A budget hotel chain has rubbished reports that two of its Kent premises are being used to house asylum seekers.

More than 2,400 people have signed a petition calling for a lifting of parking restriction that threaten their monthly farmers market.

Under-threat family and children’s services at two centres in Kent will have to wait until next week to find out if they face the axe.

After eight years and £33 million spent bosses are to make drastic changes to a scheme which was supposed to welcome tech and media heavyweights.

The three-month closure of one of the busiest crossroads in Kent is set to cause chaos in villages and rural communities, it has been warned.

A convenience store has had its alcohol licence suspension extended for another month.

School travel passes are set to rise across the board with warnings low income families are to be hit hardest.

Staff cuts and delays to service improvements were put forward as ways to balance the books at a council’s budget-setting meeting.

The government can fixate on targets all it likes, but the only metric that matters is if people feel their lives are improving, writes our columnist.

A Kent MP has spoken openly for the first since she was engulfed in a social media storm which even captured the attention of Elon Musk.

A convenience store has been stripped of its alcohol licence after selling vodka to girls as young as 13, with serious consequences.

A borough council has set its precept for the next financial year, and agreed to hike parking costs at the same time.

Compensation claims for cars damaged by potholes received by the county’s largest authority have rocketed by 119% since 2021, it’s been revealed.

A road improvement scheme near a school and where 1,000 new homes are being built has been deferred to make it fit for purpose.

A year after they were suspended over a reported altercation at a Christmas party, two councillors are yet to learn their fates.

Councillors have agreed a budget which will see council tax bills rise and it comes with a warning there will be “difficult choices” ahead.

A plan to introduce fees to three free car parks, which was scuppered almost a year ago, has been beaten back for a second time.

Work to widen one of the county’s busiest roads will finally get underway next month at a cost of £1.3million.

Parking costs are to rise and a huge fighting fund to oppose a controversial housing plan has been rubber-stamped after a council set its budget.

The first schools in Kent and Medway to offer free breakfast clubs for pupils as part of a government scheme have been revealed.