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Snared pervert locked up

Snared pervert locked up

A pensioner who was caught in a sting by a paedophile vigilante group at a football ground has been locked up.

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Banged up...

Banged up...

A stock car racer crashed out of the drug dealing market... when he was stopped trying to smuggle £2.6m of cocaine and cannabis in a race vehicle.

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Air ambulance lands in playing field

Air ambulance lands in playing field

Emergency services were at the scene of an incident in this afternoon after an elderly man appeared to suffer a head injury.

Call to remove 'tatty' welcome sign

Call to remove 'tatty' welcome sign

Bosses and an MP want a "tatty" sign welcoming people to their town to be torn down - and a building derelict for 40 years to be renovated.

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Council's moan at parody Twitter accounts

Council's moan at parody Twitter accounts

Council chiefs hinted they could embark on a campaign of Twitter warfare after complaining about negative posts on social media.

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Company behind tourist attraction goes into liquidation

Company behind tourist attraction goes into liquidation

The company behind a stately home has been wound up leaving creditors out of pocket - but it remains open after assets were transferred to a new firm.

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School academies trusts explore merger

School academies trusts explore merger

Two school trusts are exploring a merger set to create a super group of 22 secondary and primary academies with 16,000 pupils.

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Go-ahead for 1,600 homes

Go-ahead for 1,600 homes

Preparatory work on 1,600 new homes could start “almost immediately” after the project was given the green light by councillors.

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Memorial ride in memory of tragic biker

Memorial ride in memory of tragic biker

Friends of a talented chef who died in a motorcycle crash will remember him this evening by setting off fireworks after a memorial bike ride.

Rabbit perishes in house blaze

Rabbit perishes in house blaze

Fire crews were called to a house in the early hours of this morning to tackle a large blaze, in which a pet rabbit died.

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Masked 'burglars' threaten man with knife at his home

Masked 'burglars' threaten man with knife at his home

Two masked intruders reportedly threatened a man with a knife after forcing their way into his living room.

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Accident sparks delays

Accident sparks delays

Commuters have faced delays after an earlier accident on a motorway.

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Children march for road safety

Children march for road safety

Youngsters are taking to the streets, as figures show Kent has the highest number of child road casualties in the South East.

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Could you be our next apprentice?

Could you be our next apprentice?

The KM Group, publisher of KentOnline, is on the hunt for its next editorial apprentice.

MPs accept 'gifts' worth £13,000

MPs accept 'gifts' worth £13,000

Some of the county's politicians have accepted tickets to high-profile football and rugby matches,

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Priests told to divulge secrets

Priests told to divulge secrets

Church leaders have been accused of breaching canon law for telling clergy to inform the authorities if they fear for a person's safety.

Taser seized from school

Taser seized from school

Figures show 110 weapons have been taken into the county's primary and secondary schools.

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Princess Anne makes royal visit to Kent school

Princess Anne makes royal visit to Kent school

A secondary school welcomed a special guest as it celebrated its 500th birthday.

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Smuggler caught with drugs worth £2 million

Smuggler caught with drugs worth £2 million

Officials found heroin, cocaine and cannabis hidden in a 'highly sophisticated hiding place' after stopping a van.

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Children's park turns into fight club

Children's park turns into fight club

Parents have been forced to avoid a children's play area which has become violent hotspot.

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Operation Raptor nets suspect drug-dealer

Operation Raptor nets suspect drug-dealer

A police search has caught a suspected drug dealer.

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Man admits unprovoked stabbing

Man admits unprovoked stabbing

The victim of a pub stabbing saw his attacker again a few days later and told police.

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Bus fire partly blocks A2

Bus fire partly blocks A2

Rush-hour travellers on the A2 can expect delays tonight after a double decker bus started spewing smoke.

Video: Can you 'spot' the pregnant giraffe?

Video: Can you 'spot' the pregnant giraffe?

Keen giraffe watchers are all agog... as they await a wildlife park's second new arrival in days.

Diver denies plundering WWI wreck

Diver denies plundering WWI wreck

A Kent diver has denied stealing from a WWI wreck which sank, killing 44 people.

Police crash sparks dash-cam plea

Police crash sparks dash-cam plea

A crash involving a police motorcyclist on a training course and a car has ignited a public appeal for dash-cam footage.

Winemaker to unveil major new facility this summer

Winemaker to unveil major new facility this summer

One of Kent's top vineyards hopes its new facility will greatly increase production and visitor numbers.

Kent's crime hotspots

Kent's crime hotspots

The worst areas for crime and sexual violence in the county have been revealed.

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Sci fi fan heaven

Sci fi fan heaven

ET will be urged not to go home... when a major sci-fi show attracts thousands to Kent this weekend.

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The cruellest cut...

The cruellest cut...

The number of cases of female genital mutilation in Kent have been revealed - and it's not just England's big cities which are affected.

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