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Plans have been approved for a former family-run timber yard which closed after almost 100 years of trading.
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New automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are set to go live to enforce traffic restrictions such as no right-hand turns and no entry.
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The candidate list for by-elections taking place next month has been published.
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A shortage of places has led a council to consider proposals to create and operate its own care home.
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A council’s coffers are looking lighter than they should be owing to a large amount of fines that haven’t been paid over a two-and-a-half year period.
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A local authority says it has a plan to tackle problems with its adult social care services highlighted in a health watchdog report.
Plans have been submitted for a “state of the art adult gaming and bingo venue” in place of a former computer shop.
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A Kent council is to benefit from a government funding boost increasing its spending power by nearly 7%.
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A controversial plan to create a Young Mayor has been approved with one councillor saying it might get recognised internationally.
One of the county’s most prominent politicians says proposals to shake-up local government are potentially good news but need careful management.
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Newly-elected MPs have resigned from their council positions to focus on their work in Westminster following the Labour party’s summer triumph.
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A large building which has sat empty since 2020 could be demolished to make way for hundreds of flats.
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A boy with special needs now has a new walker after his local community raised the money to buy it after the council said it couldn’t fund one.
Planners have recommended proposals to “modernize” a high street with 24 flats, commercial units and offices be refused.
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The creation of a young mayor post for 11-year-olds with an annual price tag of £35k and £2k for ceremonial robes is being considered by a council.
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A proposed 195-home waterfront development has been recommended for approval - but planners say they can’t ask for infrastructure contributions.
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A council has agreed to impose new conditions on a troubled pub, but police say the landlord is being co-operative over premises supervisor change.
Councillors have accused one another of playing politics over the health impacts of the government’s cut to the winter fuel allowance.
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A pub company has backed calls to remove the operator of one of its venues amid concerns over unreported violent incidents and “serious crime”.
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A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.
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