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From Blue singer to baddie: Antony Costa's Kent transformation

From Blue singer to baddie: Antony Costa's Kent transformation

Former boyband singer, and now accomplished actor, Antony Costa relishes playing a baddie in panto in Kent this year.

Christmas TV: We're Going on a Bear Hunt comes to our screens

Christmas TV: We're Going on a Bear Hunt comes to our screens

Kent's Pam Ferris is among the voices in the new animated version of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, coming to our TV screens this Christmas.

Let Kent come to your Christmas gifts rescue

Let Kent come to your Christmas gifts rescue

All out of festive ideas for that someone special? Kent attractions have a sackload of ideas and experiences to offer.

Christmas kicks off in Kings Hill with carols, lights and fairs

Christmas kicks off in Kings Hill with carols, lights and fairs

A carol service, lights switch-on, 22ft tree and a festive fair herald the countdown to Christmas.

On your marks, get set, ho ho ho!

On your marks, get set, ho ho ho!

One hundred youthful-looking Santas took off on a one mile run around Rochester to raise money for charity.

Get that festive feeling at the Frosted Fairground

Get that festive feeling at the Frosted Fairground

Dreamland's Frosted Fairground combines nostalgia, tradition and a dash of adrenalin for a day out that'll make your (festive) day.

Su shows her wicked side for panto

Su shows her wicked side for panto

Hi-de-Hi star Su Pollard is looking forward to turning over her evil side as the Wicked Queen in panto in Kent this Christmas.

Is this the worst Christmas tree in Kent?

Is this the worst Christmas tree in Kent?

Is this the county's least-decorated festive centrepiece? Organisers have defended the festive tree, but what do you think?

‘My 47-year-old advent calendar means a lot to me’

‘My 47-year-old advent calendar means a lot to me’

The countdown to Christmas starts on the first day of December every year for a man who brings out his 47-year-old advent calendar.

Get along to Bewl at Yule

Get along to Bewl at Yule

Santa will be flying into Bewl Water this weekend to set up home in his lakeside grotto

'Racy' mannequins get collars felt

'Racy' mannequins get collars felt

A business owner has been accused of spoiling Christmas - and even received a visit from police - after a raunchy window display.

Stowaway cat facing Christmas away from home

Stowaway cat facing Christmas away from home

A pet cat that hitched an 80-mile ride to Kent may be forced to spend the festive period in an adoption centre.

Father Christmas is coming to town

Father Christmas is coming to town

The magic of Christmas will come to many households this month when Father Christmas tours hundreds of streets collecting money for charity.

The town where Christmas is behind bars

The town where Christmas is behind bars

Christmas spirit is caged this year for shoppers in one Kent town.

Cat stowaway hopes to be home for Christmas

Cat stowaway hopes to be home for Christmas

A search has been launched to find the owners of this cat who hid in a delivery van and travelled up to 80 miles to a Kent town.

Winter wonderland lights the way to Christmas Day

Winter wonderland lights the way to Christmas Day

Twinkling lights and bursts of colour lit up the night sky as Windmill Memorial Gardens were turned into a festive winter wonderland.

Lights will celebrate loved ones

Lights will celebrate loved ones

Remember and celebrate someone special with the Heart of Kent Hospice's Light Up a Life service this weekend.

Channel hop to Christmas markets and a weekend away

Channel hop to Christmas markets and a weekend away

Enjoy a weekend of discovery with a ferry trip across the Channel for Christmas markets and get a taste for northern France.

Perfect place to watch town’s lights switch-on

Perfect place to watch town’s lights switch-on

Night-time tower tours in a Kent church will be the number one viewpoint to see the town’s Christmas lights turned on

Kentish goodies on offer at Christmas markets and fairs

Kentish goodies on offer at Christmas markets and fairs

It’s time to tackle that Christmas list: stock up on Kentish goodies at fairs, markets and events across the county.

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