Proposals to put a tourist attraction in a former colliery are a step closer after receiving money from a government pot supporting coastal towns.

The cultural scene of Medway is to be revitalised in a major facelift that will bring 140 jobs thanks to a government grant announced today.

A council leader says work to revamp the town centre will start next spring, for completion in summer 2016.

A Wouldham family are fearful their home will be taken to provide a wider access to a proposed housing development.

An opposition group says fracking applications should not be granted in areas prone to flooding.

The threat of an appeal hearing did not prevent Maidstone councillors from saying No to Tesco.

An agency behind a major regeneration project is remaining tight-lipped on whether plans for a marina have been dropped.

A new Screwfix outlet has opened for tradesmen.

A major action plan could breathe new life in to Ramsgate’s waterfront.

A Kent-based housing developer says schemes like Help to Buy are driving growth.

With councillors due to decide whether to accept plans for an £85m shopping park off the M20, campaigners say it could damage town-centre retailers.

A councillor who runs a renewable energy company had his sales patter branded "dodgy" after offering to give the council a quote in a budget meeting.

A former social club is to be demolished to make way for new housing.

The purchase of a prominent office block is the key to a major new town centre development say councillors.

Bosses at the world's largest wind farm off the north Kent coast have today revealed a huge expansion will not go ahead.

Council chiefs have drafted a document to knock down one of Kent's worst eyesores without needing the owner's consent.

Councillors have accepted their borough needs to provide 19,600 homes, despite strong opposition from KCC.

A think tank led by a Labour peer says north Kent should become home to the UK's first new town since the 1960s.

Developers' plans for Junction 8 will "never be acceptable" said residents attending a public exhibition.

Work has started to demolish a vacant factory, but it is yet to be decided what will go in its place.