A town mayor found to have made false harassment allegations against a member of the public in an attempt to “intimidate” him has defended himself.

A planning application for a long-awaited link road is expected to be lodged later this year with the scheme completed before the end of 2028.

The Lib Dems seem to be having a problem gaining traction in Kent - and political editor Paul Francis thinks it could be all down to Labour...

Desperate residents say they need their streets fixing fast as a council argues it needs £50 million to get the job done.

More than 160 candidates from eight parties will be looking for your vote in May’s local elections.

Concerns are being raised that people smugglers might take advantage of a shortfall in police numbers caused by this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Council leader tells Kent Politics Podcast that house building needs to speed up.

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast special guest takes aim at the Government over its funding of councils across the county.

There’s been a mixed response to a planned crackdown on attacks on shop workers from the three candidates vying to be the county’s crime commissioner.

Recent boundary changes have left voters confused after they’ve found themselves in two places at once.

A countryside charity says it has been left “deeply disheartened” over a council’s house-building plan due to “critical failings”.

A campaign to set up a new town council has been defeated after it was slated by critics and was supported by just 700 people.

MPs have ordered a minister to address concerns raised by port chiefs over the decision to move bio-security checks on imported goods 22 miles inland.

“Unsightly” and controversial ventilation units ruining one of the most iconic views in Britain are set to be moved.

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey visited Kent ahead of local elections.

More staff and extra collection days are being implemented and a council has apologised after a huge number of missed bin collections.

The future use of flats previously occupied by young people in the care system and mooted as an option for asylum-seeking children has been confirmed.

It’s a three horse race for this year’s police and crime commissioner election in May.

From New Jersey to Parliament? We spoke to the Lib Dem candidate hoping to win in a newly formed constituency at the next general election.

Fishing tackle, syringes, traffic cones, soiled underwear and drink bottles and cans were just some of the things found in a litter-strewn millpond.