The Home Office has unveiled plans to create a “more fit-for-purpose” reception centre for asylum seekers at a former airport.

A Kent MP is calling for discounts on charges for the county’s drivers at the new Silvertown Tunnel.

An MP has criticised changes to the way disability payments are calculated amid concerns over an increased in costs to the most vulnerable in society.

The introduction of Sunday parking charges is ‘threatening the future of farmers’ markets’.

A scheme that includes reopening a castle and creating a public square will now be complete by the start of 2026, a council expects.

The government is set to go ahead with cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners across the country.

Plans put forward to give councils powers to set bus routes, fares and schedules more easily have divided leaders locally.

Four candidates including MP Tom Tugendhat have made it through the latest round of voting to become the next leader of the Conservatives.

Around 300 people protested on a seafront walk to show their support for a children's centre which could be axed as part of funding cuts.

People are watching which way MPs vote on winter fuel payments, believes our columnist, with debates rumbling as autumn’s first cold snap arrives.

Work to widen the A228 at one of its busiest stretches could start next spring after years of campaigning by councillors.

A Tory politician has decided not to back her neighbouring MP in the Conservative Party’s leadership contest and has put her support elsewhere.

A public outcry has led a council to discover that it IS possible for ANPR cameras to “positively discriminate” in favour of Blue Badge holders.

Police have been called after protesters stormed into a business park, blocking roads and painting buildings red.

Parents of a boy with special needs say he has been denied essential equipment because the council refuses to believe them.

Kent County Council has paid out almost £20,000 to a pensioner charged for years of care she should have had for free.

A suspended councillor has denied encouraging violent disorder while addressing a London crowd.

A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after bosses failed to supply CCTV of an incident involving an alleged shoplifter being hit with a pole.

Lord Michael Howard has revealed he predicted Liz Truss would be an “absolute disaster” as Prime Minister before she landed the top job.

A secondary school is building a skatepark in its grounds in what will be a UK first - despite "major concerns" from neighbours.