Gillingham and Rainham MP Rehman Chishti is now the Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister of State for Education

A compulsory purchase of Manston airport could be a long way off say Thanet council chiefs as a petition to buy it is presented to 10 Downing Street.

Kent County Council spent £6.7million on redundancy payouts and exit packages in two years, it has been revealed.

Two of the new care groups could merge barely a year after being set up

A mum's been in tears after waiting three years for an extension for her disabled son... who's forced to sleep in the lounge.

Maidstone's UKIP councillors are reporting back to the electorate on their first two months in office at a public meeting tomorrow.

Anti-racism protesters have organised a demonstration after a far-right group announced a meeting this weekend.

County councillors have today confirmed they will explore ways in which closed Manston airport could be retained.

Kent MP Michael Fallon has been named defence secretary after two colleagues lost their ministerial jobs in a savage cull by the Prime Minister.

Walmer Green is filling up already in anticipation of the Royal Marines concert this afternoon. Get down early and remember to leave the car at home.

Following a spate of prison escapes, new research reveals Kent's prisons are overcrowded and understaffed.

The Urban Blue bus, a fixture of Maidstone town centre since 2009, which was put on eBay to make room for its successor has failed to sell.

An 8,000 name petition has been handed to Thanet council - calling for it to compulsorily purchase Manston Airport.

Littering in Blenheim Road is the worst its been in 22 years, says Maria Havard.

Nine of the controversial beach huts on Walmer seafront will be removed – but objectors say it is still not enough.

Tory Craig Mackinlay has confirmed he will NOT be standing again as a Medway councillor as he prepares for a possible battle with Nigel Farage.

The boss of the British Chambers of Commerce says Kent's economy is improving but warns of the changing political picture which could oust the PM.

Plans for a new Thanet Parkway railway station have been given a £10 million boost – which could be a “game-changer” for Discovery Park.

KCC still concerned over out-of-county children at risk being placed in Thanet and other towns

The Kent boss of a children's charity will head up an investigation into the handling of historic child sex abuse cases.