A shop has applied for an alcohol licence but police say it should be refused because of alcohol-related problems.

This week, local democracy reporter Daniel Esson looks at how political parties are habitually split by internal conflicts.

Former KCC leader Roger Gough has opened up about the Tories’ devastating loss to Reform - saying the former government did them few favours.

Reform has been branded “delicate easily offended snowflakes” over the decision not to fly a Pride flag this summer.

The new Reform leader of Kent County Council has pledged to cut member allowances and find savings at the cash-strapped authority.

An opposition leader has predicted the end for a Tory-run council after nine of its councillors quit the party.

The first full meeting of Kent County Council (KCC) since Reform UK swept into office with a landslide victory takes place on Thursday morning.

Maidstone council leader Stuart Jeffery has been in post 12 months - he reflects on how it’s gone.

Local authorities in Kent have received feedback on their proposals for how local government should look after reorganisation.

Fishermen in Kent say their industry is the “sacrificial lamb” in Sir Keir Starmer’s post-Brexit “reset” with the EU.

A ninth Conservative has left the ruling group of a Kent council amid calls for the leader to step down.

A newly elected county councillor has publicly backed opponents of one of the biggest proposed house-building schemes in Kent.

As more supporters come forward to back KentOnline’s battle for Blue Badge fairness, the campaign has been raised in parliament.

Every Labour MP in Kent will lose their seats to Reform UK if local election trends are replicated in a national poll, new analysis suggests.

The Conservatives have lost control of a once true-blue council after a revolt last night when seven members resigned the whip.

The future of a much-loved school farm is feared to be in doubt following a temporary closure.

After backlash to the PM’s immigration speech, columnist Robert Boddy says comparisons with Enoch Powell are unreasonable - and could benefit Reform.

On the Kent Politics Podcast this week, new KCC leader Linden Kemkaran addresses concerns about council staff being stopped from working from home.

A campaign to make the Blue Badge system fairer for those with time-limited conditions has been given an audience in parliament.

The Conservative group has chosen their new leader at Kent County Council - less than a fortnight after being trounced by Reform UK at the elections.