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Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

30 January 2024
Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

Work is due to begin at a major roundabout, just off the M20, which includes scrapping the traffic lights and increasing capacity by up to 60%.

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Gove hands council £11m in emergency bailout amid cash crisis

25 January 2024
Gove hands council £11m in emergency bailout amid cash crisis

The cash-strapped county council is set to receive a share of the government’s emergency bailout fund – but some warn the money is a short-term fix.

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Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

25 January 2024
Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

The county’s highways boss has welcomed a government plan to massively increase fines on overrrunning works by utility companies.

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CCTV linked to ‘human rights abuse’ still used at council buildings

25 January 2024
CCTV linked to ‘human rights abuse’ still used at council buildings

Kent County Council has said it cannot afford to change cameras linked to alleged human rights abuses in Chinese internment camps.

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£1m "immediate justice" blitz for street offenders

24 January 2024
£1m "immediate justice" blitz for street offenders

Almost £1m has been earmarked to combat the scourge of anti-social behaviour on the county's streets, it has been announced.

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Senior finance officer at KCC 'on leave of absence'

23 January 2024
Senior finance officer at KCC 'on leave of absence'

One of Kent County Council’s most senior and highest paid officials has taken a sudden and unexpected leave of absence from her role.

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Kent libraries ‘safe for now’ as Tories ‘retreat’

23 January 2024
Kent libraries ‘safe for now’ as Tories ‘retreat’

Kent County Council has performed a dramatic u-turn over plans it announced less than a week ago to sell off its libraries.

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Kent MPs call for emergency council funding

22 January 2024
Kent MPs call for emergency council funding

Three Kent MPs have put their names to a letter calling on the government to rethink funding levels to local authorities such as Kent County Council.

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‘Expect a rumpus over this’ – protests planned to save libraries

22 January 2024
‘Expect a rumpus over this’ – protests planned to save libraries

Demonstrations are being planned after news that up to one-third of libraries could be closed as the council looks to make savings.

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99 libraries under threat as Kent has ‘too many’

20 January 2024
99 libraries under threat as Kent has ‘too many’

Cash-strapped Kent County Council is considering selling off up to one-third of the county’s libraries in a bid to make savings.

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£246,000 in grants available to parents through Kent organisations

18 January 2024
£246,000 in grants available to parents through Kent organisations

Businesses, charities and community groups working with children and families can claim a slice of a near £250,000 fund in grants.

High-tech water butts could help stop sewage spills

17 January 2024
High-tech water butts could help stop sewage spills

Water butts, some with high-tech solar panel systems, could be the answer to sewage spills into the sea and Kent’s rivers.

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Town fighting back against wave of crime and violence

14 January 2024
Town fighting back against wave of crime and violence

After years of major problems the tide is beginning to turn in a town’s fight against crime and anti-social behaviour.

Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

11 January 2024
Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

From nut farming to county hall – the young councillor proving he has ‘true grit’

10 January 2024
From nut farming to county hall – the young councillor proving he has ‘true grit’

He’s one of the younger members of the ruling Conservatives at county hall but Tom Cannon harbours serious ambitions in both business and politics.

New ‘satellite’ school to tackle county’s SEND places shortfall

10 January 2024
New ‘satellite’ school to tackle county’s SEND places shortfall

Plans to create a new satellite school for pupils with special educational needs on an island with a shortage of places have been welcomed.

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The Crown and Mr Bates vs The Post Office help net Kent £1.75m

09 January 2024
The Crown and Mr Bates vs The Post Office help net Kent £1.75m

The latest episodes of TV’s The Crown and Call the Midwife and new drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office have pumped £1.75m into the Kent economy.

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'KCC will regret cuts to youth services'

09 January 2024
'KCC will regret cuts to youth services'

A retired NHS and local government worker who founded a healthy living programme says Kent County Council will regret cutting youth services.

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‘I sat in bomb shelter and feared the worst’

09 January 2024
‘I sat in bomb shelter and feared the worst’

A councillor on a humanitarian mission to Ukraine has told how he cheated death as Russian missiles rained down around his hotel.

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‘We’re facing three years of Brock – it’s going to be grim’

08 January 2024
‘We’re facing three years of Brock – it’s going to be grim’

Post-Brexit checks at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are going to “wreak havoc” on our motorways and A-roads, a transport boss has warned.

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