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A council has spent £13m on temporary workers in just six months, as it struggles to attract and retain full-time staff.
A council’s headquarters has been closed after RAAC was found in its roof.
A youth council member with eyes on a potential future political career has spoken about how young people really can play an important role.
Plans for a four-day music festival have been re-launched after they fell apart earlier this year.
Residents are being urged to have their say on the future of developments taking place in their town as part of its proposed Local Plan.
A pot of cash to help families struggling to pay bills has barely been touched – and could go back to the government if people don’t apply.
A new policy covering outdoor events and how they are planned and paid for has been approved by a local authority, despite reservations.
A council has marked the NHS's 75th anniversary by giving staff a top honour – the first time a non-military organisation has received the award.
Parts of Medway have been included in a bid to join worldwide landmarks such as the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon.
Jeremy Hunt will receive a letter asking for financial support in next month's Autumn Statement as a council aims to plug its £17 million budget gap.
A move to give police more powers to tackle boy racers has won the approval of the whole council.
All taxis will be required to offer card payments after concerns about young women being stranded.
A bid to stop a controversial traffic scheme being introduced has ended in failure.
A mental health trust boss returned before a council committee to give an updated strategy on how his service would improve after major criticism.
A community fundraiser for Christmas lights has increased its goal for the second time after residents donated in droves.
Upset residents only found out by accident that new neighbouring homes had been approved.
A councillor has told how he fled wartorn west Africa for a better life and rose to become a mayor.
Labour candidate Lauren Edwards is aiming to become an MP despite previously being baffled why anybody would want to.
A former riverside rubbish tip is to be transformed into a new park in a £1.3 million green project.
Kent Police is one step closer to gaining new powers for combating boy racers.
