Medway council have spent £45,000 putting up posters in empty shop windows to make it look like a real business.
The council hired London-based firm Smart City Dressing to put up the ‘retail window dressing’ to make the shopping areas look more attractive to shoppers.

Students and staff at the University of Kent are planning to protest over government spending cuts tomorrow in London.

Kent tax payers are paying over £60,000 for a police produced magazine, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

Every time a train whistle pierces the quiet air of Whitstable, residents close to one railway crossing feel an instant chill. If the train stops they know there has been another accident, another death.

Rail users in Kent are expressing dissatisfaction at the service offered by Southeastern Trains. Passengers at Chatham Station in Medway were asked whether staff were offering an adequate rail enquiries service. They were also asked whether they were getting the best fares available and experiencing a generally good service.

Unchecked foreign lorries in Kent aren’t playing by the rules, according to a haulage association head.

The disgraced former Conservative councillor Nick Brice, who was expelled from his party last month for kerb crawling, has decided to become an independent after declining calls to resign. Mr Brice was dismissed from his party after he was arrested for trying to pick up a prostitute in Rochester in November last year. We asked [...]

The average costs of band D council tax bills in England for 2010/2011 is set to increase by the lowest percentage since the tax was introduced in 1993. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and local authorities predict rises of below 2% while a CIPFA survey suggests the average bill will be [...]

“It was harsh” says Gills manager Stimson after Orient draw Gillingham manager Mark Stimson said last night’s decision to award Leyton Orient a free-kick leading to their equaliser was harsh. The Gills drew 1-1 with the North London side at Priestfield and were denied all three points when Tamika Mkandawire scored with 18 minutes left after [...]