With Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement, we answer the main questions voters need to know ahead of July 4.

The Prime Minister has announced people will head to the polls for a general election in July.

A decision on a controversial village green application for 15 hectares of land has been delayed.

A new council leader has made immediate changes and announced his cabinet team with two extra posts.

A Kent MP who lost his arms and legs in a battle with sepsis has received a rousing standing ovation on his emotional return to the House of Commons.

A Kent MP has revealed he had to have his arms and legs amputated following a devastating battle with sepsis.

A controversial planning application to redevelop working docks will go before a council’s planning committee for a decision.

Council bosses have been accused of prioritising holes in the road over children amid fears about a youth club’s future.

A local authority has been warned it risks turning its new £24million leisure centre into a ‘white elephant’ unless it addresses its ‘high prices’.

The government has been urged to do more to clarify arrangements for new post-Brexit border checks in Kent.

As a damning report into the infected blood scandal is finally published, one victim from Kent says the fight for justice is likely to continue.

The Green Party has selected a parliamentary candidate who has vowed to fight for ‘creative solutions’ to give residents better chances if elected.

As the country grapples with a cost-of-living crisis, recession and NHS delays, the ‘minister for common sense’ has been busy… banning lanyards.

A female councillor has called for a reset in behaviour after suffering online abuse.

A leading archaeologist says the site of a 5,000 homes development site could conceal significant finds.

Troops have marched through the streets of the County Town today following the inauguration of the new mayor.

Council bosses are defending a decision to spend millions on fixing their headquarters.

Fraud and human error cost a council £2.8m last year - with one £63,000 payment for care to dead person.

Opposition councillors have accused council cabinet members of “gaslighting” the public over cracking down on anti-social behaviour.

A new coalition has been formed to run a borough council.