The government could phase in checks on imported goods entering the UK amid fears they could lead to significant disruption.

Residents could be in for a long wait in getting their bin collections up-to-date, according to the guest of this week’s Kent Politics Podcast.

New research reveals dozens of senior Kent council staff earn more than £100,000 a year - but one expert argues such high pay is fully deserved.

A moving-in date for an upmarket retailer has been confirmed as multiple tenants including a council prepare to take over a busy shopping district.

A council is among the best in the country for cracking down on the sale of illicit tobacco, it has been revealed.

A decision to introduce parking fees across parts of a borough have been “called in” by councillors who hope to see the plan dropped.

Plans for a 10-lane cricket net facility at a grammar school could be considered by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up.

A town mayor found to have made false harassment allegations against a member of the public in an attempt to “intimidate” him has defended himself.

A planning application for a long-awaited link road is expected to be lodged later this year with the scheme completed before the end of 2028.

The Lib Dems seem to be having a problem gaining traction in Kent - and political editor Paul Francis thinks it could be all down to Labour...

Desperate residents say they need their streets fixing fast as a council argues it needs £50 million to get the job done.

More than 160 candidates from eight parties will be looking for your vote in May’s local elections.

Concerns are being raised that people smugglers might take advantage of a shortfall in police numbers caused by this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Council leader tells Kent Politics Podcast that house building needs to speed up.

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast special guest takes aim at the Government over its funding of councils across the county.

There’s been a mixed response to a planned crackdown on attacks on shop workers from the three candidates vying to be the county’s crime commissioner.

Recent boundary changes have left voters confused after they’ve found themselves in two places at once.

A countryside charity says it has been left “deeply disheartened” over a council’s house-building plan due to “critical failings”.

A campaign to set up a new town council has been defeated after it was slated by critics and was supported by just 700 people.

MPs have ordered a minister to address concerns raised by port chiefs over the decision to move bio-security checks on imported goods 22 miles inland.