A climbing frame in a children’s play park has been removed after an inspection highlighted safety concerns and ‘extensive repairs’ needed.

Controversial plans for 50 asylum seeking-teenagers to move into a former care home from next month that led to protests have been scrapped.

The man hoping to become Dover’s next MP says the government has lost touch with what ordinary people actually want.

A Green Party candidate is hoping it will be fifth time lucky when he stands at the next General Election.

The Conservatives will lose 10 Kent MPs and the Liberal Democrats will win their first-ever seat in the county, according to a major new poll.

Two councillors are facing claims they should have declared stakes in firms they own after what one has branded a “politically motivated” complaint.

Campaigners fighting for the transformation of a dilapidated town bridge have been offered a faint ray of hope, as an ownership debate continues.

There are “inconsistencies" in the way children with special education needs in one part of Kent are treated, an inspection has uncovered.

A protest has been held against plans to turn a seaside care home into a centre for asylum seekers.

This year nearly 5,000 asylum seekers have crossed the Channel to the UK according to the latest figures, with 349 arriving people just yesterday.

The Conservatives could be reduced to just six MPs in Kent at the General Election, a major new poll has found.

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Dover’s council leader who says the county will have a problem with small boats for a long time to come.

An MP has been awarded a damehood for her services to parliament and the public.

A county council plans to house asylum-seeking children in a new care home has faced backlash from senior politicians.

Some parish council precepts have increased by more than £150% due to “increased IT costs” and “recreation equipment funding”.

Villagers have staged a protest outside a council chamber over proposals being brought forward to build thousands of new homes on the green belt.

A county councillor has had the whip removed after being convicted of drink driving, despite leaders of the council initially backing him.

The combination of borough and parish council elections together will see voters in one town electing 374 councillors.

Leaflets opposing the conversion of an old care home into a reception centre for asylum-seeking children have been branded “completely unacceptable”.

The government has been urged to consider everything possible to reduce the impact of the EU entry and exit system when it begins this October.