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’.

County council Tories have played down talk of Reform UK trying to find defectors ahead of next May’s elections.

There are warnings that a town could lose its popular farmers’ market unless a council U-turns on its new parking policy.

Money left over from the building of a leisure centre could be reinvested to improve two others.

An energy storage facility has been given the green light despite fears it could “threaten the lives and health of residents”.

A Kent County Councillor and former firefighter has been given a guard of honour during a funeral procession through the streets of the town he loved.

A mothballed Park & Ride site reopened to much opposition is causing more pollution than it prevents and losing almost £30,000 a month.

From fingerprint scans on a tablet at Dover to getting out of your car for checks at the Channel Tunnel, travelling to France will never be the same.

The CEO of the Port of Dover has unveiled ambitious plans for the future, and told the new government how it can help.

“Universally annoying” road closures on Kent’s roads have reached a record high, new figures have disclosed.

A decision to recommend closure of a care home has been condemned as “shameful and disappointing” by campaigners.

A letter warning of the “negative impact” of cuts to “crucial” children’s centre services has been sent to Kent County Council.