A long-term independent councillor has decided to join the Conservatives.

School bus passes in Kent will rise in cost, with an increase of £150 to £600 considered.

A council looks set to increase council tax by just under 5% as it grapples with a £12 million overspend on services.

A tenant is looking to move home after a council shut a car park and offered him a new parking space "half-a-mile away" in a multi-storey.

Political editor Paul Francis gibes his take on the week's events.

Five public car parks deemed a 'surplus to requirements' could be sold off by a council as it seeks to claw back nearly £1million in budget savings.

An animal conservation boss has warned delays in moving animals could prove fatal and is hampering work to protect endangered species.

A former county councillor who quit his role after 'blackshirt' pictures of him emerged is to fight to regain his old seat.

A council has shortlisted candidates to take over the running of a boating lake and a 31-hectare coastal park.

Stricter targets allowing water companies to continue dumping sewage into the sea for another 15 years 'don't go far enough', critics say.

One of Kent's biggest venues has been given the green light to host 40 outdoor gigs a year attracting almost 20,000 revellers each.

A horticultural research charity has surprised councils with its plans to build a 1600-home 'community' on land close to three villages.

Government plans to make voters bring ID to the polling stations hve proved controversial.

Teachers on the picket lines across Kent have spoken of their frustrations and explained why they chose to strike as hundreds took to the streets.

As developers prepare to invest an estimated £500 million into the future of Manston Airport, we answer the key questions over what happens next.

Three years since Boris Johnson claimed he'd 'got Brexit done' the balance sheet for Kent is firmly in the red, writes political editor Paul Francis.

Political editor Paul Francis analyses the PM's move to sack Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after a “serious breach” of the Ministerial Code.

Paul Francis says it's red faces all-round as the giant Brexit lorry park, built with minimal planning scrutiny, starts to look like a white elephant.

A controversial development of almost 400 homes in a village has suffered a setback after councillors voted to defer it amid traffic and eco concerns.

Two former planning chiefs have blasted proposals to ban traffic from travelling directly between neighbourhoods.