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A continuing surge in young asylum seekers is a "ticking time bomb" warns Kent County Council, after a further 77 arrived in Kent last week.
The leader's speeches have been delivered and the conference season is over. But what have we learned about the parties?
A war of words has erupted over Manston airport as council leader faces fresh call to quit
Three Kent MPs are on a fact-finding visit to Calais as the town's Mayor outlines tougher penalties for those trying to cross to the UK.
London has enough space for thousands of new homes, according to the Conservatives' London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith.
Chancellor George Osborne has spread some cheer to councils after announcing they will be allowed to keep all the money they raise in rates.
Using Manston as an emergency lorry park when Operation Stack in place won't work, Kent chief police says
Exclusive: A drive to outsource hundreds of county council jobs has been scrapped after KCC opted to end negotiations with the bidder.
Shock new figures reveal how Thanet ranks as one of the poorest parts of the country - and deprivation has worsened in the past five years.
He spoke about refugees and international affairs and the problems in the Middle East. But on immigration, the Labour leader was silent
A council is threatening to pull the financial plug on a one-stop shop for services visited by thousands - and is reviewing other centres.
As the government ponders whether to give green light to a grammar school annexe in Kent, the Labour leader vows there will be no return to selection
Four care homes are to be shut across Kent, with the potential loss of hundreds of jobs.
A call has come for Thanet council to close the Port of Ramsgate after it ran up losses of £2.7m in three years
Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.
People are being asked to give their views on £40m plans to dim or switch off the county's streetlights at night.
The crime commissioner is reportedly challenging the findings of a police watchdog's report about the circumstances of a crash she was involved in.
After defeat at the general election, the former Ukip MP Mark Reckless could resurrect his political career in Wales
The first Ukip-run council in the country is in the political spotlight as it loses four councillors just four months after election victory
Kent is calling on the government to lift the pressure on its strained resources - as it struggles to look after more than 1,000 young asylum seekers.
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