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Figures have revealed the scale of the housing crisis facing one Kent town as large numbers of families are placed outside the borough.
A government minister has paid a visit to the site of a collapsed road which is still closed 18 months on.
Prisoner releases, cuts to OAP energy allowances and problems with a major Kent route are among the topics on this week’s Kent Politics Podcast.
Tributes have been paid to a former councillor who represented her community for more than three decades.
Kent’s crime commissioner says the county’s police force already has in place ways of training officers in dealing with persistent issues.
A major union has warned local councils are on the brink of “financial disaster” with no option but to make drastic cuts.
A council is offering a free seven-day workout and a chance to win other prizes to anyone who enters its 2024 Residents’ Survey.
Protestors have gathered at County Hall to demonstrate against the changes to disability benefits.
The Home Office has unveiled plans to create a “more fit-for-purpose” reception centre for asylum seekers at a former airport.
A Kent MP is calling for discounts on charges for the county’s drivers at the new Silvertown Tunnel.
An MP has criticised changes to the way disability payments are calculated amid concerns over an increased in costs to the most vulnerable in society.
The introduction of Sunday parking charges is ‘threatening the future of farmers’ markets’.
A scheme that includes reopening a castle and creating a public square will now be complete by the start of 2026, a council expects.
The government is set to go ahead with cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners across the country.
Plans put forward to give councils powers to set bus routes, fares and schedules more easily have divided leaders locally.
Four candidates including MP Tom Tugendhat have made it through the latest round of voting to become the next leader of the Conservatives.
Around 300 people protested on a seafront walk to show their support for a children's centre which could be axed as part of funding cuts.
People are watching which way MPs vote on winter fuel payments, believes our columnist, with debates rumbling as autumn’s first cold snap arrives.
Work to widen the A228 at one of its busiest stretches could start next spring after years of campaigning by councillors.
A Tory politician has decided not to back her neighbouring MP in the Conservative Party’s leadership contest and has put her support elsewhere.
A public outcry has led a council to discover that it IS possible for ANPR cameras to “positively discriminate” in favour of Blue Badge holders.
Police have been called after protesters stormed into a business park, blocking roads and painting buildings red.
Parents of a boy with special needs say he has been denied essential equipment because the council refuses to believe them.
Kent County Council has paid out almost £20,000 to a pensioner charged for years of care she should have had for free.
A suspended councillor has denied encouraging violent disorder while addressing a London crowd.
A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after bosses failed to supply CCTV of an incident involving an alleged shoplifter being hit with a pole.
Lord Michael Howard has revealed he predicted Liz Truss would be an “absolute disaster” as Prime Minister before she landed the top job.
A secondary school is building a skatepark in its grounds in what will be a UK first - despite "major concerns" from neighbours.
Protesters are celebrating a reprieve after developers failed to win approval for a controversial 1,600-home estate last night.
An event where the public can question council leaders is to return.
On the 25th anniversary of his death, we look back at one of the most controversial men in politics - who lived in a Kent castle.
Building work on a flagship multi-million-pound new public square is yet to start amid snags during the permission-seeking process.
Fly-tippers are dumping mattresses, furniture and hardcore next to derelict garages, frustrated residents claim.
A new document which will guide the future of transport planning in the county has been criticised for ‘ignoring’ a community.
A county councillor’s calls for 10% of jobs to be culled at KCC has been described as “beyond insulting” by a union.
A Tory leadership hopeful is demanding the end of an outdated convention he says is stopping the UK people being protected from violent criminals.
A demonstration is being arranged to counter changes described as a “tax on the disabled”.
A seasoned Labour campaigner explains how he went from collecting bets at a dog track to livening up the council chamber.
Time is running out for residents to give their views on plans affecting housing, infrastructure, the economy and the environment in their area.
A mother is considering legal action against a council following a change in the way disability benefits are calculated.
Residents will go to the polls to decide on new rules for planning applications affecting their rural community later this year.
Plans for more than 100 new homes have been given the green light despite fears they will accelerate a village’s transformation into a town.
Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has told the Kent Politics Podcast why he thinks his party lost the general election.
A 450 home development has been approved despite nearly 800 objections because the council could not afford to refuse.
