A new electricity converter station the size of 22 football pitches is aimed at boosting ‘green’ energy. So why are environmentalists up in arms?

Cash-strapped Kent County Council is considering selling off up to one-third of the county’s libraries in a bid to make savings.

A block of new affordable apartments has officially been opened as part of a wider waterfront regeneration project which has courted controversy.

Businesses, charities and community groups working with children and families can claim a slice of a near £250,000 fund in grants.

The BBC’s flagship topical debate programme, which has not been aired from a certain town since 2014, is making a return.

A council’s decision to sell off two town car parks has been put on hold after opposition councillors called in the decision to be looked at again.

Water butts, some with high-tech solar panel systems, could be the answer to sewage spills into the sea and Kent’s rivers.

A council forced to hire more care worker agency staff while it struggles to retain permanent staff says the government’s plans don’t go far enough.

A council has backed down from hiking a village’s parking fees after being bombarded with 200 objections.

Old radio handsets used to alert businesses of anti-social behaviour in town centres have been revamped and shipped out to help soldiers in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister’s job could be on the line after a backbench revolt on Rwanda, with three Kent MPs among those to rebel against the government.

With a General Election on the horizon, the Liberal Democrats have announced their three parliamentary candidates for Medway.

Proposals to ban disposable barbecues on public land in a Kent borough look set to be scrapped.

Two Kent councils that have embarked on major regeneration projects have the highest debt levels in the county, new figures reveal.

Rishi Sunak will have to pull out all the stops to avoid a battering at the election if the latest polls are anything to go by, writes Paul Francis.

A mum who was told her baby would be “better off” without her in the 1970s, is calling for the government to apologise for forced adoptions.

A former student block has been revealed as one of nine new potential Kent homes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking teens.

A popular former councillor known for her blunt speaking and passion for her ward has died.

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

He’s one of the younger members of the ruling Conservatives at county hall but Tom Cannon harbours serious ambitions in both business and politics.