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A call has come for Thanet council to close the Port of Ramsgate after it ran up losses of £2.7m in three years
Every frontline police officer in Kent will be equipped with a body-worn camera as part of a £1.8m initiative to improve offender and force behaviour.
People are being asked to give their views on £40m plans to dim or switch off the county's streetlights at night.
The crime commissioner is reportedly challenging the findings of a police watchdog's report about the circumstances of a crash she was involved in.
After defeat at the general election, the former Ukip MP Mark Reckless could resurrect his political career in Wales
The first Ukip-run council in the country is in the political spotlight as it loses four councillors just four months after election victory
Kent is calling on the government to lift the pressure on its strained resources - as it struggles to look after more than 1,000 young asylum seekers.
Ukip has lost four councillors from the first council in the country it controls but leader says he is relieved.
The government must be kept under pressure to find alternatives to Operation Stack, councillors said today.
A senior politician at Kent County Council says the delay in talks between a council a potential US buyer of the ex-Manston airport is costing jobs.
Kent's political map is virtually all true blue. But Jeremy Corbyn's biggest challenge is not the Conservative dominance but how to deal with Ukip
After his shock victory, one Kent election candidate says Jeremy Corbyn's views on immigration and housing will prove popular in Kent
Newly-elected Jeremy Corbyn needs to understand the Kent voters to have a chance of securing Middle England, according to ex-Kent MP Paul Clark.
Detailed plans to tackle Operation Stack have been revealed in a masterplan ... but it has a hefty price tag.
They may be on opposite sides of the political spectrum but the Ukip leader and the Labour leadership favourite share voter appeal
As the refugee crisis grows, the Mayor of Calais has told MPs that would-be migrants are prepared to risk dying to reach the UK.
After differences emerged between councillors and a possible American partner over Manston, there are to be fresh confidential talks on buying it.
Nigel Farage launched Ukip's campaign for Britain to quit the EU, telling the audience at Margate's Winter Gardens: We want our country back.
As the asylum crisis engulfs Europe, Kent is once again dealing with the consequences of a national and international issue
The county council is re-opening a residential centre for young asylum seekers as figures show 100 more entered Kent in the past month alone.
