More than 13,000 homes need to be built in Kent every year under new government targets - including some on areas of the green belt.

A large building which has sat empty since 2020 could be demolished to make way for hundreds of flats.

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast features special guest veteran GP Dr Julian Spinks talks about the state of the NHS and how it could improve.

A council has been accused of "laughing" at drivers after dozens became stuck in mounting queues in a packed car park.

A boy with special needs now has a new walker after his local community raised the money to buy it after the council said it couldn’t fund one.

Planners have recommended proposals to “modernize” a high street with 24 flats, commercial units and offices be refused.

The creation of a young mayor post for 11-year-olds with an annual price tag of £35k and £2k for ceremonial robes is being considered by a council.

New homes for a huge “garden town” could be built at a rate of 300 a year as a council seeks to strike a funding deal with the government.

Kent residents who want to protect their communities against future development are turning to village green status to beat the bulldozer.

Kent farmers are converging on Westminster for a protest against changes to inheritance tax.

Almost 1,200 objections have been lodged against plans for 140 homes amid fears the scheme will “overdevelop” a village.

A council has now completed its move into a town’s tallest building - although plans to turn its former site into social housing remain up in the air.

Councillors have accused one another of playing politics over the health impacts of the government’s cut to the winter fuel allowance.

Social care in Kent is on the brink of collapse because of tax hikes and under-funding, say major players in the sector.

Villagers are fuming that a controversial housing development dubbed “millionaire’s row” has finally been given the go-ahead.

Proposals to hike parking charges across several towns and villages has been met with fury from worried residents.

A former pub landlady and politician has been remembered as a “formidable” woman who cared deeply for the people she represented.

Reform UK is on course to gain two MPs in Kent at the next general election, according to current polling trends.

A Labour councillor who came close to ousting a Conservative government minister has decided not to contest next year’s county elections.

On this week’s episode, we talk with Kent’s first Reform county councillor and discuss possible contenders for the rumoured Mayor of Kent job.