Plans for a town’s first Aldi store are set to be approved for a second time - despite a legal threat from rival discounter Lidl.

Special schools have threatened legal action against the county council over “deeply flawed” proposed changes to how pupils are allocated places.

Our reporter spent a night in a town centre where people are staying away because of constant fears of anti-social behaviour.

A local-led campaign to raise money to get a popular village boozer reopened and save it from demolition has reached Westminster.

Former MP Craig Mackinlay has “not discounted” standing for elected mayor in Kent if the government introduces sweeping reforms to local government.

A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.

The closure of a charity shop has been blamed on a new “red routes” parking ban near the town store, with another branch under threat.

New beach huts are finally set to be built after “hugely frustrating” funding concerns meant an additional £140,000 had to be spent.

The government has announced a £27 million boost for bus services in Kent and Medway. Here we look at how things could change…

A total of 10 Kent MPs voted against today’s assisted dying bill as it was passed in the House of Commons – while eight supported it.

Three Kent MPs have confirmed they will vote in favour of today’s assisted dying bill, while five will oppose it - with several yet to decide.

In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast our reporters discuss potential major changes for Kent councils and Reform UK winning its first KCC seat.

Following their recent by-election success, we sat down with Reform UK’s first elected member of Kent County Council to discuss the party’s ambitions.

People are being asked for their views on a proposed development of 800 homes which would include road improvements at a traffic hotspot.

Putting up parking prices by at least 10p is among proposals that could hit a borough’s residents in the pocket - and it still leaves a £1.5m gap.

A Kent council’s social housing stock has been rated by the government in the first inspection of its kind.

A go-slow tractor protest rumbled through a Kent town as farmers vented their anger over Labour’s inheritance tax changes.

The sale of the 150-year-old landmark home of Kent County Council appears to have moved to a new stage.

Fast food workers have reported being assaulted by lawless teens as the town’s MP calls for action on anti-social behaviour in parliament.

The way councils operate in Kent could be set for a shake-up as the government presses for a mayoral-style arrangement for running the regions.