and is buried in Kent.

How can mental health first aid training help you?

How can mental health first aid training help you?

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

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Man robbed as he walked alone

Man robbed as he walked alone

A mobile phone was snatched from a man when he was robbed by two men while walking alone.

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Vehicle hits railway bridge

Vehicle hits railway bridge

Engineers had to examine a railway bridge after a vehicle struck it, briefly halting trains.

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Landowners hold up airport runway expansion

Landowners hold up airport runway expansion

An airport manager says negotiations are still taking place six months on to secure extra land to expand a runway.

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Woman hit by car

Woman hit by car

A woman has been rushed to hospital after she was hit by a car.

Two crashes on A2

Two crashes on A2

Police and ambulance crews have been dealing with two crashes on the A2 this morning.

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Radcliffe backs Christmas campaign in video

Radcliffe backs Christmas campaign in video

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has backed a Christmas fundraising bid by a children's charity, saying "a short life should be the fullest of all".

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'I will not be voting for the EU deal'

'I will not be voting for the EU deal'

The Prime Minister launches a charm offensive today to sway MPs to accepting her Brexit deal - but one has already told her he will not support it.

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Are we having a laugh with these panto jokes..?

Are we having a laugh with these panto jokes..?

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

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Brexit report predicts 10,000 HGVs parking on roads

Brexit report predicts 10,000 HGVs parking on roads

Border delays caused by Brexit could see Kent’s road network used as a lorry park for as many as 10,000 HGVs on a routine basis, a report has warned.

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