From the Lower Thames Crossing to Kent County Council tax rates, here's what the mini budget means for Kent.

A local authority is looking at how to plug a huge hole in its finances as it faces the most difficult economic period in its history.

Four Albanians have been arrested in connection with an illegal beach landing on a Kent beach.

A Conservative councillor has been suspended after pictures emerged which appear to show him attending a rally as part of an openly-fascist group.

Exclusive: A hotel boss says he has turned down a £1 million opportunity to house asylum seekers - as he "couldn't think of anything more absurd".

A minister has held up a Kent town as an example of how a government scheme can help turn around deprived areas' fortunes.

Residents have rallied against plans for a huge telecomms mast, which they say would tower over their homes and put their health at risk.

Our slider map shows some of the major changes proposed for the county's constituencies, including Hawkinge becoming part of Ashford.

Health bosses are planning to reopen a ward at a community hospital in a bid to reduce waiting lists for operations.

A local authority has spent roughly £50,000 of taxpayers' money renting unsightly fencing around a crumbling wall for more than a decade.

A council leader has denied any political bias when preparing his authority's local plan for future housing.

KM Group political editor Paul Francis analyses how KCC's financial problems could impact Kent residents.

The county town could gain an MP but "lose its identity" in a boundary shake-up, according to a concerned voter.

Seven people have thrown their hat into the ring to represent a ward in Medway following the death of a well-respected councillor.

Kent County Council has warned the government without help it faces bankruptcy "within next year or so".

MP Greg Clark has spoken up for the residents who lost their water supply.

Plans to transform a busy route into a seafront plaza are set to be given the green light – despite more than half of residents opposing the idea.

Council chiefs have publicly apologised for failings in critical services for vulnerable children.

New research reveals the extent of abuse of MPs on social media - and finds two Kent politicians are among the UK's most targeted.

People in Medway could find themselves with a different representative in Parliament when constituency lines are redrawn.