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A popular takeaway’s bid to attempt to stay open later was refused after complaints about noise from students and delivery drivers.
A councillor says she fears plans to continue livestreaming meetings and begin archiving them online could see colleagues mocked on TikTok.
A statue of Forces' Sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn will not be installed at the White Cliffs of Dover after her family opted against the plans.
An ageing leisure centre with slides and a wave machine will be torn down and a new one built in its place.
A derelict former nightclub and flour mill is to become a block of 53 flats after plans were approved by councillors.
Kent council reacts to cost of living increases by raising cost of dying and parking charges.
A row of shops will be flattened to make way for a 92-bed hotel after plans were approved by a council.
After a month in office the borough's new administration has claimed it's found the finances of the council are worse than initially anticipated.
Proposals to redevelop a derelict former petrol station into nearly 30 new retirement homes have been turned down.
Council officers are refusing to attend meetings in person because they are "cold", a Conservative has claimed.
A ‘Twenty is Plenty’ campaign has proved successful after councillors agreed to slash speed limits on 40 roads.
A dilapidated bathing house is to be sold after the the cash-strapped local council was told it would cost more than £4 million to renovate.
Work on a new berth at a Kent port has finally begun - after expected costs soared from £1.5m to £2.3m.
Controversial plans for a new secondary school have been approved despite concerns the road network surrounding the site is “lethal”.
A school’s bus services have been cancelled after bullying led to a child’s hair nearly being set on fire and staff received abuse from parents.
A 16th century pub’s extension plans have been rejected after councillors feared the building would overrun a village.
There were cries of "farce" from the public as a controversial scheme to replace a port berth was approved.
Concerns over possible harm to a town's medieval military defences by new homes are set to be discussed to decide whether to allow plans to proceed.
Plans to transform a run down high street inn into flats and a micropub have hit a wall.
Controversial plans to replace a berth at a Kent port - which could cost more than £2 million - will be considered next week.
