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Pet rat rescued from flat fire

Pet rat rescued from flat fire

Heroic firefighters rescued a pet rat after a glass ornament directing sunlight onto curtains sparked a blaze.

Green belt under threat by homes plan

Green belt under threat by homes plan

A council is considering adding more than 1,700 to its Local Plan to meet increasing demand.

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Yobs 'putting lives at risk'

Yobs 'putting lives at risk'

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help to catch youths responsible for 22 rock attacks on buses in a town centre.

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Crash closed town centre road

Crash closed town centre road

A driver escaped injury following a crash that closed a road for two hours.

Robbers steal £4,000 from woman

Robbers steal £4,000 from woman

Police have released CCTV images after a woman had thousands of pounds stolen moments after she withdrew cash from a bank.

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Ex sailors' hospital could house homeless

Ex sailors' hospital could house homeless

An historic former military hospital could be used as temporary accommodation to house homeless families, it's been revealed.

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Homeowner holds sweepstake after crashes

Homeowner holds sweepstake after crashes

A householder has had so many cars crash through his garden fence he's started a sweepstake on when the next one will happen.

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Mum of train death teen calls for better safety measures

Mum of train death teen calls for better safety measures

The mother of a schoolgirl killed on train tracks is backing a call for improved safety measures at all stations.

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Transformer movement planned for tonight

Transformer movement planned for tonight

An electricity transformer the size of a house will be moving through Kent tonight at 12mph - after two false starts!

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Dad hits the jackpot

Dad hits the jackpot

Another Kent family are celebrating after winning a £1,000 cash prize from kmfm radio station.

Were you fooled by that pub tweet?

Were you fooled by that pub tweet?

Pub chain hits back at spoof tweet which said staff were banned from wearing poppies.

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Council defends airport decision

Council defends airport decision

Thousands of homes could be build on the site of a former airport after an authority changed its strategic planning blueprint

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Man 'stabbed with screwdriver'

Man 'stabbed with screwdriver'

A man has been flown to a London hospital after allegedly being stabbed during a fight.

Hospital services to come under scrutiny

Hospital services to come under scrutiny

A packed public meeting is expected tomorrow when health campaigners will quiz hospital chiefs over "unacceptable" A&E waiting times.

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MP sorry over Russia Today interview

MP sorry over Russia Today interview

A Labour MP has apologised to the LGBT+ community for appearing on a state-funded TV station dubbed 'Vladimir Putin’s propaganda channel'.

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Police smash car window to save trapped dog

Police smash car window to save trapped dog

Officers smashed their way into a car parked at a play area to rescue a distressed dog locked inside, before giving the owner a "stern warning".

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Riverside to undergo £400 million revamp

Riverside to undergo £400 million revamp

UK Home-builder Countryside has been given the green light for a plan that would transform a Kent town.

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Pub goes all out for Halloween

Pub goes all out for Halloween

A landlady admits she has "gone a bit mad" as the scale of Halloween decorations at her pub is staggering punters.

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18 gifts that the kids will love this Christmas

18 gifts that the kids will love this Christmas

Picking presents for small people is always tricky. Snap these up before they sell out...

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Animal rights activists mount protest

Animal rights activists mount protest

Protesters have been campaigning against live animal exports from a Kent port today.

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Revenge of the Cif... Aldi wins store wars

Revenge of the Cif... Aldi wins store wars

Aldi has won the battle of the supermarkets in one Kent town.

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Two jailed for total 25 years after foiled bid to smuggle deadly weapons

Two jailed for total 25 years after foiled bid to smuggle deadly weapons

Two Lithuanians have been jailed today after trying to smuggle a stash of weapons and ammunition into the UK in a specially-adapted car.

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Former council leader convicted of benefits fraud

Former council leader convicted of benefits fraud

A former town council leader has been exposed as a benefits fraudster after claiming he could walk "zero metres for zero minutes."

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Man hurled abuse at Waitrose shopper

Man hurled abuse at Waitrose shopper

Staff and customers intervened when a man hurled verbal abuse at a woman as she finished her shopping in Waitrose.

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Thick plumes of smoke from scrapyard blaze

Thick plumes of smoke from scrapyard blaze

Huge smoke plumes are billowing from a scrapyard as fire crews battle a blaze there.

Horse rider feared for life after crash

Horse rider feared for life after crash

A horse rider says she feared for her life after a car overturned, crushing another, while trying to get past on a narrow country lane.

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Queues could stretch back more than 100 miles after Brexit: MP

Queues could stretch back more than 100 miles after Brexit: MP

Tailbacks from Dover could stretch more than 100 miles after Brexit if new border check technology goes wrong, it's been claimed.

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Teen arrested in connection with assault on three men

Teen arrested in connection with assault on three men

A teenager is in custody in connection with the assault of three men, as police appeal for witnesses.

'Drivers to blame' for M2 crash chaos

'Drivers to blame' for M2 crash chaos

More than 160 people have been injured in crashes on a notorious stretch of motorway, but experts say there is nothing wrong with the road.

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Families’ horror after mutilated cats found

Families’ horror after mutilated cats found

Three cats have been found dead and mutilated after being cut several times with a sharp blade.

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