The leader of Thanet District Council gives his view on the latest developments at Manston Airport on this week's podcast.

Plans for a former golf course to become a community parkland with walking and cycling routes and picnic benches have been unanimously agreed.

A meeting attended by 100 villagers ended with a vote to oppose plans for 44 homes by a zoo after concerns about flooding, traffic and school places.

Hundreds of people have signed a petition against plans to scrap free swimming sessions for children and over-60s.

A council has secured flats in a tower block for its homeless families which were originally due to be allocated to Londoners.

Parents will be banned from driving along a road near a primary school and face being fined as it becomes the first of many School Streets.

Plans to allow up to 18 flats to be built in a former office block has been approved despite concerns related to overcrowding and parking.

A derelict former snooker hall and sports bar is set to be turned into car-free block of flats and a gym after plans were unanimously approved.

An application for more housing has been submitted on a plot of land where plans for retirement homes were once green-lit but failed to materialise.

An outgoing MP has told the Kent Politics Podcast how he feels Brexit has been a success and how current opinion polls are going to be proved wrong.

A co-working space aimed at start-ups and growing businesses has been given the green light to open inside a shopping centre.

Concerns have been voiced over an upcoming road closure after a council’s suggestions for shorter works along the route were denied by the government.

A multi-million-pound project to create a flagship business park that would attract the likes of Netflix has been “paused” for a major rethink.

Taxis in one part of the county may see their flag rate - the starting price of a cab - rise by a £1 in order to help drivers stay afloat.

Plans for a former golf course to become a community parkland with access for walkers and cyclists have been recommended for approval.

Proposals to convert what was once a cinema and more recently a snooker and pool hall have been recommended for approval despite objections.

A £25 million sports complex will have a new name when it reopens this summer.

The latest episode of the Kent Politics Podcast is available now and features more woe for council finances across the county.

Two annual events that attract thousands of visitors face being scrapped as a local authority seeks to save millions and balance its books.

New figures have revealed the local authority which has amassed the largest amount of debt outside of the county council.