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Katie May Nelson began working at the Medway Messenger in 2019 as a trainee reporter. In 2020, she joined the BBC's Local Democracy Reporting Service, covering Medway Council.
A town centre bar and restaurant has had its opening hours cut after neighbours complained about noisy music into the early hours.
Southeastern has said suggestions rail works were the reason a four-day festival in Kent was cancelled is “misleading” to people who bought tickets.
Proposals for hundreds of homes, a new primary school and 1,000 square metres of community and retail space have been submitted.
A music event featuring Katherine Jenkins has been cancelled and a dance festival, set to attract 25,000 people to Kent, has been moved.
A council leader has been forced to apologise after accusing councillors of boycotting a military event.
The leaders of the two main parties in the Medway Council elections went head-to-head in a debate just weeks before the election.
Plans for new council houses have been approved.
As he prepares to call time on his political career outgoing Medway Council Leader Alan Jarrett has given his verdict on his tenure.
A pizza takeaway has lost its bid to stay open until the early hours over police concerns it could lead to noise complaints.
Concerns over traffic have been raised after plans for flats on a disused quarry have been submitted.
Plans for a drive-thru Costa Coffee have been resubmitted after the council turned them down a year ago.
Voters are set to go to the polls in local elections and with all seats on one local council up for grabs we spoke to some of the candidates standing.
A council-run construction company has apologised after an advert appeared online encouraging people to buy second homes in a town centre.
A Labour frontbencher has responded after party leader Keir Starmer was accused by Kent's only MP of snubbing her during a recent visit to the county.
Controversial plans to build hundreds of homes at an idyllic beauty spot have resurfaced.
The Labour party leader said he wanted to build a better Kent as he visited the county ahead of upcoming local elections.
Voters will soon be heading to the polls and all seats on one local authority are up for grabs, so we spoke to some of the new candidates taking part.
A homeowner has set up a petition calling for safety improvements after a car smashed into his front garden sending bricks flying through his windows.
A long-running plan build homes on a former tennis club are due back before the council next week.
