Our reporters talk with a local government expert about the issues facing councils and if Labour’s plans will make things better or worse.

Kent County Council is on the right course as it improves its services for children with special educational needs - but admits there’s more to do.

Five Kent restaurants have secured spots in this year’s Good Food Guide, including places specialising in Japanese comfort food and tapas.

Doctors’ surgeries across the county are asking people to “be patient” as they face a backlog following an IT outage.

Carpetright bosses are set to shut more than 200 stores – including 10 in Kent - after the firm appointed administrators.

Kent’s crime commissioner wants to hear from households in “problem” areas to assess the extent of anti-social behaviour and violence.

Exclusive: Figures reveal where sales of luxury homes in Kent have tripled amid an influx of cash-rich Londoners - sparking fears of gentrification.

Grants have been awarded to groups and charities throughout Kent aimed at preventing suicides.

The leader of the county’s largest local authority has accused the government of falling silent over its plans to build more than one million homes.

Parents who should be excited to start the school holidays face an anxious wait to find out where their children will be going to school in September.

Make sure your teenagers are part of the fun this summer with great days out, from music festivals to inflatable assault courses.

Dazzling photos show residents across the county being treated to spectacular thunderstorms and lit-up purple skies.

The head of Princess Anne’s former Kent school is among leaders condemning Labour’s bid to end tax breaks for private education.

Kent’s only new Conservative MP has lifted the lid on what lessons should be learned from her party’s disastrous general election showing.

Enjoy a stroll through beautiful fields, pick your own flowers to take home and admire the views with prosecco and pizza this summer.

GeoAdventures are a series of outdoor activities taking place in Kent this summer, including bat walks and river dipping.

Forty-five parks in the county have been named as some of the best-kept outdoor spaces in the UK.

A yellow weather warning for rain has been lifted following heavy downpours across the county.

A day at the seaside isn’t complete without an ice cream. Here are some of Kent’s top-rated spots to get a soft serve this summer.

Footage of people dicing with death on train tracks has been released showing just how close some have come to fatal consequences.