Plans to turn a former hospital into 87 homes can go ahead after a developer agreed to almost double its financial contribution to local services.

A newly-elected Labour MP has accused a political opponent of ‘game-playing’ over the fate of a town centre library.

A union is balloting its members who work for a waste company about potential strike action over pay as a bin crisis looks set to continue.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spared the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing from a series of sweeping cuts to national infrastructure schemes.

A council has become the first in the county to pledge to make a positive change to help nature in every policy decision impacting the natural world.

A shake-up of special educational needs school placements in Kent has sparked a furious backlash from head teachers.

A Kent town has been scarred by bad behavior for years but now action might be about to be taken to tackle it.

A youth club will be rolled out inside shipping containers to help combat “hundreds of young people” engaging in “deviant behaviour”.

The Chancellor is reported to be considering delaying major road projects, including the Lower Thames Crossing, amid a hug black hole in finances.

A council leader has answered questions from the public over a decision to increase parking fees - and promised a review in a year.

Residents are protesting proposals to house unaccompanied asylum seeker children in their street but charities say they provide a vital “safe space’.

Bin workers could vote to strike over pay just days after it was revealed there have been 36,000 complaints about their company’s performance.

Our reporters talk with a local government expert about the issues facing councils and if Labour’s plans will make things better or worse.

A Kent MP has become the second candidate to enter the race to become the next Tory leader.

Councillors have allowed Dreamland to keep its licence despite serious concerns being raised following the death of a teenager at a recent event.

A cash-strapped council already facing significant financial pressures is on course to spend more than it can budget for.

Campaigners trying to halt a 5,000-strong housing scheme have been forced to drop their legal challenge because of costs.

Bookies say a Kent MP has a “big shout” of becoming the next leader of the Conservative party.

We sit down with the new MP on the frontline of Kent’s small boats crisis.

Two Kent MPs have lost out in the election to become Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons.