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A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.
The three main candidates in what was one of the most important by-elections in UK political history have shared their insights a decade on.
Social care providers could be forced to close if they are not exempt from an increase in national insurance, Kent County Council has warned.
A corner shop has been stripped of its licence to sell alcohol after being caught selling age-restricted products to a 13-year-old.
Dozens of Kent farmers are descending on Westminster in protest over a new ‘death’ tax which they claim will destroy rural family businesses.
A grassroots football club looking to transform their ground to help them grow say a new council bill is “too much to ask”.
There are more than 80,000 people in Kent thought to be taking illegal drugs, new official figures have revealed.
Families who have spent generations building up farming ventures fear the “destruction” of their way of life following changes to inheritance tax.
A council is to move into a town’s tallest building by the end of the year - but meetings will continue to be held in its current HQ.
A Green-led council has been accused of playing “fast and loose” with taxpayers’ money over plans to make offices more environmentally-friendly.
Fresh calls have been made in parliament to urge the government to look at all possibilities of extending the underground network into the county.
A legal threat from Lidl could scupper construction of a new Aldi store - even though the plans have already been green-lit.
Councillors have reacted after a decision on a new garden village with more than 8,000 homes was taken out of their hands.
Campaigners to save family services at a much-loved children’s centre gathered at County Hall this morning ahead of a council debate on the issue.
Exclusive: The Home Office could extend the use of a former military barracks to house asylum seekers despite local backlash, KentOnline can reveal.
Kent’s pensioners, who might just miss out on winter fuel payments, are being offered £1m worth help as the weather turns chillier.
Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.
Kent’s deepening special educational needs crisis and the rocketing cost to the taxpayer is today laid bare.
Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.
A homophobic church, which preaches that being gay is “a trap of the devil”, has sparked concerns as it prepares to open in a former leisure centre.
Campaigners desperate to save family hub services are to stage a protest demo outside County Hall.
This week’s podcast discusses the budget, the long-running Chatham Docks saga, and welcomes one of the county’s new MPs.
A council plans on battling “the plague” of shopping trolleys dumped in its rivers and streets by hitting supermarkets harder in the pocket.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled Labour’s first Budget for 14 years - but what does it mean for the county?
Plans for what could be one of the UK’s largest housing developments look set to be refused.
The closure of an ancient bridge is causing delays to motorists’ and residents’ journey times.
The government has decided not to intervene in a controversial planning bid to convert an industrial docks site.
The candidates who are nominated for an upcoming by-election have been revealed.
A Kent MP says an urgent call for action is needed to combat the £42 billion cost of the country’s leading cause of death.
The number of untaxed vehicles being clamped in Kent has rocketed in a single year, official figures have revealed.
There are fears a flagship council project will end up as just ‘an empty tin shed’ as businesses have shown little interest in the plans.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s claim to have invited every Conservative member at Kent County Council to join his party met the same response.
Labour has deselected one of Kent County Council’s most colourful characters from standing at May’s election leaving Reform UK eyeing up the seat.
The Kent Politics Podcast discusses how international lorries are causing pothole problems and the interesting responses to the NHS consultation.
The county’s largest local authority is sitting on £105 million of developer money that could be spent on services such as schools.
A factory is set to be flattened to make way for a new housing estate - but not a single home will be affordable.
Government plans to give housebuilding a shot in the arm have seen of the largest parts of Kent receive a smaller funding allocation.
There will be an information event this week for those interested in standing for election to Kent County Council.
A controversial £41m highway project has been delayed again by at least another 18 months because of potential funding hiccups.
Plans to convert a care home into a massive HMO may be dashed amid claims it would trigger traffic “bedlam”.
Council roads chief Neil Baker says that foreign lorry drivers are partly to blame for the state of the county’s potholed roads.
Most motorists hit with fines over London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fines are still refusing to pay one year on as City Hall ramps up its enforcement.
Almost 1,500 migrants have arrived in the county on small boats over the past week – including more than 600 yesterday.
A new Labour MP who stepped down from his council post to focus on his role in Westminster has seen his party lose the seat in a by-election.
The first county council by-election since the general election has been called for next month following the sudden death of a councillor.
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