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Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has told the Kent Politics Podcast why he thinks his party lost the general election.
The new Labour government has axed cash destined to deal with antisocial behaviour in Kent.
Eleven years ago Ukip secured 17 seats on KCC and now, after a successful general election, Nigel Farage’s followers are hoping for similar gains.
A council decision to shelve road works on A249 will merely push traffic congestion elsewhere, say critics.
The outcome of a public inquiry into a controversial application to protect a pocket of land from developers could be known in the coming days.
A care home for people with learning disabilities has been ordered following a damning inspection report from the health and social care watchdog.
A pregnant mother has launched a campaign to reopen a maternity unit shut by Kent County Council following a round of budget cuts.
Kent’s residents fork out more in prescription medicine costs than most areas in the country, according to a new survey.
The first of 28 new electric buses have arrived in Kent in a move the county council hopes will drastically cut carbon emissions.
Children’s Minister Janet Daby has released the county’s largest council from an improvement notice for special educational needs services.
Council chiefs have been invited to take part in a three-mile pram push to highlight the impact of losing a “lifeline” family hub.
Craig Mackinlay, the ex-MP who lost his hands and feet after contracting sepsis, has spoken of his near-death experience and the future of the Tories.
Pharmacists are taking action against shameless shoplifters who are stealing cosmetics and baby milk to order.
Council cutbacks would leave users of two Kent children’s centres in deprived areas devastated and vulnerable, say staff and parents.
Neighbours were surprised to learn a care home will be turned into a reception centre for asylum-seeking youngsters, having received no forewarning.
The Conservatives face a major Liberal Democrats challenge in Tunbridge Wells at next May’s county council elections.
Two children’s centres face an uncertain future as Kent County Council proposes to withdraw funding.
A shake-up of special educational needs school placements in Kent has sparked a furious backlash from head teachers.
A Kent town has been scarred by bad behavior for years but now action might be about to be taken to tackle it.
Campaigners trying to halt a 5,000-strong housing scheme have been forced to drop their legal challenge because of costs.
