“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
The taps are back on, but trust has not returned
Water company failures, housing rows, Broadstairs disorder, Amazon robots mark another week in Kent
“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
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.
Kent’s housing market is splitting in two
Rents rise while house prices stall, lingering water outages and the week’s other Kent stories
“Life is meaningless and short, but it's life”
Our interview with Rob Earl, Chartered Environmentalist and co-founder of the Medway Poets
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.
Kent’s water failures return with the heat
Plus border queues, a restored synagogue, Dreamland scrutiny and the week’s other Kent stories
“I have to be told to turn off the phone”
Our interview with Etie Vamplew, actor, singer and online content creator
What has gone wrong at East Kent Hospitals?
A hospital trust in trouble, KCC chooses prayers over water, and a very good video about one very broken road
A flood forced residents out, but the warning signs go back years
A Maidstone tower block evacuation, plus Reform at County Hall, bank holiday traffic and more water woes
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“It's about filling people with ideas and hope”
What we asked Mark Thomas, performer and writer.
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Less scrutiny, but more prayers and singing
Kent’s council chamber gets more performative as Gormley sale raises fresh questions and Kent MPs choose sides over Starmer
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South East Water boss resigns after Kent’s winter water failures
Plus empty car parks, patriotic singalongs, sewage schemes and the rest of the week across Kent
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“Dartford suffers from having the crossing there”
Our interview with Jim Dickson, MP for Dartford
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Tunbridge Wells doubles down on the Lib Dems
A borough once painted blue now looks increasingly orange
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Water restrictions enter second week at Darent Valley Hospital
Plus local elections, utility failures, pollution cases and the rest of the week across Kent
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“What have we done? It's bonkers”
What we asked Gavin Esler, journalist, podcaster and former Chancellor of the University of Kent
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Alan Cecil already has a council seat. He’d like another.
Reform councillor makes Greenwich run, a costly system upgrade, and the ferry everyone wants but no one will fund
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Whitstable’s sewers have entered their AI era
Southern Water’s latest fix, fire station risk, toxic caterpillars, a delayed Ramsgate Lidl, and bikers head to Margate anyway
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"You should be able to disagree well"
What we asked Cllr Alister Brady, co-leader of the Labour Group on Kent County Council
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Kent’s cup finals week goes from showcase to shambles
Disorder overshadows two finals as complaints surge at County Hall and Reform drifts back into AI slop
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KCC rediscovers Turner Contemporary's value when someone else is paying
Fresh money for Margate gallery, plus South East Water scrutiny, Costco’s Kent plans, and a huge housing decision near Dover