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Ukip police candidate to recruit 'parish constables'

Ukip police candidate to recruit 'parish constables'

04 April 2016

300 volunteer parish constables will be recruited to beef up Kent Police's "eyes and ears" if Ukip's crime commissioner candidate is elected.

KCC may move out of Dover Gateway in bid to cut costs

KCC may move out of Dover Gateway in bid to cut costs

03 April 2016

Services at Dover Gateway could be moved to discovery centre in a bid for KCC to save cash.

Police think I’m a crook because of my designer clothes

Police think I’m a crook because of my designer clothes

01 April 2016

A man hit by a police van on his way home says he has been stopped several times because his smart clothes make him look “like a drug dealer."

M20 to become UK's largest double decker motorway

M20 to become UK's largest double decker motorway

01 April 2016

Did you spot our April fool?

Kent could reap rewards of super councils

Kent could reap rewards of super councils

01 April 2016

The Conservative leader of Medway Council says the existing arrangements could survive intact despite talks of creating new super councils.

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

Is this the South east's most violent jail?

31 March 2016

A Kent jail recorded more disciplinary incidents than any other in the south east last year, including outbreaks of violence.

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

Residents fear fly-tippers have dumped asbestos in alley

31 March 2016

Flytippers are making life a misery for residents of a street where they fear criminals may have dumped dangerous asbestos.

Are thousands of vulnerable children needlessly criminalised?

Are thousands of vulnerable children needlessly criminalised?

30 March 2016

Thousands of vulnerable children could be needlessly criminalised each year for offences as minor as breaking a cup, a charity claims.

Vaccines 'not stored properly' at inadequate GP surgery

Vaccines 'not stored properly' at inadequate GP surgery

30 March 2016

A GP surgery has bee rated inadequate after inspectors found blank prescriptions were not kept securely and vaccines improperly stored.

Council motion on EU branded 'ridiculous'

Council motion on EU branded 'ridiculous'

30 March 2016

A motion that was set to reveal Deal Town Council’s stance on this summer’s European Union referendum was met with objection at last night's meeting.

Kent schools chief blasts his party's plans to make all schools academies

Kent schools chief blasts his party's plans to make all schools academies

30 March 2016

The politician in charge of Kent schools at odds with his own party on academy plan

Breaking up Kent councils would be a disaster - county leader

Breaking up Kent councils would be a disaster - county leader

29 March 2016

Devolution for Kent must not involve new unitaries, says KCC leader

Ukip councillor apologises for 'anyone but a Muslim' remark

Ukip councillor apologises for 'anyone but a Muslim' remark

29 March 2016

A Ukip councillor in Thanet has apologised after saying voters in London should elect "anyone but a Muslim" in Mayoral race

MP welcomes significant improvement at Dover school

MP welcomes significant improvement at Dover school

27 March 2016

MP Charlie Elphicke welcomes "significant improvement" at Astor College in Dover.

Kent's coastal towns could get a cash boost to help jobs and investment

Kent's coastal towns could get a cash boost to help jobs and investment

24 March 2016

The government says it is to allocate more money to help the revival of coastal towns

Op Stack lorry park 'would be a soft target for terrorists'

Op Stack lorry park 'would be a soft target for terrorists'

23 March 2016

Opponents of plans for a lorry park off the M20 say it could be a target for terrorists.

Graveyard safety checks 'worse than vandalism'

Graveyard safety checks 'worse than vandalism'

21 March 2016

Headstones have been cracked or damaged by council workers, sparking fury among the volunteers who tend to a graveyard.

'We have to be ready for devolution'

'We have to be ready for devolution'

17 March 2016

Discussions are under way over forming a 'super council' in five east Kent districts as Shepway leader warns the area must be prepared.

Long-lost families could claim ownerless estates

Long-lost families could claim ownerless estates

17 March 2016

Are you entitled to a windfall from a long dead relative? There are dozens of unclaimed estates in Kent.

Devolution talks in Kent are underway. And academy plans underwhelm the county council

Devolution talks in Kent are underway. And academy plans underwhelm the county council

17 March 2016

It's been a little slow to start but councils are contemplating whether it's time for home rule in Kent

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