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Travellers set up camp at Cyclopark

Travellers set up camp at Cyclopark

Five caravans have parked up at a key Kent cycling attraction.

VIDEO: Anger as teen boy attacked by man in street

VIDEO: Anger as teen boy attacked by man in street

A mum says she is "sick to the stomach" after video emerged of her teenage son being held by the throat and attacked in the street by a grown man.

X Factor dream over for Kent's Freddy

X Factor dream over for Kent's Freddy

Kent schoolboy Freddy Parker, who was once favourite to win the X Factor, has been voted off the show.

Police helicopter in search for clown with catapult

Police helicopter in search for clown with catapult

The police helicopter was scrambled after reports of a group of clowns causing a disturbance in a town.

Smoke alarm alerts householders to oven fire

Smoke alarm alerts householders to oven fire

Firefighters were called to put out to a blaze which broke out in an oven.

Several police cars called to dog biting

Several police cars called to dog biting

Police have been called to an incident in which a dog which bit a man was taken away from its home.

Probe launched after river turns bright pink

Probe launched after river turns bright pink

An investigation has been launched after a woodland stream was turned luminous pink by vandals.

Queen Victoria adopted my great-great grandma

Queen Victoria adopted my great-great grandma

A Kent man has finally discovered the truth behind an old family legend - and it was closer to home than he ever imagined.

Rare collection fetches £192,000

Rare collection fetches £192,000

A collection of rare Chinese deities has fetched more than £190,000 - after their owner became a world expert.

Schoolboy who urged Blair not to go to war joins RAF

Schoolboy who urged Blair not to go to war joins RAF

A former schoolboy who told Tony Blair not to go to war in Iraq - aged nine - has now joined the armed forces

Blaze starts under floorboards

Blaze starts under floorboards

Fire crews were called to a blaze that broke under a house's floorboards.

Car knocks down telegraph pole - woman arrested

Car knocks down telegraph pole - woman arrested

A woman has been charged with drink-driving after a car toppled a telegraph pole.

Contents of garage destroyed in fire

Contents of garage destroyed in fire

Fire crews were called to a blaze in a garage.

Four trapped in hotel lift

Four trapped in hotel lift

Two men and two women had to be rescued by firefighters after being stuck in a hotel lift.

Three arrested after 'beach rape'

Three arrested after 'beach rape'

Three teenagers have been taken into police custody after the reported rape of a woman on a beach.

Man seriously assaulted outside newsagents

Man seriously assaulted outside newsagents

Detectives with sniffer dogs are carrying out searches after reports of an assault earlier.

Could this become Kent's first smoke-free town centre?

Could this become Kent's first smoke-free town centre?

Health chiefs have called for a town centre smoking ban in a bid to cut down the number of people suffering illnesses and diseases from sparking up.

Former cafe torched by arsonists

Former cafe torched by arsonists

Arsonists are thought to be responsible for setting a former cafe alight.

Fury as inspector lets developer off hook over too-high homes

Fury as inspector lets developer off hook over too-high homes

After a five-year saga, a council’s order to rip down a permission-flouting housing development has been overturned. But the battle may not be over.

Knife-wielding woman hunted by police

Knife-wielding woman hunted by police

A knife-wielding female robber threatened a woman and her boyfriend, demanding cash, police have said.

Landlord: 'It's just one thing after another'

Landlord: 'It's just one thing after another'

A pub that only reopened in July after its roof collapsed has been closed again a month later by the fire brigade.

Man assaulted in underpass

Man assaulted in underpass

A man was assaulted by two thugs in a town centre underpass in the early hours of this morning.

Thug launches racist attack after dispute over taxi fare

Thug launches racist attack after dispute over taxi fare

A thug subjected a taxi driver to a tirade of racist abuse before assaulting him in a vile Brexit-fuelled attack.

Trains stopped due to trespasser on tracks

Trains stopped due to trespasser on tracks

Trains were halted this morning after a trespasser got onto the tracks.

Alert after reports man had fallen in lake

Alert after reports man had fallen in lake

Emergency services including specialist boat teams were called to a lake after reports a man had fallen in.

Busy road reopens after crash

Busy road reopens after crash

Emergency services were called to the scene of a crash on a busy road.

Car overturns in crash

Car overturns in crash

A busy dual carriageway was shut in both directions after a car overturned in a crash.

Driver smashes into family's car and flees

Driver smashes into family's car and flees

A driver smashed into a car carrying a couple and a toddler this morning, before fleeing the scene.

Fire on ferry car deck

Fire on ferry car deck

There was drama on a ferry after a van caught fire on the car deck.

M20 reopens after car fire

M20 reopens after car fire

Part of a busy motorway was shut after a vehicle burst into flames.

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