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A sports centre is set to reopen after undergoing a multi-million-pound transformation.
An opposition group have elected a new leader who they hope will take them back in to power.
A health chief who helped manage the response to the Covid pandemic across Medway and Kent has died.
The controversial new traffic measures will come into force shortly - but many people still do not know what they mean.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast discusses Dover MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection and hears from the head of polling company Electoral Calculus.
The ex deputy leader said she left the Tories over disagreements about the direction they were heading in and an unwillingness to accept mistakes.
Michael Gove will consider whether to intervene over a controversial application to redevelop docks.
Residents are being asked what they need to enhance their community in a rural part of Kent.
A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.
Business owners have been left fearing for their future in a town centre after footfall dropped steeply following a hike in car parking charges.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast guest hits out at vast swathes of the county being built on for people who don’t even live here.
A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.
Residents in one part of Kent will get the chance to vote on the county’s first urban neighbourhood plan when voters go to the polls this week.
Proposals to demolish a working docks and turn it into a business park have been recommended for approval despite huge opposition.
A council leader has revealed he has been sounded out about taking over from one of the county’s best-known MPs.
A Labour councillor from Kent has been selected to contest a seat more than 100 miles away at the next general election.
Government funding will be used for local events and improving amenities, helping adults gain maths skills, and developing facilities in rural areas.
Children at a special educational needs school have been told by local authorities not to attend due to “health and safety concerns”.
A local authority has stressed it will “not back down” until it gets the £50 million needed to tackle the number of potholes plaguing its streets.
Residents could be in for a long wait in getting their bin collections up-to-date, according to the guest of this week’s Kent Politics Podcast.
A tourist town’s help desk office for visitors is set to shut permanently as part of a cash-strapped council’s cutbacks.
Motorists caught causing a nuisance in one part of Kent could now be “named and shamed” as a council pledges to ‘“change the culture”.
Desperate residents say they need their streets fixing fast as a council argues it needs £50 million to get the job done.
Concerns have been raised that a decision to remove a long-standing town centre barrier will lead to someone being hurt.
A football coach told to stop running classes for disadvantaged kids in a park because he hasn’t filled out the right forms has vowed to carry on.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast special guest takes aim at the Government over its funding of councils across the county.
A four-year plan to improve part of Kent and make it more attractive to visitors has been questioned by some after recent cost-cutting measures.
A project to turn a Police Section House at the former Royal Dockyard Chatham into a creative digital hub is to get £3.5m National Lottery funding.
Eyesore homes once occupied “unlawfully” near a school and church could soon be refurbished and returned to the market.
The man hoping to become Dover’s next MP says the government has lost touch with what ordinary people actually want.
A stroke service which was abruptly removed from a hospital last year is set to return.
There are “inconsistencies" in the way children with special education needs in one part of Kent are treated, an inspection has uncovered.
Five years after declaring a climate emergency, a local authority is seeking views on updating its action plan to ensure it is meeting its goals.
A cash-strapped council has rejected a motion to review its controversial decision to axe free swimming for children.
Plans have been officially submitted for nearly 200 new homes and a riverside cafe overlooking a castle and a cathedral.
A zoo under financial strain is proposing to upgrade its facilities and bring in a number of endangered species in the hope of securing its future.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Dover’s council leader who says the county will have a problem with small boats for a long time to come.
A ten-year plan to spearhead social regeneration in some of the most deprived areas of Medway Swale has been launched.
Construction is set to get underway to build a multi-million pound ‘innovation hub’ on the first floor of a shopping centre.
This week the Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Dartford council leader Jeremy Kite who shares his views on the state of politics.
Businesses have given their verdict on the start of a three-month road closure which was predicted to bring traffic chaos to a town.
Under pressure dentists are refusing to take on more NHS work as they grapple with financial pressures and “too much bureaucracy”.
A 10-year traffic row has taken a twist with a resident saying he’s going to rent out his home to asylum seekers to make life difficult for a council.
Thousands of households in one part of Kent have received support from a “vital” government scheme helping the most vulnerable.
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