Maidstone leader hit with no confidence challenge
Plus Reform set to raise council tax, Goudhurst sees off smugglers, and is Kent really the largest council in the country?
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“I’ve got enough reasons to break down over music and painting”
What we asked Lupen Crook, artist and musician
Is Kent facing a bird flu winter?
Plus Lower Thames Crossing to get underway next year, news in brief, and more
Kent’s far right moves into the mainstream
Plus a fake town for civil unrest near Gravesend, more from Reform, Folkestone MP speaks out, and more
“Sourdough cultures will sour beer”
What we asked Pete Nelson, Head Brewer at Docker Bakery
Kent's finances sharply worsen
Plus local government reorganisation reaches endgame, latest financial declarations of Kent MPs, news in brief, and more
Standfast
Paul Francis on why Labour’s landslide already feels fragile
Kent to lose its Police Commissioner in 2028
Plus the mega-solar farms of the future, senior staff at Manston suspended, more Reform expulsions, and lots more
"If some of these kids weren’t here, they would be dead"
What we asked Brent Lewis, CEO of the FAR Academy
The final countdown to a new Kent
Plus what is happening at KCC this week, a Canterbury by-election, news in brief, and more
Fire authority in limbo as Reform suspensions stall oversight
Plus Faversham flag wars, Thanet's last youth centre, latest financial interests of Kent MPs, a Canterbury by-election, and lots more
“Magazines are on the way back”
What we asked the Joe Bill, Editorial Director of 'cene and Padel Culture magazines
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Flags spark festive stand-off
Plus what's going on at KCC this week, a chaotic council meeting, news in brief, and more
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KCC can brand Kent with Brand Kent
Tim Aker on promoting our county without falling into the usual mistakes
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56 children vanished after arriving alone in Kent
Plus assessing Reform's running of Kent, a Dartford defection, new truck stop proposed, and more
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“We’re focused on the practical aspects rather than petty politics”
What we asked Stuart Jeffery, Leader of Maidstone Borough Council
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A win for Virgin, but not for Kent
Plus Reform fractures deepen in Kent, two very different by-elections, news in brief, and more
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Two councillors expelled as County Hall turmoil deepens
Plus two by-elections this week, a new solar conflict, and a head-spinning song and dance routine
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“It lets people show where their truth strengths lie”
What we asked Richard and Alexandra Wise, husband and wife team behind outdoor education experts WiseUp
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A week of reckoning
Plus Kent firms caught underpaying staff, latest financial declarations for Kent MPs, news in brief, and more
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Reform turns on itself
Plus flag wars in Faversham, a Conservative rising star, on patrol with Mike Tapp, news in brief, events, and lots more
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"We should wave our flags more"
What we asked Matt Boughton, the Leader of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
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Protecting imaginary countryside
Plus Reform suspends councillor in misconduct row, new hope for international rail in Ashford, news in brief, and more
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Change isn’t coming. It is here.
Tim Aker’s new column on how Westminster decisions play out in real businesses and real communities across our county