Zoo bosses say swapping 6.5 ton elephant Jums for another bull in Spain is beneficial for the herds.

Council bosses have spoken of their disappointment after the Whitstable Harbour Village owner announced he is to permanently close the site.

Big crowds are expected for a fly past by the Avro Vulcan as it visits Kent on its farewell journey around Britain.

Developers hope to demolish a beachfront snooker and pool club to make way for luxury apartments and a new wine bar.

A coroner has criticised Network Rail after a 14-year-old wearing earphones was hit by a train at a 'high risk' pedestrian crossing.

Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.

Television and radio presenter Danny Baker could MC Squeeze's warm-up gig for their Cradle To The Grave tour tonight.

A car has hit the central reservation and blocked the fast lane of a busy dual carriageway.

There are reports Whitstable's crown post office service could be saved - and will open on the former sorting office site.

Bosses at Kent County Council have revealed how much the authority has spent on converting a former care home into an asylum seeker base.

The first children seeking asylum in the UK have moved into a former care home.

Ambulances responding to 999 calls will be diverted to other hospitals as Medway Maritime struggles to cope with demand.

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

An extension to the Kentish Flats off-shore wind farm is almost complete after all 15 new wind turbines started producing power.

A concerned councillor hopes rats will not return to a footpath just yards from a supermarket after residents were put off using the walkway.

Repairs to Whitstable’s largest car park are set to drag on into next winter – missing Southern Water’s target of finishing the work by summer time.

A DJ got a fright when he found the UK's biggest spider - which can bite - in his back garden.

A drink-driver spotted naked at the wheel of his car almost knocked down a cyclist as he fled a busy high street.

A Whitstable beach hut put up for sale for a whopping £120,000 last year is still on the market – but now at a higher price.

A pub landlord was lucky not to have killed someone after getting behind the wheel four times the legal drink drive limit.