A controversial application for a new employment and enterprise hub has been given the go-ahead by councillors - but could still be stopped.

A radio host attempting to be an MP has come under fire after previous comments surfaced saying he “never liked the place” he is hoping to represent.

A decision on a planning application for a multi-billion pound tunnel which would connect Kent and Essex has been delayed by six months.

Last year Labour ended 20 years of Conservative rule at Medway Council. Political leaders of all stripes have given their verdict on what came next.

The Conservative Party have named their candidate for a key battleground seat in Kent which polls suggest could swing to Labour.

LBC host Iain Dale has announced he is quitting his show to run for parliament.

County hall Conservatives are under fire for a press release publicising a “pothole blitz” during the general election campaign.

Residents of an iconic Kent building have been left “insulted” after an election leaflet elsewhere in the country used it to represent Croydon.

Our political editor gives his verdict on Nigel Farage’s press conference in Dover this morning.

After a soggy election announcement and an ‘exodus’ of Tory MPs, political editor Paul Francis thinks Labour has come out on top in week one.

A rise in far-right ideology among schoolchildren - some as young as eight - has seen Kent’s anti-terror team become one of the busiest in the UK.

The Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate in the Weald of Kent constituency at the general election.

Shoplifters in a small Kent town have become so brazen, they tell staff “Same time tomorrow”

A Kent swimming star and former Olympian has visited No 10 after being recognised as an inspirational woman.

Tougher measures to tackle underage vape product sales are wanted by the county, according to the findings of a new survey.

An MP has urged women to go to their mammogram appointments following her breast cancer diagnosis and battle.

A solar farm the size of 58 football pitches will be built on farmland after councillors said clean energy was more important than the appearance.

Kent Tory MPs are facing massive losses at the general election, according to pollsters.

Another two Kent MPs have announced they will not be standing at the general election in July.

Cllr Bryan Sweetland has taken the chains of office at Kent County Council as the new chairman.