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A Kent council has reduced its predicted overspend to £8.4 million but has limited time to balance its books.
Polling stations are now open to elect three councillors.
A giant town centre building that was once home to the outdoor sports retailer and has been vacant since 2020 is to be demolished.
A high street building that was once home to a bank which closed last year could become an off-licence and five flats.
As a council launches another bid at city status, we find out if it’s something the public really want to happen.
A motion calling for a council to put pressure on the government and a major Kent business over the Gaza conflict has been overwhelmingly rejected.
A council meeting was brought to an abrupt pause after officers had to step in to warn councillors against approving a potentially unlawful motion.
A council has submitted a formal request to the government to be afforded city status - but some say the public should decide if they really want it.
Views are being sought on proposals for 500 homes, a new supermarket and a retirement living complex on a large former gas works and waterfront site.
An application to sell alcohol in an area plagued by alcohol-related crime has been rejected.
Plans have been submitted for hundreds of new homes, a primary school and a community centre near an oft-gridlocked road junction.
Police have objected to a town centre shop selling alcohol because of crime and anti-social behaviour, including flowerbeds being used as toilets.
Plans have been approved for a former family-run timber yard which closed after almost 100 years of trading.
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.
The candidate list for by-elections taking place next month has been published.
A shortage of places has led a council to consider proposals to create and operate its own care home.
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.
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.
A Kent council is to benefit from a government funding boost increasing its spending power by nearly 7%.