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Councillors have approved plans for a nine-storey block of 118 flats despite it having only 27 parking spaces.
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NatWest customers have been told their local branch is closing with the nearest now more than four miles away.
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A charity has spoken of its ‘shock’ as the council withdraws a rates discount worth hundreds of pounds.
A petition is calling for a former school farm to be turned into a public open space rather than sold off for housing.
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KCC will review the effects of a road closure following protests from residents and an intervention by two MPs.
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Volunteers are invited to join a project to help save a town’s bumblebee population.
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A housing developer building hundreds of homes has promised villagers the worst disruption will be over by the end of May.
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Plans for a new community on land previously earmarked for 1,600 homes have been put forward.
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Cab drivers say they are having to work longer hours to make ends meet in their town due to the absence of a cap on numbers.
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There are fears nine new homes proposed to sit alongside a Finnish sauna built for the 1948 British Olympics will destroy the area’s tranquillity.
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Taxi drivers are being accused of refusing fares when the journeys are too short and cashless, leaving people stranded.
After being hit with costs for refusing a HMO application, a council is to beef up its planning policies.
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A photo restorer has colourised snaps of a town’s zoo to celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening.
Ancient ruins of a significance “on a par with Stone Henge” will be preserved by allowing three new homes to be built.
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National Highways has reopened part of the A249 ahead of the Easter weekend.
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A memorial stone has been unveiled to the memory of a 19-year-old pilot killed on his first day in action during World War Two.
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A borough council is taking a step closer to net zero by adding solar panels to a town’s swimming pool.
The combination of borough and parish council elections together will see voters in one town electing 374 councillors.
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Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.
The building where cartoonist Tony Hart was educated and artist David Hockney taught has been sold off by Kent County Council.
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