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27 August 2024
The new Labour government has axed cash destined to deal with antisocial behaviour in Kent.
26 August 2024
Eleven years ago Ukip secured 17 seats on KCC and now, after a successful general election, Nigel Farage’s followers are hoping for similar gains.
26 August 2024
A council decision to shelve road works on A249 will merely push traffic congestion elsewhere, say critics.
24 August 2024
A working men's club that has been part of a village for decades is to become a two-bed home after a couple narrowly won planning permission.
23 August 2024
A Kent MP in the running to be the next Tory leader says his party needs to go in a new “conservative direction” to win back voters.
23 August 2024
A Swale councillor talks to the Kent Politics Podcast about how politicians can’t ignore the public and why not enough homes are being built.
22 August 2024
A council has ditched new rules including fines for people swearing in the street amid the threat of a legal challenge from free speech activists.
22 August 2024
Plans to play music at a bar’s terrace have been delayed amid fears of “an intolerable effect on residents.”
22 August 2024
Campaigners have threatened to drag a council to the High Court – potentially costing tens of thousands - unless it overhauls “anti-swearing” rules.
22 August 2024
Campaigners fear their town will be “obliterated” by housing after a council signalled the area will bear the brunt of new homes in the borough.
21 August 2024
Bosses of a ‘gorgeous’ garden centre which ‘offers solace’ have announced a shock closure prompting a deluge of heartfelt messages.
21 August 2024
Bin workers who were threatening to go on strike in a row over wages have been offered a new deal, says a union.
21 August 2024
The outcome of a public inquiry into a controversial application to protect a pocket of land from developers could be known in the coming days.
21 August 2024
Plans for a sprawling housing development that will double a village’s population have been approved despite fierce opposition from residents.
20 August 2024
Top Boy actor Ashley Walters has finally been given the green light to extend his home at the third time of asking.
19 August 2024
A care home for people with learning disabilities has been ordered following a damning inspection report from the health and social care watchdog.
19 August 2024
There may be 100 likely sites of ‘grey belt’ land in Kent that could be suitable for housing development, suggests a report, but where are they?
19 August 2024
People renting rooms in a former care home say they have been blindsided by plans to turn it into a facility for asylum-seeking children.
16 August 2024
Speaking to the Kent Politics Podcast, crime commissioner Matthew Scott has lifted the lid on who he thinks should replace Rishi Sunak.
16 August 2024
A pregnant mother has launched a campaign to reopen a maternity unit shut by Kent County Council following a round of budget cuts.
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