A developer has peeled back the curtain and show us inside one of its landmark town centre projects as it marks five years of regeneration efforts.

Proceedings were adjourned at a full council meeting when a councillor became unwell and an ambulance was called.

Comments made by a Reform party member suggesting anyone “intimidated” by flags on lampposts could have allegiances “elsewhere” received pushback.

A town’s high street could be in for a minor makeover as part of plans to build new homes on top of part of a shopping mall.

Worried residents have expressed fears over the safety of their high street after reports of “repeat” break-ins and rowdy behaviour.

Police have been called to criminal damage at a political party’s offices in what’s been called an “abhorrent” attack.

Another councillor in Kent has ditched their party in favour of Reform in a day of defections.

A parish council has passed a motion of no confidence in a “no show” ward councillor amid concerns over “a pattern of bullying behaviour”.

A business owner says a controversial traffic management scheme has forced him to close one of his shops.

More than 10,000 dancers from across the world are taking part in a prestigious arts competition.

A controversial plan for local government reorganisation in Kent will progress to the next stage despite accusations of spending “borrowed money”.

Pollster Martin Baxter says a new survey of 10,000 people shows how a potential “anyone but Reform” movement could play a part in the next election.

A family has accused planning officers of acting “cruelly” following the “flawed” refusal of an annex for their severely disabled son.

A grocery chain has applied for a second time to be allowed to sell alcohol from a new branch at a waterside home development.

Hundreds of new homes will be built on a vacant shipyard, as well as on open grassland after two planning bids were given the nod.

A council has agreed a new financing deal for a major development after the collapse of a construction company threatened to detail the project.

A second application to turn a vacant care home into a 16-bed house in multiple occupation has been rejected amid concerns over road traffic safety.

A council has agreed to submit its own plan for local government reorganisation in Kent - but opposition councillors have branded it a “dead” idea.

Fears over increasing social problems have led to calls for a change in the way houses of multiple occupation are given planning permission.

Millions in funding could be unlocked to redevelop key brownfield sites after the government agreed to cough up the cash.