The Mayor of Sandwich has come under fire during his first three weeks in office over changes to town council meetings.

The chairman of East Kent Against Fracking has sent an open letter to the leader of KCC to raise concerns over shale extraction.

County councillors have clubbed together to help fund improvements to Sittingbourne High Street.

A mum is considering legal action after permission was granted to extend Aylesford Business Centre, just inches from her home.

A homeowner shocked a councillor... by calling him up to clear human poo from his front garden.

An aircraft has been circling police headquarters in Maidstone with a banner demanding the resignation of police commissioner Ann Barnes.

The Port of Dover, and other ports in the country, have been urged by the RSPCA to check all sheep exports.

The reputation of Kent Police is being damaged by a documentary on the county's commissioner to be shown on TV, according to officers.

Nigel Farage's party secured more than 14,000 votes in the borough during the European elections.

A man who lost his leg after a horrific crash is facing a new ordeal - as his own father serves him with an eviction notice.

Rainham North Councillor Vaughan Hewett resigns from Conservative group following election of Cllr David Carr as group whip

UKIP are preparing to contest several seats in Kent at the general election after storming to first place in the European polls on a historic night.

Campaigners fighting for an airport in the Thames estuary have dismissed a council survey which claims 1 in 6 are against the idea as "bunkum".

An unpaid tax bill run up by a council leader will be cleared using taxpayers money, a leaked email has revealed.

A prominent figure in the local Liberal Democrat Party has become the latest convert to UKIP.

Lloyd Porter has joined Tovil Parish Council after being the only candidate to fill a by-election vacancy.

Labour has managed to hold on to the Coldharbour ward in Gravesend with a slim majority.

The prospect of an energy rush in Kent has been raised today with new research revealing sites of extensive supplies of shale oil in the county.

Maidstone has a hung council after UKIP made gains in wards across the borough.

More needs to be done to encourage poorer children to take eleven plus, a Lib councillor says