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We sit down to hear about the life and times of a man described as a cult leader, an attack dog for a foreign government and a contrarian.
An 18-year-old has become the youngest member on a council just five months after leaving school following a by-election victory.
An MP is calling for law change on food hygiene rating displays after an investigation by KentOnline and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
A major regeneration project has reached a “great milestone” with the selection of a contractor to take on the multi-million-pound scheme.
A three-party council coalition has crumbled in a week due to rows over controversial plans for an 8,400-home estate.
In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast, new MP Kevin McKenna explains why he intervened in controversial plans to build 8,000 homes.
A war on potholes is to get under way next year with Kent to receive more funding than any other region in the south east.
Government plans to revolutionise the council structure in Kent has been met with “pragmatic realism” by the county’s 14 local authority leaders.
A Kent MP has backed a bill he believes will better hold water companies to account over the dumping of sewage in the county’s largest river.
A Kent council is to benefit from a government funding boost increasing its spending power by nearly 7%.
A controversial plan to create a Young Mayor has been approved with one councillor saying it might get recognised internationally.
Tourism across a Kent district is booming with visitor numbers now surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report.
‘Ridiculous’ proposals to bring in one-way streets and to close some roads to traffic in one Kent town have been dropped after public opposition.
Councillors have walked away from a ruling coalition over fears the government is putting “profit before people and the planet”.
Kent’s councils have been told change is afoot as the Labour administration presses ahead with a speedy shake-up of local government.
One of the county’s most prominent politicians says proposals to shake-up local government are potentially good news but need careful management.
Newly-elected MPs have resigned from their council positions to focus on their work in Westminster following the Labour party’s summer triumph.
The government has announced the biggest reforms of local councils for half a century - but Kent’s future is far from clear.
The public is set to be asked about a stretch of scenic seafront which has been a controversial parking area.
Female councillors have spoken of their own experiences in a debate on violence against women and girls.
Kent’s most pricey parking capital is on course to make a bumper profit after levels “exceeded expectations”.
With hundreds of thousands of residents having not paid council tax we look at how serious the consequences can be.
The painting of yellow lines on a 500-metre stretch of road featuring a “nightmare” junction has been welcomed by relieved neighbours.
More than 13,000 homes need to be built in Kent every year under new government targets - including some on areas of the green belt.
A large building which has sat empty since 2020 could be demolished to make way for hundreds of flats.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast features special guest veteran GP Dr Julian Spinks talks about the state of the NHS and how it could improve.
A council has been accused of "laughing" at drivers after dozens became stuck in mounting queues in a packed car park.
A boy with special needs now has a new walker after his local community raised the money to buy it after the council said it couldn’t fund one.
Planners have recommended proposals to “modernize” a high street with 24 flats, commercial units and offices be refused.
The creation of a young mayor post for 11-year-olds with an annual price tag of £35k and £2k for ceremonial robes is being considered by a council.
New homes for a huge “garden town” could be built at a rate of 300 a year as a council seeks to strike a funding deal with the government.
Kent residents who want to protect their communities against future development are turning to village green status to beat the bulldozer.
Kent farmers are converging on Westminster for a protest against changes to inheritance tax.
Almost 1,200 objections have been lodged against plans for 140 homes amid fears the scheme will “overdevelop” a village.
A council has now completed its move into a town’s tallest building - although plans to turn its former site into social housing remain up in the air.
Councillors have accused one another of playing politics over the health impacts of the government’s cut to the winter fuel allowance.
Social care in Kent is on the brink of collapse because of tax hikes and under-funding, say major players in the sector.
Villagers are fuming that a controversial housing development dubbed “millionaire’s row” has finally been given the go-ahead.
Proposals to hike parking charges across several towns and villages has been met with fury from worried residents.
A former pub landlady and politician has been remembered as a “formidable” woman who cared deeply for the people she represented.
Reform UK is on course to gain two MPs in Kent at the next general election, according to current polling trends.
A Labour councillor who came close to ousting a Conservative government minister has decided not to contest next year’s county elections.
On this week’s episode, we talk with Kent’s first Reform county councillor and discuss possible contenders for the rumoured Mayor of Kent job.
Plans for a town’s first Aldi store are set to be approved for a second time - despite a legal threat from rival discounter Lidl.
Special schools have threatened legal action against the county council over “deeply flawed” proposed changes to how pupils are allocated places.
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