Ten years on from a decision to restrict the opening hours of fast food outlets near schools, childhood obesity rates have climbed instead of falling.

A council says a £1.5million underspend on a new leisure centre will be reinvested into “critical” improvements in two others.

A council will lobby the government to give national protection to one of its most cherished landscapes.

Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott has proposed the appointment of a new chief executive to manage a budget of nearly £500m.

A second council is considering using ‘pod’ homes to combat homelessness and temporary accommodation issues.

This week’s podcast discusses Rosie Duffield’s resignation, why she doesn’t need to call a by-election and how it impacts Labour’s first 100 days.

Experts are calling on the government to scrap a river crossing planned for Kent after a report concluded it would be a “costly mistake”.

It is estimated more than 400 people in a unitary authority area could be eligible for the benefit who are not claiming it.

A campaign has been launched to protect a sports centre which closed without warning from the “wrong kind of buyer”.

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.