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A 296-flat planning application which will transform a brownfield site in the middle of a town centre has been approved.
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A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.
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A Victorian-era fort will be among 15 projects to receive funding to promote heritage and environmental projects in one part of Kent.
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A council’s cabinet has approved a set of new Schools Streets to progress to the next stage.
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The three main candidates in what was one of the most important by-elections in UK political history have shared their insights a decade on.
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The School Streets initiative, which sees timed road closures during peak school hours, has been recommended for expansion across part of Kent.
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Council officers say drastic cuts to all non-essential services may be required to avoid bankruptcy.
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Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.
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A pub is facing a review of its licence following concerns the landlord has failed to report two violent assaults and cooperate with police.
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A neighbourhood plan, introducing new planning rules, received overwhelming support at a referendum.
The application for a business campus on an industrial estate, which will “triple the number of jobs on the site” has been officially approved.
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Three single-sex grammar schools will now start accepting both boys and girls after the government approved the change.
Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.
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A dock for boat tours on the River Medway has been given approval.
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A budget retailer has withdrawn its bid to sell booze from its new store after it met opposition over concerns it could lead to alcohol-related crime.
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A community group has proved successful in its effort to get an historic 125-year-old fountain returned to its original location.
The government has decided not to intervene in a controversial planning bid to convert an industrial docks site.
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Police were nearly called after members of the public repeatedly interrupted a planning meeting called to decide a controversial bid for new homes.
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Plans have been submitted for new allotments and a community garden at a disused former plant nursery as demand continues to soar.
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The cost of swim sessions at a new council-run leisure centre is “scaring” some families away this half-term who claim it’s too much.
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