Local News For Kent

Below is the latest news for Kent directly updated from the BBC Kent website. Please click on a link below to view the full news story.

Kent grit fleets braced for snow - 04/02/2012 Scores of gritting vehicles take to the roads across Kent and Medway as the South East prepares for 5-10cm (up to 4in) of snow.

Officers search for firearms man - 05/02/2012 Kent Police say they are still searching for a man following a firearms incident in the Medway area.

Experts gather for Dickens event - 04/02/2012 Experts on the work of Charles Dickens are gathering in Medway for a conference linking Rochester with Paris, Boulogne and London.

Consultation on night flight bid - 04/02/2012 A 28-day consultation into a Kent airport's plan to run night flights has begun in a bid to draw the issue to a conclusion, Thanet council says.

Highways degree prepares workers - 04/02/2012 A university masters course is to be launched in the South East to prepare highways engineers to work for councils and contractors.