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Incentives to encourage taxi and private-hire firms to make the £50,000 switch to electric cars have been labelled “a drop in the ocean”.
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A proposal to demolish a historic building to make way for an apartment block has been agreed, despite accusations of greed by councillors.
A council could make owners of short-term holiday let properties face new charges for services such as waste collection.
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A neighbourhood blighted by pockets of discarded rubbish has been branded a “dumping ground” for fly-tippers.
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High street businesses fear “irreparable damage” will be done to their takings if controversial pedestrianisation plans are given the go-ahead.
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Disposable barbecues should be banned at beauty spots and parks across a Kent borough before they spark a wildfire, a campaigner believes.
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Campaigners and opposition councillors have hit out at council bosses as a major seafront development faces yet more stumbling blocks.
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A 4,000-home development including two primary schools and a health centre has been approved, despite hundreds of objections and a High Court battle.
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A scheme will see a council offer grants of up to £3,500 for businesses to do up the outside of their shops.
A veteran council leader who has been in charge of an authority for a decade is to retire from politics aged 84.
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A closed village pub has been given permission to run as a B&B, despite villagers' concerns.
A bid to turn a million-pound home into flats and houses has been refused after years of planning battles and the intervention of a TikTok influencer.
A sweeping 4,000-home development is set to finally be given the green light - despite fears it will transform a part of Kent into a “no-go area”.
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The number of households in emergency accommodation in Kent's most deprived district has almost doubled in a year - and is “likely to get worse”.
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A doctor is braving the wind and the rain to devote his Sundays to sitting outside a Kent MP’s office.
A historic oasthouse built in the 19th century is set to be converted into a number of two-bedroom homes.
More than 1,600 trees will be planted to create a new woodland offering "a fitting and lasting tribute" to the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
Plans to transform a busy route into a seafront plaza are set to be given the green light – despite more than half of residents opposing the idea.
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It is hoped tougher rules on anti-social behaviour can stop boy racers in a Kent borough.
Car parks in a district will be free on every Saturday in December following a council rethink.
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