Simon Finlay

A bid to prevent a price hike in concessionary bus passes coming into force has failed, with some councillors saying the increase is “fair”.

Residents are calling on the council to fix a drainage problem which leaves them worried their homes will flood every time it rains.

Crisis-hit South East Water is wasting more than 100 million litres a day of supplies through leaks - report.

One Kent County councillor says he was "dumbfounded" by the "gigantic scale" of leaks.

It is the equivalent of 40 Olympic-size swimming pools, or 500 million cups of tea

Local Democracy Reporter Simon Finlay shares his thoughts on Kent's changing political landscape…

They live in fear every time it rains that their home will be deluged with flood water

Kent Tory big guns Damian Green and Craig MacKinlay take part in a TV Brexit debate rematch a decade on.

Firefighters in Kent could go on strike over proposed job losses and station closures.

The Fire Brigades Union opposes the plans, which includes jobs at risk, and changing shift patterns.