Interview
“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
Interview
“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
Interview
“I've never thought of myself as famous enough”
What we asked Iain Dale, radio broadcaster and author of his new autobiography
News
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
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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
Interview
“I like to hide from public view”
What we asked A W Earl, author and folklorist
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The data centre that skipped Dartford
How a contested area of land became part of Britain’s AI infrastructure argument