A controversial plan to create a Young Mayor has been approved with one councillor saying it might get recognised internationally.

Kent’s councils have been told change is afoot as the Labour administration presses ahead with a speedy shake-up of local government.

One of the county’s most prominent politicians says proposals to shake-up local government are potentially good news but need careful management.

Newly-elected MPs have resigned from their council positions to focus on their work in Westminster following the Labour party’s summer triumph.

A large building which has sat empty since 2020 could be demolished to make way for hundreds of flats.

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast features special guest veteran GP Dr Julian Spinks talks about the state of the NHS and how it could improve.

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.

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.

A proposed 195-home waterfront development has been recommended for approval - but planners say they can’t ask for infrastructure contributions.

Councillors have accused one another of playing politics over the health impacts of the government’s cut to the winter fuel allowance.

A pub company has backed calls to remove the operator of one of its venues amid concerns over unreported violent incidents and “serious crime”.

A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.

An application has been submitted to turn a former bank into a café, cosmetic shop and a community meeting place.

People are being asked for their views on a proposed development of 800 homes which would include road improvements at a traffic hotspot.

A Kent council’s social housing stock has been rated by the government in the first inspection of its kind.

The way councils operate in Kent could be set for a shake-up as the government presses for a mayoral-style arrangement for running the regions.

A theatre which has been closed since April 2023 will finally see refurbishment work get under way after a £10.8 million contract was awarded.

A council’s plan to move ahead with more School Streets will be delayed as Tory opposition calls-in the decision.

Councillors have called an objection by Sport England to plans for 139 homes “ridiculous” - and now Angela Rayner will need to sign off proposals.