The Ukip spring conference is coming to the county in February, it has emerged.

Transport minister John Hayes has said he wants to look at all possibilities with regard to developments at Manston Airport.

Labour councillor and deputy leader of Tory-led Dover District Council will put differences aside to create and maintain change in Freemens Way.

Steph and Dom from hit programme Gogglebox welcomed Ukip's Nigel Farage to their Kent home for a drinking session ahead of filming for a TV special.

More desperate young asylum seekers have been arriving in Kent on their own than at any time in the last three years.

Hopes have been dashed that Manston could ever re-open as a viable airport - after the council admitted it's set to reject plans to buy it.

"Tough times lay ahead" as the draft budget for 2015/16 does not add up.

Kent businesses are hoping for help to build transport projects and employ skilled workers when George Osborne delivers the Autumn Statement today.

The county council doesn't have the cash to bolster flood defences in Kent - despite a government promise it would contribute £17 million.

MP Charlie Elphicke praises rise in minimum wage and reduction in youth unemployment in Dover.

Kent County Council leader Cllr Paul Carter says the new owners of Manston have exciting plans to redevelop site - but not as an airport.

Kent bosses have outlined their wishlist for the Autumn Statement due to be delivered by George Osborne this week.

A mass protest took place yesterday - in a bid to change the law on the export of live animals for slaughter.

A Tory councillor of 45 years says he is "disgusted" after being suspended by his party for suggesting he was contemplating defecting.

The Ukip member who mistook Westminster Cathedral for a mosque in a tweet attacking the BBC is "no longer on Twitter."

Future of new primary school will fall into lap of Communities Secretary Eric Pickles as incensed councillor hits out over KCC plans.

Police commissioner Ann Barnes will have to quit her £85k job if found guilty of any charges against her, an MP's claimed.

Drug dependency, housing problems, violence and debt can all prevent women escaping prostitution, but new research aims to break the cycle.

Vital defence work to secure flood-ravaged homes in Kent could get a multi-million pounds boost, a politician has hinted.

A police watchdog is probing whether a PC investigating the Ann Barnes insurance case was obstructed in his duties.