"The executive has achieved staggering amount for the district but Westgate Towers scheme is my biggest regret," says retiring council leader

Ukip leader Nigel Farage visited Rochester tonight to rally support just days from the by-election.

A sweet shop has conducted a poll ahead of the Rochester by-election - with multi-coloured Bon Bons.

Westminster hopeful Guy Nicholson has called on disgruntled Labour MPs to stop a whispering campaign against the party's leader.

Forcing hospitals to tender services will damage NHS, says Labour MP

Inmates at a Kent prison are purposely getting sent to segregation for their own safety as assaults soar.

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has described Prime Minister David Cameron's plea for people to vote tactically in the upcoming by-election as "desperate".

During a visit to the KM Offices today Prime Minister David Cameron urged people to vote tactically in an effort to prevent a Ukip by-election win.

A £1 million makeover will keep bargain hunters happy as the council push ahead with plans to spruce up the town’s ancient market.

Tempers have flared after a remembrance service saw a Ukip member laying a wreath branded with his party's logo.

Rochester and Strood by-election candidates answer your questions at a hustings event held by the Medway Messenger tonight.

Medway health chiefs unhappy about Ukip leaflet they claim could be seen as endorsing Mark Reckless in Rochester and Strood by-election

In-depth plans for a £2 billion entertainment resort on the Swanscombe Peninsula have been revealed at a public exhibition.

The Tories have ratcheted up their campaign against Ukip's Mark Reckless - with a housing development caught in the middle.

The head of Kent County Council's communications team has been forced to abandon plans to set up an independent public relations firm.

Harbour ward councillors Phil Cartwright and John Wratten sensationally quit the Labour Party after they lost a selection vote to stand in May.

Tonight's Ukip hustings saw Nigel Farage claim a win in Rochester and Strood would give the party 'the momentum to hold the balance of power in 2015.'

A woman campaigning for legal highs to be banned after her son's death is left in limbo as the minister heading a review into the substances resigns.

Police boss Ann Barnes says she has achieved her key commitments - despite a series of controversies - as she reaches the halfway point of her term.

Work on a major new road development through Gravesend is set to start in the spring after being approved by the county council.