We now know who has been chosen as the new leader of Kent County Council after Reform UK won last week’s local election.
The party has 57 seats at the authority and all of those councillors gathered last night to choose who will be in charge.
They decided on Linden Kemkaran who was elected last week to represent Maidstone South East.
A Kent mum who has been left with long-term mobility issues after breaking her neck has been telling the podcast how she’s been denied a Blue Badge.
Bev Evans from Wateringbury was badly injured after falling down her stairs in 2020 and now struggles to walk. She’s been speaking out in support of our campaign calling for Blue Badge reform.
Next time you’re at Bluewater shopping centre, have a listen out if you pop to the toilets as you may hear a thought provoking message from a child.
Young actors have voiced real life experiences of children to highlight the impact of hygiene poverty.
Kent Wildlife Trust has submitted an offer to buy 36 acres of countryside in Lamberhurst.
It’s part of plans to convert Hoathly Farm into a nature haven creating a corridor linking vital habitats.
And in sport, Kent’s cricketers will be looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the season as they take on Glamorgan in the county championship.
It follows a two wicket loss at Middlesex last time out.