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People are being asked for their views on a proposed development of 800 homes which would include road improvements at a traffic hotspot.
A Kent council’s social housing stock has been rated by the government in the first inspection of its kind.
The way councils operate in Kent could be set for a shake-up as the government presses for a mayoral-style arrangement for running the regions.
A theatre which has been closed since April 2023 will finally see refurbishment work get under way after a £10.8 million contract was awarded.
A council’s plan to move ahead with more School Streets will be delayed as Tory opposition calls-in the decision.
Councillors have called an objection by Sport England to plans for 139 homes “ridiculous” - and now Angela Rayner will need to sign off proposals.
A 296-flat planning application which will transform a brownfield site in the middle of a town centre has been approved.
A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.
A Victorian-era fort will be among 15 projects to receive funding to promote heritage and environmental projects in one part of Kent.
A council’s cabinet has approved a set of new Schools Streets to progress to the next stage.
The three main candidates in what was one of the most important by-elections in UK political history have shared their insights a decade on.
Smokers have been ordered to stump up thousands in fines after being caught dropping cigarette butts at service stations and car parks.
The School Streets initiative, which sees timed road closures during peak school hours, has been recommended for expansion across part of Kent.
Council officers say drastic cuts to all non-essential services may be required to avoid bankruptcy.
Nearly 3,000 fines have been issued since a grace period ended on a controversial scheme banning motorists from entering roads near schools.
A new co-working space carved out of the multi-million pound transformation of a shopping centre is set to welcome its first entrepreneurs.
A pub is facing a review of its licence following concerns the landlord has failed to report two violent assaults and cooperate with police.
Three single-sex grammar schools will now start accepting both boys and girls after the government approved the change.
Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.
A dock for boat tours on the River Medway has been given approval.
A fun-loving drama teacher who won the hearts of the nation on Britain’s Got Talent will be hoping to win over a new audience at a Kent panto.
A budget retailer has withdrawn its bid to sell booze from its new store after it met opposition over concerns it could lead to alcohol-related crime.
The government has decided not to intervene in a controversial planning bid to convert an industrial docks site.
Police were nearly called after members of the public repeatedly interrupted a planning meeting called to decide a controversial bid for new homes.
Plans have been submitted for new allotments and a community garden at a disused former plant nursery as demand continues to soar.
The cost of swim sessions at a new council-run leisure centre is “scaring” some families away this half-term who claim it’s too much.
The supermarket is looking to open a store in the ground floor of an under construction housing development next to a railway station.
A scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs could be scaled back as demand puts too much pressure on council coffers.
Government plans to give housebuilding a shot in the arm have seen of the largest parts of Kent receive a smaller funding allocation.
A new co-working space with its own podcasting facilities hopes to provide a space for small businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive.
Residents are fuming over plans to create a traffic-free zone outside a school which would impact their already congested road.
Health bosses have been accused of wasting councillors’ time after failing to answer questions posed to them over NHS contracts they wanted renewing.
A health trust is to rebrand itself but councillors have hit out at the move amid struggles to reach targets for reducing waiting times.
A council has insisted efforts to curb off-road bikers have proven successful despite a rec ground plagued by problems seeing zero fines or seizures.
A furious dad went to court to prove he had no knowledge of a parking fine he says he was wrongly hounded over by bailiffs who turned up at his door.
Plans to sell alcohol at a Costcutter-backed venture have been given the go-ahead at premises formerly occupied by miniature railway enthusiasts.
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