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Reform UK has dropped a candidate on polling day after he meted out a tirade of abuse towards a rival over Facebook.
Kent and Medway have missed out being part of the government fast-tracked devolution programme.
A former Conservative MP has become the first to declare he will attempt to fight for his old constituency in 2029.
We talk to a man who’s braved war zones, had two Russian wives, and had his political career derailed by an infamous affair with a glamour model...
A government announcement on the biggest shake up of how local councils are run in Kent for half a century has been delayed.
Councillors have voted to scrap a restructure slated as a ‘complete waste of time and money’ despite it already costing £70,000.
The Kent Politics Podcast welcomes former KCC leader Sir Paul Carter this week who says he’s considering a bid to become Mayor of Kent.
A charity boss has told of her “devastation” at losing almost £600,000 of public funding to look after parents of disabled children.
Campaigners opposed to the loss of children’s services at two family centres have won their latest battle to retain them after a backbench revolt.
Angela Rayner has been asked to visit a borough to ‘listen to people’s views’ before she decides on whether an 8,400-home estate should be built.
Some councils are doing better than others when it comes to bringing Kent’s 8,000-plus empty properties back into use.
Exclusive: Ministers want to end Operation Brock misery for motorists on the M20 and are working on an ambitious new alternative.
A youth charity has had two bids to buy its home of 12 years turned down, as the cash-strapped county council looks to sell the premises
A motion calling for a council to put pressure on the government and a major Kent business over the Gaza conflict has been overwhelmingly rejected.
A council meeting was brought to an abrupt pause after officers had to step in to warn councillors against approving a potentially unlawful motion.
A rare butterfly could scupper plans for a £250m major road overhaul.
A senior official in charge of a contentious 5,000 home development says the cost of building a railway station will have to be met by the landowners.
Several buildings in poor condition at an asylum seeker processing centre are set to be demolished as part of upgrades at the site.
A council has submitted a formal request to the government to be afforded city status - but some say the public should decide if they really want it.
A council has placed a former special educational needs school earmarked for 14 new homes on the market.
In this week’s Kent Politics Podcast our reporters talk with a key campaigner about a controversial housing plan set to cost the taxpayer millions.
Work on a new primary school which will have space for 420 pupils is expected to start in the summer after being granted planning permission.
The Royal Navy has responded to repeated incursions by a Russian spy ship in the English Channel.
The county council has paid out £340k less to parents in the last year after the number winning appeals over free school transport halved.
A family of a child with special needs who missed out on education for two years has been awarded more than £18,000 by Kent County Council.
A huge housing scheme in the heart of the Kent countryside has cost taxpayers millions of pounds -much of it in lawyer’s fees - and is set to rise.
Repair bills for drivers who hit potholes, which now includes a senior county councillor, are on the up - but why are Kent’s roads in such a state?
A review into what went wrong when a new firm took on a £152m bin contract only for the service to descend into chaos has been discussed.
A medical centre which will offer 60,000 appointments a year has been given the go-ahead.
Campaigners opposed to the loss of children’s services at two Kent family centres have vowed to fight on despite a decision not to recommission them.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast guest is Medway Council chief executive Richard Hicks who talks devolution and local government reorganisation.
A ruling Labour Party has suddenly shrunk to a minority on a Kent council after members defected within a week.
A new report has found the county sends less than one per cent of its rubbish to landfill sites but recycling rates are one the wane.
The running of local councils is to change under sweeping government reforms - here is an easy guide in six questions to get your head round them.
An MP has blasted a council’s objection to plans for a ‘vital’ integrated health hub in a move which she says ‘beggars belief’.
A closed sports centre described as the “heart of the community” faces an uncertain future after a funding bid was rejected in a scathing takedown.
The leaders of Kent’s councils have written to the government to express an interest in joining the Devolution Priority Programme (DPP).
Speaking to this week’s Kent Politics Podcast, one of the county’s newest MPs says he expects war with Russia may be inevitable.
The biggest proposed change in the way local government is run in Kent for 50 years has taken another bold step.
Protesters gathered outside a meeting of the county council this morning to express opposition to planned sweeping reforms to local government.
The Prime Minister has backed calls to reinstate international trains in Kent saying he is “keen” to see the services return.
The cost of improvements to a busy stretch of highway has rocketed by a “ridiculous” £50m in just a few years.
Claims a controversial lorry park for hundreds of HGVs should be built at a motorway junction near a major Kent tourist attraction has sparked a spat.
Sweeping reforms to the way local councils are run in the county will take a decisive next step later this week.