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20/08/2025

➡️ Five Kent Reform councillors have been pictured smiling alongside a neo-Nazi activist at a 'stop the boats' protest in Maidstone on Saturday.

Plus KCC blurs neutrality line again, Lower Thames Crossing tries new regulatory system, news in brief, and more

18/08/2025

📍 Map wars intensify in Kent reorganisation
📣 Slogan blurs council neutrality line
➡️ What's going on at KCC this week?
🗣️ Awful person has a point
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus slogan blurs council neutrality line, what's going on at KCC this week, awful person has a point, news in brief, and more

11/08/2025

For our latest big interview, we sat down with legendary comic creator, artist, musician, and filmmaker Dave McKean. We talk about why he doesn't do superhero comics, why he stopped working with Neil Gaiman, filming Michael Sheen in Port Talbot, and lots more.

What we asked Dave McKean, comic creator, artist, musician and filmmaker

04/08/2025

🎤 Rural festival brings poetry and music together
📰 Satirising Faversham
🚽 Third toilet visits Rochester
🦋 Kent author kickstarts new book
🎟️ Upcoming Kent events, and more

Plus satirising Faversham, third toilet visits Rochester, Kent author kickstarts new book, upcoming Kent events, and more

28/07/2025

For our big weekend interview, we sat down with the new Reform leader of Kent County Council, Linden Kemkaran. In it, we talk about her experiences as the child of the Windrush generation, why she joined and left the Conservative Party, Brexit, her cabinet changes, and lots more.

What we asked Linden Kemkaran, the new Reform leader of Kent County Council

14/07/2025

For our weekend interview, we sat down with Rosie Brown and Ed Perry, brother and sister co-CEOs of Kent's frozen food powerhouse, COOK. They discuss how they came to be at COOK, taking action to protect people and the planet, and why the turkey laab is at risk.

What we asked Ed Perry and Rosie Brown, the brother and sister co-CEO's of COOK.

11/07/2025

🗣️ Culture wars and cost-cutting set the tone at yesterday's KCC meeting.
➡️ What else has the council been up to this week?
🎾 The fightback against padel begins
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus what else has happened at KCC this week, the padel fightback begins, news in brief, and more

04/07/2025

📘 KCC leadership claim they got a trans reference book removed from the children's section in Kent libraries, but is everything all it seems?
➡️ What else has been happening at KCC this week?
💧 Kent's water supply creaks in the heat
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus things actually happen at KCC, Kent's water supply creaks in the heat, news in brief, and more

30/06/2025

Kent comedian Harriet Kemsley recently had a breakout performance on Amazon's Last One Laughing. We talk to her about her career as a stand-up, her experiences on the show, her prolific podcasting, and lots more.

What we asked Harriet Kemsley, comedian and podcaster

27/06/2025

✈️ Can Manston flights get off the ground again?
🗣️ Kent MPs rebel on welfare reforms
➡️ The latest happenings at KCC
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus Kent MPs rebel on welfare reforms, the latest happenings at KCC, news in brief, and more

20/06/2025

🏛️ Nearly two months after Reform took control of KCC, there are still no meetings, legal paperwork is not published, but the outlandish spending claims continue.

Plus:
🏗️ Lower Thames Crossing edges forward
🎖️ Kent residents honoured
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus Lower Thames Crossing edges forward, Kent residents recognised by the crown, news in brief, and more

16/06/2025

For our latest big Kent interview, we sat down with Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott. We discuss crime rates across Kent, the recent election results for the Conservatives, and whether he is eyeing the job of Mayor of Kent…

What we asked Matthew Scott, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner

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