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.
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
“I've never thought of myself as famous enough”
What we asked Iain Dale, radio broadcaster and author of his new autobiography
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
Kent keeps saying yes to homes. So where are they?
Plus a quarry row near Maidstone, Dover border fears, the Goodyear blimp, influencers in a lavender field, and lots more
“I like to hide from public view”
What we asked A W Earl, author and folklorist
The data centre that skipped Dartford
How a contested area of land became part of Britain’s AI infrastructure argument
Kent found almost £100m of savings. It still overspent by £23m.
Adult social care keeps driving the deficit, as Kent weighs new homes, water restrictions and fire cover
“I'm the least important person in the room”
What we asked Ian Watson, club promoter and debut novelist
The road that fell off the map
Three years after Galley Hill collapsed, north Kent may finally have a route back
Kent faces 37°C heat weeks after the taps ran dry
A red heat alert triggers water worries, plus huge housing plans, far-right disruption, and lots more
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“I was radicalised by trying to buy a house”
What we asked James O'Malley, journalist, podcaster and 'Professional Opinion Haver'
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KCC faces transparency questions after damning ICO ruling
Regulator decision on cancelled meetings points to bigger problem with records, scrutiny and accountability
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Kent fire service plans biggest shake-up in more than a decade
Five on-call stations at risk, plus Margate town council plans, storm overflows in Thanet, some very old naming, and custard pies
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“It's a gloriously varied life”
What we asked Laura Lexx, comedian, podcaster and author of Klopp, Actually
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Kent’s town centres are searching for a new purpose
Declining retail forces towns to look elsewhere, plus Bluewater facing bus cuts, South East Water payouts and subsidence risks
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The taps are back on, but trust has not returned
Water company failures, housing rows, Broadstairs disorder, Amazon robots mark another week in Kent
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“I described Kent as a thousand silos of awesome”
What we asked George Matuska, Learning Disability and Autism lead at NHS Kent and Medway Mental Health
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How Kent got stuck with Britain’s border problem
Operation Brock was meant to keep Kent moving. Years later, it has become a recurring reminder that nobody has found a better way to do this.
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Kent’s housing market is splitting in two
Rents rise while house prices stall, lingering water outages and the week’s other Kent stories
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“Life is meaningless and short, but it's life”
Our interview with Rob Earl, Chartered Environmentalist and co-founder of the Medway Poets
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How many times can Kent’s water system fail the same test?
South East Water says it planned for the heat. Thousands of Kent households still lost supply.
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Kent’s water failures return with the heat
Plus border queues, a restored synagogue, Dreamland scrutiny and the week’s other Kent stories