"Publishers and booksellers underestimate the public"
What we asked Martin Latham, writer, bookseller and the man who opened Waterstones Canterbury
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Where is the real heart of Kent?
As County Hall loses much of its power, where will Kent’s real centre be?
“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
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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
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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
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Kent’s grammar school system has a £7.2m maths problem
Plus a council stretching from Folkestone to Sheppey, six-hour border queues, Southern Water bosses facing trial and a far-right damp squib in Dover
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“I always believed that there was power in brevity”
Our interview with Martin Stirling, writer and director
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KCC didn't approve a quarry, but it did move one step closer
An argument over wording is obscuring what the council's close decision actually changes
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The anthem, the loophole and the American subtitles
Plus missing KCC documents reappear, another Tunbridge Wells water failure, a £7m sewage fine and a fight over ancient woodland near Maidstone
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“It had shamed me for having poor mental health”
Our interview with Rich Lehmann, former Green Group leader at Kent County Council
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Four new councils and a lot of unanswered questions
Four authorities, fourteen councils to unwind, and less than two years to build a new system of local government
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Taking apart Kent’s most famous wreck
For 82 years, Kent has mostly dealt with the SS Richard Montgomery by leaving it alone. Now, the masts are coming down.
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How a Kent councillor briefly tried to save Clacton
Plus Kent waits on local government reform, Operation Brock returns, fire cover struggles and a very broken walking app
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“I've never thought of myself as famous enough”
What we asked Iain Dale, radio broadcaster and author of his new autobiography
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The Reform litter pick that edited reality
A routine Facebook post becomes a story about AI in political imagery and whether photographs can still be trusted