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Damage bills mount from Kent’s lamppost flags
FOIs reveal the cost of Kent’s lamppost flag policy and what happens when risks go unchecked
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Interview
"My job is to try and bring everyone together"
What we asked Kevin MᶜKenna, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey
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The week the water stopped
A week of dry taps, false deadlines and emergency queues reveals a broken system and a town running out of patience
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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?
Interview
“I’ve got enough reasons to break down over music and painting”
What we asked Lupen Crook, artist and musician
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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
Interview
“Sourdough cultures will sour beer”
What we asked Pete Nelson, Head Brewer at Docker Bakery
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Kent's finances sharply worsen
Plus local government reorganisation reaches endgame, latest financial declarations of Kent MPs, news in brief, and more
Opinion
Standfast
Paul Francis on why Labour’s landslide already feels fragile
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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