The new deputy opposition leader of a council’s Consverative part has been announced after a shock resignation due to “disagreements with colleagues”.

The shadow home secretary has visited part of the county this morning and said residents need to vote for Labour at the next election.

The maximum penalty for the most serious offences of fly-tipping and littering is increasing thanks to new government legislation.

A council leader is demanding answers over suspicions a London council is filling properties in its town with its homeless – despite a plea to stop.

A new fleet of fully-electric buses will be rolled out at the end of the year as KCC agrees to a new multi-year contract.

Tributes have been paid to a stalwart Labour member and former mayor described as “the model of what a good councillor should look like”.

The county council will be introducing a new system to help them catch motorists who are breaking the rules and driving where they shouldn’t be.

The sale of a former adult education centre to raise more than £400,000 for a cash-strapped council has come under fire.

Human and animal waste is believed to be responsible for high levels of E.coli along a stretch of the River Medway.

The Labour leader of Medway Council has reflected on the party’s record as they approach their first year in office.

A county councillor has switched parties following his concerns over housing policy and farmland “disappearing forever”.

Kent politicians were made subject to a tirade of terrifying verbal abuse and intimidation during surgery with police failing to show up.

Lorries should be kept out of Kent to minimise the “cataclysmic car crash” expected when new border controls are brought in.

A newly-declared general election hopeful believes boundary changes will help him defeat the sitting MP.

A council leader has reflected on his time in charge as he approaches the one-year mark.

Controversial plans to introduce fees at free car parks have been voted against to the delight of business owners and residents.

A six-month extension to a support scheme helping the most vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living has been been welcomed.

Fines for dumping household rubbish and other waste are set to more than double in the battle to tackle fly-tipping.

A council has been recommended to introduce fees for free car parks in the face of backlash from businesses, visitors and politicians.

A local authority must pay thousands in costs after councillors refused a planning application, and were later overruled by a government inspector.