A theatre which has been closed since April 2023 will finally see refurbishment work get under way after a £10.8 million contract was awarded.

Home Office staff have admitted they lost control of the situation at a Kent immigration centre, according to court documents.

Calls to install proper lighting along a town footpath have intensified after a woman was flashed at by a man.

A by-election for a seat on a borough council has been won by an independent group candidate.

A council’s plan to move ahead with more School Streets will be delayed as Tory opposition calls-in the decision.

Hard-pressed cabbies are hoping the go-ahead is given to plans to hike the amount they can charge their customers.

Nigel Farage says his fledgling party is “going all out” to win seats at Kent County Council next May after two surprise by-election victories.

Campaigners opposed to the loss of children’s services have been offered a glimmer of hope after the council agreed to delay its final decision.

In this week’s episode our reporters discuss the farmers’ protest in London and are joined by East Thanet MP Polly Billington.

Councillors have called an objection by Sport England to plans for 139 homes “ridiculous” - and now Angela Rayner will need to sign off proposals.

A 296-flat planning application which will transform a brownfield site in the middle of a town centre has been approved.

Kent could be hit by tropical diseases such as malaria and dengue fever within decades if climate change continues to worsen, a new study has found.

A Labour county councillor has been deselected over “concerning” remarks he made and placing bets on election results.

Artist Tracey Emin and residents of an “iconic” tower block are celebrating after a controversial plan to replace windows was quashed.

A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.

Kent council leaders have urged a local authority to rethink its “short-sighted” proposals to buy properties in the borough.

The three main candidates in what was one of the most important by-elections in UK political history have shared their insights a decade on.

Social care providers could be forced to close if they are not exempt from an increase in national insurance, Kent County Council has warned.

A corner shop has been stripped of its licence to sell alcohol after being caught selling age-restricted products to a 13-year-old.

Dozens of Kent farmers are descending on Westminster in protest over a new ‘death’ tax which they claim will destroy rural family businesses.