“It's a mammoth-sized project that is only one per cent complete”

What we asked Sam Cox, also known as Mr Doodle

From 'stop the boats' to expelling 15 million people

A far-right march on County Hall uses false claims about Kent County Council to demand the removal of 15 million people from Britain

International rail competition is coming, but not to Kent

Plus Dartford drivers paying to go nowhere, Whitstable reaches peak oyster and an anti-migrant protest at a closed Pizza Hut

“We need to make sure that Parliament looks like the places that it represents”

What we asked Dr Lauren Sullivan, Labour MP for Gravesham

Kent’s drought and hosepipe bans expose a messy water map

Five drinking water suppliers, disconnected supply areas and decades of mergers leave neighbouring Kent households subject to different hosepipe rules

Three versions of the right fight for the White Cliffs

Plus a £50,000 toilet saga, Greens and Reform against solar farms, a delayed Leas Lift and the battle over a Walmer sauna.

“I'm forever curious about the world”

What we asked Christine Rayner, former editor of newspapers across Kent

Kent’s fire cuts defeated as politicians fight for credit

Station closures defeated, but the underlying problems remain, plus Kent's four new councils begin to take shape

The Northfleet plan that promised almost everything

Plus Margate’s art boom, Dover’s unwanted political spotlight, a critical incident at East Kent hospitals and Costco coming to Aylesford

“The universe goes on and on. It never stops”

What we asked Anton Vamplew, astronomer and creator of the Night Sky Club

DOLGE is dead. Long live DOLGE.

KCC replaces its flagship efficiency department with a council-wide way of working with no savings target, no new powers and closed meetings at the centre

KCC’s finance and payroll overhaul heads for £38m

Another £7.5m is needed, with payroll still in testing and the system’s future undecided