A pregnant mother has launched a campaign to reopen a maternity unit shut by Kent County Council following a round of budget cuts.

One angry villager said “shame on you” to celebrity baker Paul Hollywood’s wife as plans to turn her historic Kent pub into a house were approved.

New parking charges come into effect next week with motorists facing Sunday charges for the first time.

An estate that so far has survived without parking restrictions is about to be “carpet-bombed” with double yellow lines.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling on a council to introduce one hour's free parking in all of its car parks.

Plans have been submitted for a care home that the applicant says is needed to meet the “clear and unmet need” of an aging population.

Villagers have a chance to shape their own future planning rules by voting in a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.

The government could look to private backers to build the Lower Thames Crossing and offset the growing cost on the public purse, according to reports.

An actor best known for an iconic stint in EastEnders has offered his support to two Kent nurseries at risk of closure over funding issues.

Kent’s residents fork out more in prescription medicine costs than most areas in the country, according to a new survey.

The first of 28 new electric buses have arrived in Kent in a move the county council hopes will drastically cut carbon emissions.

A grieving son is urging a council to rethink its housing policy after the authority refused his bid to move into his late dad's bungalow.

Children’s Minister Janet Daby has released the county’s largest council from an improvement notice for special educational needs services.

A suspended Labour councillor has received criticism from former colleagues after engaging in “Nazi scum” chants during a recent counter-protest.

A suspended councillor has been remanded in custody after he was charged with allegedly encouraging violent disorder while addressing a London crowd.

A new MP has backed calls for Eurostar to return to the county and says rival operators should consider stepping into the void left behind.

One of Kent's newest MPs has seen her offensive tweet shared to almost 200m followers via Elon Musk amid an ongoing Twitter/X spat with the PM.

A new MP has told the Kent Politics Podcast that this month’s rioting proves more should be done to tackle online misinformation.

Council chiefs have been invited to take part in a three-mile pram push to highlight the impact of losing a “lifeline” family hub.

A Labour councillor has been suspended after footage emerged of a man at a protest calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut.