A nationwide initiative tackling issues around underage vaping and illegal sales is being piloted in Kent.

Frustrated residents say plans to relocate a town centre bus station and replace it with a park will encourage drug users and anti-social behaviour.

Some constituents and activists are calling for a by-election after a Kent MP resigned from Labour - but she has explained why she won’t stand down.

France, Germany and the Netherlands are said to be pushing for a postponement of new EU border controls, giving Kent ports a reprieve.

A Chinese restaurant accused by the Home Office of using illegal workers has had its licence suspended for three months.

There has been a change to the funeral arrangements of a former councillor.

Nearly £70 million of pension credit payments are going unclaimed in Kent, according to the leader of the county’s largest local authority.

Kent schools’ chief Rory Love has blasted as “deeply shameful” the government’s decision to scrap one word Ofsted grades.

A Kent MP is among those vying to become Conservative leader as the party conference gets underway.

A controversial one-way system branded “absolutely ridiculous” faces further delays with works stalled for more than two years.

An MP has received an outpouring of support, including from author JK Rowling, after calling out “sleaze” and “nepotism” in the Labour party.

Rosie Duffield has resigned, saying her decision to leave was due to “cruel and unnecessary” policies and the freebies row engulfing her party.

Newly-appointed peer Craig Mackinlay has shared new footage of his remarkable recovery after losing his hands and feet to sepsis.

Councillors have agreed to give a developer more time to fill in a quarry so 181 homes can be built despite the work having dragged on for years.

The severity of crime has escalated in a seaside town branded a ‘hotspot’ for violence by police.

A town’s business community has united to tackle the growing scourge of retail crime.

A prominent politician is calling for the scrapping of local councils in Kent and the introduction of a new tax.

A decision on controversial plans for 44 homes on land owned by a zoo has been deferred following opposition from residents.

The Kent Children’s University has been dropped by the county’s largest authority blaming falling numbers.

A coastal spot is waiting with dread to see if it’s hit with a no-swim warning, which would ‘decimate businesses’.