Church leaders in Kent are among the first to offer couples a new way of paying for weddings - and avoid crippling debts.

Tory Bob Frost takes to Twitter in rant about "oil soaked sand peasants" after previous comments have come under fire.

As Ukip loses its majority at Thanet council, the party's leader has intervened to back Chris Wells and criticises a "dirty campaign" against him.

MPs are told that alternatives to Operation Stack will be unveiled within weeks - but may not be implemented for at least a year

Ukip has lost its overall control of Thanet council after another councillor quit the party over the ongoing Manston airport saga.

Kent County Council has unveiled budget proposals to increase council tax and cut hundreds of jobs in a bid to save in the region of £80 million.

In another twist to the Manston airport saga, council boss says she is taking legal advice over MP's comments

The defection of a fifth Ukip councillor has left a Kent council in turmoil.

Guidelines by The Electoral Commission show property mogul Fergus Wilson is ineligible to hold the post of police and crime commissioner.

Underlying tension over whether Thanet council will force a buyout of Manston airport has broken into a public row.

A continuing surge in young asylum seekers is a "ticking time bomb" warns Kent County Council, after a further 77 arrived in Kent last week.

A council leader has sent a warning over business rates while an MP has told Boris Johnson to back off with his airport plans.

The leader's speeches have been delivered and the conference season is over. But what have we learned about the parties?

A war of words has erupted over Manston airport as council leader faces fresh call to quit

Three Kent MPs are on a fact-finding visit to Calais as the town's Mayor outlines tougher penalties for those trying to cross to the UK.

As lorries park up outside people's houses in east Kent, an MP has promised a solution to Operation Stack 'within weeks'.

London has enough space for thousands of new homes, according to the Conservatives' London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith.

Two Iranian immigrants have been arrested in Kent after walking through the Channel Tunnel.

A senior council officer is being investigated after his "little rant" caused councillors to storm out of a meeting.

Chancellor George Osborne has spread some cheer to councils after announcing they will be allowed to keep all the money they raise in rates.