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Ciaran Duggan, local democracy reporter

'Justice delayed is justice denied'

06 October 2022
'Justice delayed is justice denied'

There is a backlog of more than 5,000 crown and magistrates court cases across the county, it has been revealed.

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'Stick solar panels on a council building, not a field in Somerset'

04 October 2022
'Stick solar panels on a council building, not a field in Somerset'

A council's first solar farm, 170 miles away, is set to start producing energy within weeks - but not everyone's in favour of the scheme.

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Tax rise fears amid council's £50m black hole

03 October 2022
Tax rise fears amid council's £50m black hole

A council's finances have been described as 'ominous', with half its reserves expected to be used to plug a budget deficit.

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More child asylum seekers than ever before

30 September 2022
More child asylum seekers than ever before

A record number of unaccompanied young people have landed on Kent's shores this year, the highest on record.

'It's the silent ones causing us concern'

29 September 2022
'It's the silent ones causing us concern'

Councillors say they urgently need more government cash to support the most vulnerable amid the cost of living crisis this winter.

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'We should be punishing drug users, not just dealers'

29 September 2022
'We should be punishing drug users, not just dealers'

Calls have been made to get tougher on people who use illegal substances in a bid to crack down on drugs crime in the county.

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'It's unfair - the Met are poaching our officers'

28 September 2022
'It's unfair - the Met are poaching our officers'

Kent's crime commissioner has demanded a meeting with London Mayor over the city's force recruiting experienced police from over the border.

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'Why bother calling 101? There's no point'

28 September 2022
'Why bother calling 101? There's no point'

A police chief says the force's non emergency number needs urgently improving after thousands fewer residents used the service last year.

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Council earnt £14.6m selling land to developers

27 September 2022
Council earnt £14.6m selling land to developers

A local authority has been criticised for making money by selling assets including playing fields and libraries to 'the highest bidder'.

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Bid for £1.2m to help film, music and fashion firms

26 September 2022
Bid for £1.2m to help film, music and fashion firms

The council is making a case for Kent to get a funding boost for micro-firms in the creative industries.

Expansion of warden scheme hampered by London salaries

23 September 2022
Expansion of warden scheme hampered by London salaries

A frontline service which helps vulnerable and elderly people is at last set to get a dozen new recruits, after difficulties filling the posts.

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'I hope we are united in opposition'

23 September 2022
'I hope we are united in opposition'

Councillors have spoken of their concerns about fracking as a ban on the controversial practice looks set to be lifted.

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'They are not sitting there having their sandwiches'

21 September 2022
'They are not sitting there having their sandwiches'

A health boss has defended doctors who shut their practices at lunchtime amid calls for them to stay open.

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One in six people binge drinking

21 September 2022
One in six people binge drinking

Hundreds of thousands of residents are drinking alcohol above recommended levels, figures show.

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Covid measures 'could return this winter'

21 September 2022
Covid measures 'could return this winter'

Social distancing and working from home could be reintroduced if coronavirus and winter flu rates surge, a health boss has warned.

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Bid to change £170m peninsula project defeated

16 September 2022
Bid to change £170m peninsula project defeated

A bid to revise a £170 million infrastructure project over concerns about funding has failed.

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NHS staff resort to food bank amid cost of living crisis

14 September 2022
NHS staff resort to food bank amid cost of living crisis

Ambulance drivers and nurses have been collecting food parcels from a Kent food bank.

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Multi-million pound bid to 'ease Dover traffic woes'

09 September 2022
Multi-million pound bid to 'ease Dover traffic woes'

A multi-million pound bid has been made to pay for road improvements around the Port of Dover in an effort to ease congestion.

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Plans could see County Hall become tourist attraction

27 August 2022
Plans could see County Hall become tourist attraction

People can visit iconic seats of power such as the Houses of Parliament, so why not County Hall? Offering tours of KCC's HQ is being considered.

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Eurostar decision not to stop in Kent 'ridiculous'

27 August 2022
Eurostar decision not to stop in Kent 'ridiculous'

A council is asking the government to intervene after it was announced trains to Europe would not stop in the county until at least 2023.

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