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Services for the deaf and blind could be at risk as a council considers whether to renew their contracts.
A wheelchair user who waited four hours to speak at a council meeting was denied her say by councillors.
A call has been made for a place of worship to change its name amid links to a king who started several wars.
Councillors have backed plans for a purpose-built primary school.
A Victorian wedding venue is under threat as a council seeks to move staff into the building to save money.
A council could take over running mental health services for young people after becoming worried the current NHS service is not up to scratch.
Schools are taking on too much of the burden of reducing spiralling rates of childhood obesity, it has been claimed.
County councillors have endorsed plans to charge for non-household waste at tips despite 85% of residents disagreeing with the idea.
People using public transport could find themselves stranded if council meetings overrun past the time of the last bus - or face big parking charges.
Councillors claim the colour and size of wind turbines off the coast are damaging tourism - with some suggesting painting them green to disguise them.
Councillors have approved plans to expand three primary schools.
Councillors says schools need to do more to help young people take their first career steps.
Nearly 60,000 smokers in Kent need to quick the habit within three years if the government is to meet its targets.
A parish council has spent £5,000 so residents can have a say about a controversial community centre.
Plans have been put forward to overhaul the system for children and family services in a bid to get the top ranking from Ofsted.
Kent County Council to consider government plans to prioritise school places for children adopted from outside of England.
A borough council could make almost £200,000 more for parking charges this year.
A six-year effort to build an Olympic size firing area could be halted again following a complaint.
A councillor has criticised the government for making commuters pay for improvements rather than funding the railway better.
Next year the political environment in Kent will see a lot of changes as all councils across the county hold elections.
