The harbour and seafront of Folkestone are set to be transformed with cafes, restaurants and heritage areas after councillors gave plans the go-ahead.

An MP has been condemned by opponents of fracking in Kent by saying the government has a duty to allow companies to explore for shale gas.

Results of a Wonga-backed survey of debt in Medway are still awaited more than a year after its high-profile launch.

A scheme to help troubled families might be "cherry picking" the easiest ones to secure more cash for easier results, a councillor has claimed.

Kent County Council is poised to cut its contact centre opening times as demand for the 24-hour service is so low - in a bid to save £434,000 a year.

A Kent MP has blasted expansion plans unveiled by Gatwick airport today, claiming a second runway would blight homes in the county.

Plans to regulate busking in Canterbury have been proposed by councillors after noise complaints.

A dog owner has seen red after an anonymous letter writer accused his partner of not clearing up after his labrador.

A keyboard war erupted between Canterbury's Lib Dem leader and a Tory councillor in a furious four-letter online spat about closing museums.

County hall members have voted against a near 50% hike in their travel expenses - after a huge backlash.

The cost of putting together the failed bid for East Kent City of Culture was £50,000, it's been revealed.

County councilors have today vowed to consider extending the hugely-popular Freedom Pass to teens up to 18.

A multi-million pounds scheme to transform Dartford town centre is finally taking shape... after 11 years and four planning applications.

Council plans to partially close museums in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay suffered a blow as a committee voted to find ways to keep them open.

Gareth Johnson believes expansion to existing airports is the "right decision".

We might be in the middle of a heatwave, but Canterbury City Council has announced it will stop funding Christmas lights displays to save money.

The man leading Kent County Council's call for a new Thames crossing east of Gravesend has said it would be a "waste of time" to put the idea on hold.

More than 80 councillors elected to Kent County Council have shared a £1.8m expenses pot, it's been revealed.

Two thousand people would lose their homes under plans for the world's biggest airport at Grain, according to a study commissioned by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson has ditched his idea of an island airport in the Thames Estuary in favour of one on the Isle of Grain.