Flats which have been sitting empty for a decade and targeted by vandals are set to be refurbished in a £300k project to deter anti-social behaviour.

Shocking figures obtained by KentOnline reveal as many as 1,500 bins across are being missed across the county each week.

A Kent MP has accused TV presenter Gary Lineker of making 'foul and disgraceful' comments comparing the UK's asylum policy to Nazi Germany.

The Prime Minster has landed in Kent to launch the government's Illegal Migration Bill banning asylum seekers arriving in small boats staying in UK.

The boss of a local authority has been criticised for using 'inappropriate' language to describe young unaccompanied asylum seekers.

Michael Gove's plan to tackle truancy by stopping child benefits will just make the issue worse, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.

A council has secured cash from a £10 million pot earmarked to invest in upgrades to sites across the country.

We meet the Tories in their early twenties on why they have decided to stand for election onto their local council.

Rishi Sunak is gambling on a tough-talking asylum crossings plan which raises as many questions as it answers, writes political editor Paul Francis.

Having been criticised by colleagues as well as Nigel Farage, Rod Liddle and Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Kent council leader tells us why he is misunderstood.

The former health secretary wanted to use the new "Kent" strain of Covid to scare the public into changing their behaviour, leaked messages reveal.

With just two months to go until people in the Towns go to the polls, local democracy reporter Katie-May Nelson looks at the political situation.

The Greens are celebrating their victory after winning a seat previously held by a councillor exposed for having connections with a fascist group.

Allotment holders say they are "relieved but not victorious" after a controversial parish council project that split opinion was dropped.

Teachers are striking for the second time in a month in a row over pay, forcing some schools to close or cancel classes.

Council bosses recruited twice as many staff to run a post-Brexit border facility as advised by government officials at a site sitting largely empty.

A bin workers' strike has been pulled after a last-minute pay offer was agreed just days before a planned walk-out.

A borough council is to increase its council tax precept by the maximum allowed.

A Conservative politician has broken her silence after being caught up in a WhatsApp message leak drama.

The creation of a giant Brexit border control site off the M20 is likely to cost taxpayers a staggering £70 million, it has emerged.