A demonstration is being arranged to counter changes described as a “tax on the disabled”.

A seasoned Labour campaigner explains how he went from collecting bets at a dog track to livening up the council chamber.

Time is running out for residents to give their views on plans affecting housing, infrastructure, the economy and the environment in their area.

A mother is considering legal action against a council following a change in the way disability benefits are calculated.

Residents will go to the polls to decide on new rules for planning applications affecting their rural community later this year.

Plans for more than 100 new homes have been given the green light despite fears they will accelerate a village’s transformation into a town.

Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has told the Kent Politics Podcast why he thinks his party lost the general election.

A 450 home development has been approved despite nearly 800 objections because the council could not afford to refuse.

A cash-strapped council says it will prioritising the sale of building assets and increasing charges as “the right way” to address budget woes.

A leading campaigner has warned costs for motorists in Kent are set to soar, with the new Labour government predicted to hike fuel duty.

A group of residents has started a petition calling for an Island to have an independent district council.

A council leader has hit out at Kent County Council over fears an adult education centre will be closed.

The new Labour government has axed cash destined to deal with antisocial behaviour in Kent.

Eleven years ago Ukip secured 17 seats on KCC and now, after a successful general election, Nigel Farage’s followers are hoping for similar gains.

A council decision to shelve road works on A249 will merely push traffic congestion elsewhere, say critics.

A working men's club that has been part of a village for decades is to become a two-bed home after a couple narrowly won planning permission.

A Kent MP in the running to be the next Tory leader says his party needs to go in a new “conservative direction” to win back voters.

A Swale councillor talks to the Kent Politics Podcast about how politicians can’t ignore the public and why not enough homes are being built.

A council has ditched new rules including fines for people swearing in the street amid the threat of a legal challenge from free speech activists.

Plans to play music at a bar’s terrace have been delayed amid fears of “an intolerable effect on residents.”