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Voters will have the chance to hear from candidates from major parties ahead of the Kent County Council elections next month.
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Plans to build a new leisure centre, improve public spaces and provide vital new homes as part of a high street refurbishment are set to move forward.
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Divisive plans to bulldoze a traditional bungalow and build a plush modern home in its place have sparked fears neighbours will be “overshadowed”.
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Plans for 739 homes on the edge of a village are set to be approved in one night.
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Sports facilities in a Kent park are undergoing a major facelift councillors hope will discourage anti-social behaviour.
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Almost 1,500 homes have been approved on the edge of a town despite fears it will not be properly served by public transport.
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A hotel’s expansion plans are set to be dashed after the bid attracted almost 80 objections – with some calling it an “eyesore” and “monstrosity”.
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An abandoned GP surgery is set to be turned into a five-bed council home in a much-delayed £400,000 project.
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Plans have been officially submitted to extend and transform a disused hotel into a 46-bedroom house of multiple occupation.
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A new town-centre bar has won permission to open until the early hours – despite fears late-night drinkers will cause a nuisance as they leave.
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An “unwelcoming” high street grot spot is set for a £200,000 refurbishment.
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Our columnist sticks up for the long-derided ‘down from London’ crowd, saying the gentrification they bring helps more than it hurts.
Plans to knock down and replace desolate town centre offices have been sent back to the drawing board by a local council.
An ailing recreation ground is set to be given a revamp to improve a sports court for teenagers and bring back football facilities.
A maintenance contractor responsible for repairing social homes in one part of Kent has entered into administration.
Plans for a sprawling battery storage plant housing 100 shipping containers near a small Kent hamlet have officially been launched.
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The “blacklisting” of a whole beach for months on end due to its no-swim warning has been blasted by an MP.
The fate of plans for 1,000 homes on the edge of a town has been taken out of a council’s hands because it took six years to make a decision.
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A frustrated mum says she is being driven “mad” by fleas and mice in her council home just weeks after moving in.
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Double-decker buses are to be axed at Park and Ride sites as passenger numbers struggle to recover to pre-Covid levels.
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