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A council leader has revealed he has been sounded out about taking over from one of the county’s best-known MPs.
Government funding will be used for local events and improving amenities, helping adults gain maths skills, and developing facilities in rural areas.
Children at a special educational needs school have been told by local authorities not to attend due to “health and safety concerns”.
A local authority has stressed it will “not back down” until it gets the £50 million needed to tackle the number of potholes plaguing its streets.
Residents could be in for a long wait in getting their bin collections up-to-date, according to the guest of this week’s Kent Politics Podcast.
A tourist town’s help desk office for visitors is set to shut permanently as part of a cash-strapped council’s cutbacks.
Motorists caught causing a nuisance in one part of Kent could now be “named and shamed” as a council pledges to ‘“change the culture”.
Desperate residents say they need their streets fixing fast as a council argues it needs £50 million to get the job done.
Concerns have been raised that a decision to remove a long-standing town centre barrier will lead to someone being hurt.
A football coach told to stop running classes for disadvantaged kids in a park because he hasn’t filled out the right forms has vowed to carry on.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast special guest takes aim at the Government over its funding of councils across the county.
A four-year plan to improve part of Kent and make it more attractive to visitors has been questioned by some after recent cost-cutting measures.
A project to turn a Police Section House at the former Royal Dockyard Chatham into a creative digital hub is to get £3.5m National Lottery funding.
Eyesore homes once occupied “unlawfully” near a school and church could soon be refurbished and returned to the market.
The man hoping to become Dover’s next MP says the government has lost touch with what ordinary people actually want.
A stroke service which was abruptly removed from a hospital last year is set to return.
There are “inconsistencies" in the way children with special education needs in one part of Kent are treated, an inspection has uncovered.
Five years after declaring a climate emergency, a local authority is seeking views on updating its action plan to ensure it is meeting its goals.
A cash-strapped council has rejected a motion to review its controversial decision to axe free swimming for children.
Plans have been officially submitted for nearly 200 new homes and a riverside cafe overlooking a castle and a cathedral.
A zoo under financial strain is proposing to upgrade its facilities and bring in a number of endangered species in the hope of securing its future.
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Dover’s council leader who says the county will have a problem with small boats for a long time to come.
A ten-year plan to spearhead social regeneration in some of the most deprived areas of Medway Swale has been launched.
Construction is set to get underway to build a multi-million pound ‘innovation hub’ on the first floor of a shopping centre.
This week the Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Dartford council leader Jeremy Kite who shares his views on the state of politics.
Businesses have given their verdict on the start of a three-month road closure which was predicted to bring traffic chaos to a town.
Under pressure dentists are refusing to take on more NHS work as they grapple with financial pressures and “too much bureaucracy”.
A 10-year traffic row has taken a twist with a resident saying he’s going to rent out his home to asylum seekers to make life difficult for a council.
Thousands of households in one part of Kent have received support from a “vital” government scheme helping the most vulnerable.
A council has agreed on its housing strategy for the next six years as it sets out four key objectives to improve the current market.
A council has agreed to increase the flag rate of taxis in part of Kent and Medway to help drivers with the cost of living.
A top Tory has lifted the lid on the circumstances which led her to sensationally quit her party.
The new deputy opposition leader of a council’s Consverative part has been announced after a shock resignation due to “disagreements with colleagues”.
The shadow home secretary has visited part of the county this morning and said residents need to vote for Labour at the next election.
A Kent council is struggling to retain adult social workers despite being in a “better position than elsewhere”.
An independent garden centre could be turfed over and transformed into new homes to help meet an area’s chronic shortage of housing.
The Labour leader of Medway Council has reflected on the party’s record as they approach their first year in office.
A new multi-million pound replacement mental health ward, designed specifically for older patients, has opened.
A council leader has reflected on his time in charge as he approaches the one-year mark.
A council is offering women sports classes free of charge at a leisure centre.
A six-month extension to a support scheme helping the most vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living has been been welcomed.
An opposition council leader has been accused of Islamophobia after referencing the Taliban during a council meeting.
A council is encouraging eligible households to apply for insultation upgrades in order to lower their energy costs and carbon footprint.
A long-running saga over plans to build two housing estates next to a rare bird habitat has finally concluded.
The start date for a controversial new scheme to fine parents who park outside seven schools has been confirmed – but not everyone appears happy.
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