A school boss accused of breaking a pupil’s wrist during a restraint hold told a jury he acted instinctively after being attacked.

A camp comedy star is bringing his saucy new show to the county after releasing a crime novel.

Two men are now being investigated over an alleged stabbing near a petrol station.

Residents opposing plans for 230 more homes on a new-build estate insist they are not Nimbys - but stress the scheme should be put on hold.

Police discovered a secret cannabis grow site accessible by crawling through a cupboard door in a Kent home.

MP Sojan Joseph welcomes new measures to end rip-off charges and fines handed out by private car park operators.

Council bosses have funnelled an extra £863,000 into a new high street theatre project.

Work has begun on a new bowls clubhouse as members edge closer to leaving their existing home of almost 120 years.

A care home where residents were told they “get to leave when you die” has been put in special measures and downgraded from good to inadequate.

A knife-wielding thug who raided a mum's home on Halloween and then took part in a "ferocious" city centre stabbing has been jailed for eight years.

Plans for a new padel and social club have been given the go-ahead for an empty plot once home to a car dealership.

Rescuers found three black kittens and their mum dumped in a box they initially thought was an Amazon parcel.

Review: Theatregoers were transported back to the 1950s in a classic musical full of champagne, scandal and romance.

A woman has died after a car crashed into three parked cars.

A camp comedy star is bringing his saucy new show to the county after releasing a crime novel.

A council is having to hand back thousands of pounds after wrongly dishing out fines for offences like dog fouling.

A level crossing has been temporarily closed following “repeated dangerous misuse”.

Kent's NHS spending on autism and ADHD services has rocketed from just £640,000 to almost £29 million in two years. We look at the reasons why...

Fallen trees have blocked several roads and railway lines across Kent as the county faces another night of stormy weather.

Fans of a restaurant and takeaway boasting the ‘best pizza in Kent’ have been left gutted following news it will shut this month.

A councillor apologised to residents moments before approving a controversial application for 99 homes in a village.

MP Mike Tapp welcomes news Government funding is being invested at Dover Castle to help protect and restore the historic site.

Ashford’s Halifax branch has closed after almost 30 years - as bosses prepare to shut two other Kent sites next week.

Two sisters have bravely waived their right to anonymity to tell of their devastation after their rapist cousin was spared prison.

A town centre revamp involving more than a year of roadworks has been delayed again, sparking fears over the impact on traders ahead of Christmas.

TG Jones bosses have confirmed the closure of a fourth Kent store, alongside its attached Post Office.

Some of the largest remaining structures at a former nuclear power station will be removed under the next major phase of the plant’s decommissioning.

Police are hunting suspects after a reported arson attack in which a suspicious package was detonated and residents were evacuated from their homes.

A new rewards programme is giving Kent charities who support children and families the chance to enjoy some festive magic.

Kent's NHS spending on autism and ADHD services has rocketed from just £640,000 to almost £29 million in two years. We look at the reasons why...

An abuser jailed for six months has appeared in court again after police found a drugs stash beside a plate of white powder and a rolled-up £20 note.

Plans to increase the number of homes destined for part of an empty Debenhams store have been approved.

Plans to transform a pub into a block of 10 flats and new shops are back on the cards, after a scaled-back scheme was abandoned.

A major electricity infrastructure project linking Kent and Suffolk has been given the go-ahead despite admissions it will cause ‘lasting harm’.

A delivery driver with a gambling addiction used bogus benefit claims and other people's identities to defraud taxpayers out of more than £170,000.

A man has been taken into custody and a town cenre shop cordoned off after police were called to reports of a disturbance.

Footage shows baby murderer Tyla Wharmby repeatedly answering “no comment” when asked how the three-month-old suffered catastrophic head injuries.

Almost £4 billion was spent on benefits across Kent and Medway last year as rising costs and debts leave some families struggling to make ends meet.

A man accused of violently fracturing a three-month-old's skull when he "snapped" in frustration at the crying tot has been convicted of murder.

Bosses behind a fast food chain serving Louisiana-style fried chicken have announced the location of its fourth restaurant in Kent.