A local authority has been warned it risks turning its new £24million leisure centre into a ‘white elephant’ unless it addresses its ‘high prices’.

The Green Party has selected a parliamentary candidate who has vowed to fight for ‘creative solutions’ to give residents better chances if elected.

Council bosses are defending a decision to spend millions on fixing their headquarters.

Opposition councillors have accused council cabinet members of “gaslighting” the public over cracking down on anti-social behaviour.

Former Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green has told the Kent Politics Podcast he’s amazed Labour has taken Dover MP Natalie Elphicke into its ranks.

A sports centre is set to reopen after undergoing a multi-million-pound transformation.

A popular lido thought to be the last riverside pool of its kind in the country has been officially recognised ahead of its summer reopening.

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.

Controversial ‘red routes’ come into force in one part of Kent today. Here’s everything you need to know about the new traffic measures.

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.